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Sell-offs hit UK equity funds hardest in 2022 as ESG gained

People walk along Waterloo Bridge past the City of London skyline, the capital’s financial district. U.K.-focused equity funds saw record outflows in 2022. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — Investors ditched U.K. stock funds at a record rate last year, according to new research, with the selling …

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Jim Cramer says market pain is needed to prevent endless price hikes

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday reminded investors that pain in the stock market is unfortunately necessary for the Federal Reserve to win against inflation. “Nobody wants to root for layoffs or lower stock prices. But the alternative is persistently high inflation — endless price increases for everything — and nobody …

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You may get extra time to spend unused 2022 funds in your health FSA

Collectively, workers may have forfeited an estimated $1 billion in their health-care flexible spending accounts last year. Yet depending on your employer’s rules for those FSAs, which let workers save pre-tax money to pay for qualifying health expenses, you may have sidestepped being part of that cohort — at least …

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Here’s how much top tech jobs in California pay, according to job ads

Steve Proehl | Corbis Unreleased | Getty Images A new law that went into effect this week requires most California employers to disclose salaries on job listings. The law affects every company with more than 15 employees looking to fill a job that could be performed from the state of …

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What’s in store for the job market, hiring and quitting in 2023

2022 may have ended in a sea of overwhelmingly negative layoff news, but new data shows promise that the damage was minimal. It could be a sign the 2023 job market will launch on strong footing, economists say, even with fresh staffing cuts announced this week. In November, the same …

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Delinquent student loans can reduce Social Security by $2,500 a year

A Social Security Administration office in San Francisco. Getty Images If you are delinquent on federal student loans and collect Social Security benefits, your monthly checks could be reduced. A pandemic pause has put all garnishments on hold for now. But when collections are in effect, the reduction in annual …

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Here’s how the debacle is paralyzing the U.S. Congress

U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is surrounded by reporters as he heads from the Speakers Office to the House Chamber for a late evening session as the competition for Speaker of the House continues on the second day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, …

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What long Covid patients need to know about health insurance

Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images Navigating the health insurance system is often difficult and overwhelming, even in the best of times. For patients with long Covid, a relatively new condition that frequently leaves patients with a lengthy and unpredictable list of debilitating symptoms, it can be especially nightmarish. …

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Cutting credit card debt as annual percentage rates hit record highs

Credit card interest rates reached record highs last year and there is still more to come in 2023, according to Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate.com. Credit card rates are now more than 19%, on average — an all-time high — after rising at the steepest annual pace ever, in step with …

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New York AG accuses Celsius ex-CEO of defrauding crypto investors

Alex Mashinsky, founder and chief executive officer of Celcius Network Ltd., during a panel session at the Blockchain Week Summit in Paris, France, April 13, 2022. Benjamin Girette | Bloomberg | Getty Images New York Attorney General Letitia James sued former Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky on Thursday, alleging that …

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