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The best places to park your short-term investments
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As you consider your options for short-term investments, keep three key items in mind.
1. Yield: The accounts with the highest yields typically require you to maintain a minimum balance. “Teaser” rates may apply to the first few months but drop after that. Additionally, that high yield may only apply to balances unde ... (full story)
US home sales surge to the fastest pace this year despite rising mortgage rates and prices
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Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes accelerated last month to their fastest pace since December, a sharp turnaround in demand after a lackluster start to the spring homebuying season.
Existing home sales rose 3.2% in May from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.17 million units, the National Associat ... (full story)
As US Customs refines its tariff refund system, who gets in to apply is under dispute
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency official is set to testify in federal court June 9 about the U.S. government's plans for refunding billions of dollars that importers paid before the Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump illegally imposed certain tariffs on goods from most other countries.< ... (full story)
Vigilance for seniors and their families
Do you have an older parent, relative or friend whose finances you may need to help manage one day -- or perhaps you are a senior who may need that kind of help yourself? Staying a step ahead -- by planning now for who will assist and how -- can make the difference between orderly financial caregiving and a crisis that's triggered b ... (full story)
Broken speaker? Finicky zipper? Anticonsumerist Repair Cafes urge you to fix it instead of pitch it
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NEW PALTZ, N.Y. (AP) — On a drizzly Saturday morning late last month, the basement of the New Paltz United Methodist Church filled with old lamps, blunt knives, malfunctioning sound mixers and balky zippers.
About a dozen volunteers welcomed the broken goods and their owners to a worldwide movement that’s evangelizin ... (full story)