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Airlines’ frequent flyer programs are too complicated to understand

Tim Rue | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Jet Blue aircraft takes off from Long Beach Airport in Long Beach, CA. How well do you understand your airline’s frequent flyer program? Just 52 percent of travelers said they fully understand how to redeem miles from their airline loyalty program, according …

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Apple Watch is integrating with gym equipment via GymKit

Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images A person uses an Apple Watch Series 3 at the Apple Omotesando store on September 22, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. Most of us don’t bother to check our heart rate using the sensors built into gym equipment, or share any information about our weight and …

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China’s climbing bond yields raises new concerns for markets

Add Chinese bond yields to the list of indicators investors need to keep an eye on. In the summer of 2015 and the beginning of 2016 — the worst start to a year for U.S. stocks — investors were glued to the daily fix of the Chinese yuan against the …

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Most Americans want Obamacare mandate ended until they hear effects

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Demonstrators opposed to U.S. President Barack Obama’s health-care law, Obamacare, hold signs in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. Most Americans favor ending Obamacare’s requirement that people have health coverage — but a majority …

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Stocks vulnerable as credit market sends up warning flares

That’s important because a flattening curve is sometimes viewed as a warning about pending economic weakness. It is not viewed as truly problematic until the curve inverts, historically a sign of recession. The yield on the 2-year note has been moving higher lately in anticipation of a Federal Reserve interest …

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Yield curve bad for stocks nothing more than ‘fake news’: Ari Wald

As equity markets hover just below all-time highs and volatility remains fairly muted, a key economic indicator is skidding to its lowest level since the global financial crisis. The benchmark yield curve, the spread between the 10- and 2-year Treasury yields, flattened to a fresh decade low on Wednesday. The …

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UK court allows Scotland to fight drinking problem with alcohol pricing

Mike Kemp | Contributor | Getty Images Scotland fans in joyous mood drinking and singing together in Trafalgar Square ahead of their football match, England vs Scotland, World Cup Qualifiers Group stage on 11th November 2016 The U.K.’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Scotland can impose minimum prices on …

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The selling finally stops in GE as shares rebound after 12% two-day dive

Prashanth Vishwanathan | Bloomberg | Getty Images John Flannery, General Electric Maybe the worst has passed for General Electric after the company dropped more than 12 percent in two days and saw its worst trading day since 2009. The company rebounded above $18 a share Wednesday after falling as low …

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Amazon’s high-tech grocery stores are nearly upon us, report says

David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Employees stand outside the new Amazon Go grocery store in Seattle, Washington. Amazon is ironing out the final kinks in its cashier-free convenience store platform, according to a Wednesday report from Bloomberg. The company’s latest brick-and-mortar experiment, called Amazon Go, excises the checkout …

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Trump appears to tweet condolences to the wrong shooting victims

Getty Images President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after returning from an 11-day Asia trip November 14, 2017 in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump tweeted condolences after a gunman killed four people and wounded at least 10, including children, in Rancho Tehama, California. The …

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