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The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments. Somehow, finance executives around the world apparently forgot how to manage risk in a rising interest rate environment. A banking...

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House lawmakers are aiming for a higher budget target than the governor’s and Senate’s proposals, House Speaker Pat Grassley said Thursday. House Republicans are aiming for nearly $50 million more in general fund appropriations for the 2024 fiscal year than other Republican leadership’s proposals. Grassley said the additional spending would address other issues GOP representatives […]

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Signing up for subscriptions is easy — canceling them is not.A provision proposed Thursday by the Federal Trade Commission aims to tackle “seemingly never-ending struggles to cancel unwanted subscription payment plans,” according to an FTC statement.Under the FTC’s “click to cancel” provision, sellers would be required to make subscription cancellations as simple and straightforward as...

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WASHINGTON — Congress’ Joint Economic Committee released a report Thursday detailing the economic repercussions of defaulting on the nation’s debt, adding fuel to the fire as Democrats pressed Republicans to address the nation’s borrowing limit without tying action to spending cuts. The report, from Democratic staff on the bipartisan Joint Economic Committee, says that a […]

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Public information on Iowa nurses and emergency medical technicians accused of wrongdoing isn’t always easy to access — and, in some cases, it has been impossible to obtain. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services acknowledged this week that it had not disclosed on its website any of the disciplinary actions taken against emergency […]

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Coffee won't affect your heart rhythms. A study pitting days of coffee drinking against days of abstaining found no significant difference in the number of premature atrial contractions -- when the heart seems to "skip a beat." Read more

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Two Iowa emergency medical services agencies have been sanctioned by the state for allowing unlicensed emergency medical technicians or paramedics to deliver care to patients. In November, the Iowa Bureau of Emergency and Trauma Services cited the Hawarden Ambulance Association in western Iowa for allowing an individual with no Iowa EMS certification to deliver emergency […]

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By the end of the 2023 NCAA tournament, an estimated one in four Americans will have wagered $15.5 billion in bets on the various games, according to the American Gaming Association. Last year, Matt Cappelen — a 34-year-old firefighter from Elk Grove Village, Illinois — would have been in the middle of the action. For...

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For the past few years, crypto-earning credit cards have seemed destined to be the next big thing. Announcements about forthcoming products poured in throughout 2020, cards started hitting the market in earnest in 2021, and by mid-2022, it looked like the trend would only accelerate.But that was before a crypto winter set in late that...

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Some people rent in retirement because they don’t have much choice; they can’t afford to own homes. But financial planners say renting can make more sense than owning in some circumstances, even for retirees who can afford the costs of homeownership. Renting offers flexibility as well as freedom from all the chores and expenses of maintaining...

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Some cars cost more to fuel up. Stacker used data from the Department of Energy's fuel economy database to rank the 23 most gas-guzzling cars of 2023.

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THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- More American children have autism than previously thought, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.

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(The Center Square) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee about fentanyl seizures at the southern border contradicts testimony given by U.S. Customs and Border Protection chiefs and claims made by the White House about designating Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.

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THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Americans are facing shortages of drugs critical for cancer treatment, breathing problems and more — shortages that increased nearly 30% between 2021 and 2022, a new report shows.