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How to pick between buy now, pay later and retail credit cards

Both retail credit cards and buy now, pay later programs can offer opportunities to spread out payments for high-priced purchases, especially during the year-end holiday shopping season. Buy now, pay later, or BNPL, is like a new form of old-school layaway plans, except you can take an item you buy …

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Amazon (AMZN) Q3 earnings report 2023

Andy Jassy, CEO, Amazon CNBC Amazon is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings after the market close Thursday. Here are the key numbers Wall Street is watching: Earnings per share: 58 cents expected among analysts surveyed by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv Revenue: $141.4 billion expected among analysts surveyed by LSEG …

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4 ways HSAs can be used to pay insurance premiums

Hoozone | E+ | Getty Images What are HSAs? HSAs carry a triple tax advantage: Account contributions are tax-free, as are investment earnings and withdrawals if used for qualified expenses. Consumers can use HSA funds for a non-qualified purchase — but they’d lose a prong of the three-tiered tax benefit. …

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Comcast’s lack of broadband growth bothers investors

Comcast Xfinity cable television installation truck parked on a street in front of a suburban home, San Ramon, California, May 17, 2018. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Smith Collection/Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Comcast has tried to move investors away from focusing on residential broadband net additions. The …

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Meta stock down on cautious commentary about unrest in the Middle East

Shares of Meta dipped more than 2% Thursday, a day after the company released strong third-quarter results but offered cautious comments about potential ad softness due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Meta reported $34.15 billion in revenue for the quarter, up 23%, and the fastest rate of growth since 2021. …

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Ford Motor (F) earnings Q3 2023

 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor Ford DETROIT — Ford Motor is set to report its third-quarter earnings after the bell Thursday. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting, according to average estimates compiled by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv. Adjusted earnings per share: 45 cents Automotive revenue: $41.22 billion Those results would …

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What it’s like living on $52,000 in rural Alaska

This story is part of CNBC Make It’s Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money. There are a lot of misconceptions about living in Alaska, and Trevor Barrett has heard them all. People ask him: Do you live in an igloo? Do you …

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The connection between mental health and retirement, emergency savings

Nicoletaionescu | Istock | Getty Images Workers’ biggest financial concern is still keeping up with rising costs, more than one year after inflation peaked at a new 40-year high, according to a new report from Telus Health. Those money woes may have a connection to mental health, according to the …

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European Central Bank holds interest rates steady after 10 consecutive hikes

The European Central Bank headquarters. Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty Images The European Central Bank ended its run of interest rate hikes on Thursday, despite new upside risks to inflation from oil markets amid the Israel-Hamas war. The key rate is set to remain at a record high of …

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U.S. and China commercial property face headwinds

Commercial real estate markets in the U.S. and China are economic pain points to monitor in a higher-for-longer rate environment, said Singapore’s United Overseas Bank. But the bank remains optimistic about one key region. “The U.S. commercial real estate remains a hotspot, especially with the low occupancy rates that we …

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