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The home equity loan interest deduction is dead. What does it mean for homeowners?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Dec 22, 2017
Fewer people might take out home equity loans as a result.
A worker saws wood at Canal Crossing, a new luxury apartment community consisting of 393 rental units near the university city of New Haven on August 2, 2017 in Hamden, Connecticut.
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Another sign of the improving economy: a drop in part-time jobs

by Jana Kasperkevic
Dec 11, 2017
Since November of last year, the number of involuntary part-time workers dropped by 858,000.
Companies like Target are offering free college to its workers.
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U.S. adds 228,000 jobs in November

by Jana Kasperkevic
Dec 8, 2017
U.S. unemployment rate remains steady at 4.1 percent.
 A Help Wanted sign.
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Key differences in the House and Senate tax bills, and who is likely to win

by Jana Kasperkevic
Dec 4, 2017
The Senate and House have now both passed their own versions of a tax bill. Now comes the difficult part — reconciling the differences.
President Donald Trump promised tax cuts for American families this Christmas. Will Congress deliver? 
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Trump has "no authority" to appoint interim CFPB boss

by David Brancaccio
Nov 28, 2017
The Massachusetts senator who helped set up the bureau says the president has "created a cloud" over it.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during a Democratic Policy and Communications Committee hearing in the Capitol building on July 19, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
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For two DACA entrepreneurs, it may be the end of business as usual

by Reema Khrais
Oct 25, 2017
One couple in San Diego confronts an uncertain future for themselves and the businesses they've built
Dulce Garcia and Luis Tinoco have been dating for more than 15 years. They're both DACA recipients who own businesses just a few blocks away from each other.
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How in the world is Twitter still not making any money?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Oct 25, 2017
The social network has struggled to overcome a few challenges, including online harassment.
A selection of recent Trump tweets. 
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Can you convince Americans to support lower corporate taxes by promising them a pay raise?

by Reema Khrais and Jana Kasperkevic
Oct 18, 2017
President Donald Trump said that lowering corporate taxes could result in a $4,000 pay raise for U.S. households.
President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform at the Indiana Farm Bureau today in Indianapolis.
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To win support for corporate tax reform, Trump promises a $4000 “pay raise”

by Reema Khrais
Oct 13, 2017
To sell his tax plan, President Donald Trump is trying to send a message to ordinary Americans: that cutting corporate taxes will benefit them too. During a speech this week in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in front of a crowd of truckers, he claimed that by allowing companies to bring back overseas money at a low tax […]
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Health care premiums for 2018 set to go up by as much as 50 percent

by Dan Gorenstein and Jana Kasperkevic
Oct 5, 2017
The cost of uncertainty: President Donald Trump's threat to Obamacare subsidies drives up premiums.
In 2018, some healthcare premiums might go up by as much as 50 percent. 
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