Tag: Personal finance
US long-term mortgage rates rise slightly; 30-year at 2.81%
SILVER SPRING, Md. — U.S. long-term mortgage rates ticked up this week but remain at historic lows as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter...
Indiana voucher plan could take 1/3 of school funding boost
INDIANAPOLIS — More than one-third of the proposed state funding hike for Indiana schools could go toward the state’s private school voucher program under...
GameStop’s saga may be over; its effect on Wall Street isn’t
NEW YORK — The frenzy around GameStop’s stock may have quieted down, but the outsized influence small investors had in the saga is likely...
Highlights of COVID-19 relief bill progressing in House
WASHINGTON — A Democratic-led effort to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package has passed its latest challenge with House committees advancing measures that...
4 tips for starting or reinventing a business in tough times
Think the best time to start a business is in a booming economy? Maybe. But some of the biggest business success stories in recent...
Liz Weston: What gig workers need to know about taxes
If you became a gig worker during the pandemic, beware: Your taxes just got more complicated.
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Kansas tax-cut fight revives memories of past GOP experiment
TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican lawmakers in Kansas are struggling to contain their impulses to slash state income taxes, conjuring memories of a past, nationally...
Pandemic takes a toll on exhausted UK funeral directors
LONDON — Funeral director Hasina Zaman recently helped a family say goodbye to a young man in his 30s who had died from COVID-19,...
NFL alumni group updates its playbook to address money game
As intense and emotional as Richard Sherman is while trying to help his football team win, he's just as passionate when he instructs folks...