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Real EstateHome sales just fell 3.6%—and the spring buying season may not save them
By Tristan BoveApril 14, 2026
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Real EstateThe starter economy is broken
By Nick LichtenbergApril 14, 2026
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EnergyIrish PM offers $592 million fuel tax cut to reopen refinery as farmers and truckers wage cost-of-living protest
By Brian Melley and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026
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Economy‘Almost unmanageable’: Raising a child in the U.S. now costs more than $300,000
By Jacqueline MunisApril 12, 2026
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Economy‘I just keep seeing a lot of different aspects of life getting more expensive’: New car prices are up 30% over 6 years
By Alexa St. John and The Associated PressApril 12, 2026
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Personal Finance‘Every time you see that power bill, you’re just sick’: Meet a West Virginian whose $900 electric charge is more than her fixed income
By Margie Mason and The Associated PressApril 9, 2026
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Economy‘You can never really catch up’: The Iran war is exacerbating already high grocery bills, and it will only get worse if the war continues, experts say
By Jacqueline MunisApril 8, 2026
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SuccessA Wall Street bank is giving workers earning under $100K over $6,000 in cash to get on the property ladder
By Emma BurleighApril 8, 2026
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Personal FinanceMost Americans would rather ditch social media than their beloved banking apps, Wells Fargo survey says
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 30, 2026
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Real EstateThe ROAD Act passed by the Senate aims to expand America’s housing supply. It’s likely to shrink it instead
By Shawn TullyMarch 29, 2026
A man walks by the dairy section at a supermarket in Houston, Texas, on March 17, 2026.
EconomyHow badly the war in Iran is impacting your finances depends on where you live
By Eleanor PringleMarch 26, 2026
A podium with a sign reading "save healthcare" stands in front of the U.S. Capitol building.
Health‘Sometimes I don’t even take my medicine’: Americans are choosing between insulin and buying gas following Trump’s ACA cuts
By Ali Swenson and The Associated PressMarch 19, 2026
McDonald’s newest $3 value menu is sounding an alarm about America’s K-shaped economy
EconomyMcDonald’s newest $3 value menu is sounding an alarm about America’s K-shaped economy
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 17, 2026
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CommentaryYour electricity bill keeps rising. Here’s what’s actually causing it—and how to fix it
By Josh MaceyMarch 17, 2026
A brick house with a for sale sale in front.
Real EstateBanning institutional investors from buying homes will backfire for many Americans, experts say
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 15, 2026
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Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated again—a week after gifting millions to a college, she's just given $70 million to Meals on Wheels Americaplaceholder alt text
By Fortune EditorsApril 13, 2026
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Retirees are facing a $345,000 bill they never saw coming — and most aren't preparedplaceholder alt text
By Fortune EditorsApril 14, 2026
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He was coding at 12 like Elon Musk and became one of Google’s youngest-ever CMOs—but now says Gen Z is better off ice skating than learning to codeplaceholder alt text
By Fortune EditorsApril 14, 2026
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