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Pro-union Amazon warehouse worker Jennifer Bates vows at a rally in Birmingham to keep fighting to unionize the Amazon Bessemer warehouse.

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  • Economy

Big Union Loss At Amazon Warehouse Casts Shadow Over Labor Movement

The resounding vote against forming a union at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama is a blow to the labor movement. It has glimmers of hope but in the private sector unions are rare and mostly weak.

April 16, 2021
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  • Stephan Bisaha
Barbara Gaught stands outside the home she's now renting in Billings, Mont., with her 5-year-old son, Blazen, and their dog, Arie. Gaught and her family were evicted from the mobile home they had owned outright and lived in for 16 years because they fell behind on 'lot rent' for the little plot of land under the mobile home.

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  • Business

Losing It All: Mobile Home Owners Evicted Over Small Debts During Pandemic

Mobile home owners right now are twice as likely as other homeowners to be behind on housing payments. And some are losing their homes over small amounts of rent they owe for land the home sits on.

April 16, 2021
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  • Chris Arnold
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  • Television

Netflix's New Show 'Marriage Or Mortgage' Reveals The Emotional Aspects Of Homebuying

A new Netflix reality show called Marriage or Mortgage reveals a lot about the emotional aspects of homebuying, according to Washington Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary.

April 07, 2021
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  • Michelle Singletary
A constable posts an eviction order for nonpayment of rent in October in Phoenix. The CDC is extending an order aimed at preventing evictions.

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  • Economy

Federal Eviction Moratorium Extended Just 2 Days Before Expiration

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is extending an order preventing evictions. It was set to expire this week, which could have displaced staggering numbers of people from their homes.

March 31, 2021
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  • Chris Arnold

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  • Your Money

Emotions, Money, And What It Means To Be 'Financially Whole'

Money isn't just about numbers. It's about emotions, too. Tiffany 'The Budgetnista' Aliche's new book unpacks the relationships we all have with finances so you can make the most of your cash.

March 29, 2021
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  • Andee Tagle

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  • Health

Her Doctor's Office Moved 1 Floor Up. Why Did Her Treatment Cost 10 Times More?

Same building. Same procedure. Same doctor. But there was an extra "facility fee" because the location changed slightly. A shot that used to cost her about $30 went up to more than $300.

March 26, 2021
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  • Lauren Weber
A record low number of homes for sale is pushing up prices and making it harder for first-time buyers to afford homeownership.

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  • National

Out Of Whack: Lack Of Homes For Sale Sends Prices Surging, Frustrates Buyers

Sales of existing homes fell 6.6% in February from the month before. Meanwhile, prices are up 16% over the past year, giving homeowners about $2 trillion more in equity and widening the wealth gap.

March 23, 2021
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  • Chris Arnold
Wells Fargo customers are complaining that they can't see whether they received their stimulus checks because of an online banking outage.

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  • Your Money

Wells Fargo Site Crashes As Customers Try To See If They've Received Stimulus Payments

The bank blamed "high volumes" for the outage on its online banking site, but said the issue does not affect the actual deposits of the stimulus checks.

March 17, 2021
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  • Chris Arnold
2020 made moving a reality for millions of Americans. Some moved to be near family, others chose to pursue their pre-pandemic pipe dreams and move to distant locations in pursuit of a better lifestyle and a cheaper cost of living.

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  • Business

Why America Is Moving: Money, Space, Family, Lifestyle ...

2020 made moving a reality for millions. Some moved to be near family. Others achieved their pipe dreams of moving to distant locations in pursuit of a better lifestyle and cheaper cost of living.

March 15, 2021
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  • Adedayo Akala
Unless the rules change soon, Stephanie Salazar-Rodriguez of Denver expects to spend more than $10,000 on health insurance premiums this year. That's after losing her job last month — which meant losing her employer's contribution to her health plan.

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  • Health

Pandemic Aid Package Includes Some Relief From High Health Plan Premiums

If passed, Biden's relief bill would significantly expand the number of people eligible for federal help in paying their health plan premiums, and would boost the size of those subsidies.

March 09, 2021
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  • Emmarie Huetteman
A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. The digital currency's meteoric rise has minted millionaires and energized true believers around the world.

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  • Your Money

Bitcoin: Mother Of All Bubbles, Or Revolutionary Breakthrough

From 21st century carmaker Tesla to 170-year-old life insurer MassMutual. From banks to the auction house Christie's. They have all opened their doors to cryptocurrency, bringing it to the mainstream.

March 03, 2021
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  • Uri Berliner
Rohit Chopra, Biden's pick to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, told lawmakers at a remote hearing, "the financial lives of millions of Americans are in ruin." He's pictured here at a hearing in 2019.

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  • Business

Biden's Financial Watchdogs Would Be Tougher Cops On The Beat

Biden's picks to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Securities and Exchange Commission signaled in a Senate hearing they'd be tougher cops on the beat than their Trump era predecessors

March 03, 2021
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  • Chris Arnold
"As Texans struggled to survive this winter storm, Griddy made the suffering even worse as it debited outrageous amounts each day," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said as his office sued the company. Here, electrical lines run through a neighborhood in Austin during the recent winter storms.

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  • Energy

Texas Attorney General Sues Griddy, Saying Electricity Provider Misled Customers

The state says it received more than 400 complaints about Griddy in less than two weeks. One woman who was hit with $4,677 on her credit card said, "I do not have the money to pay this bill."

March 01, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell

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  • Your Money

Need A Career Change? Here's The Best Job Advice We've Heard On Life Kit

From quitting gracefully to asking for more money, here's how the experts advise navigating major career conundrums.

February 27, 2021
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  • Andee Tagle
Hofstra University student Divya Singh found herself beset by a double whammy of bills from two of the costliest kinds of institutions in America — colleges and hospitals. After experiencing anxiety when her family had trouble coming up with the money for her tuition, she sought counseling and ended up with a weeklong stay in a psychiatric hospital — and a resulting $3,413 bill.

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  • Health

College Tuition Sparked A Mental Health Crisis. Then The Hefty Hospital Bill Arrived

A student sought counseling help after panicking over a tuition bill. A weeklong stay in a psychiatric hospital followed — along with a $3,413 bill. The hospital soft-pedaled its charity care policy.

February 26, 2021
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  • Jordan Rau
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