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The consumer price index surged 6.2% from a year ago in October, the most since December 1990.

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Last week saw the end of a 46-day long protest, including a 2-week long hunger strong, outside of City Hall in New York City. The group wasn’t protesting high rental prices or seeking to increase minimum wages in the city. The group sought debt relief

What travelers should expect when the U.S. reopens its international air and land borders next week.

Studies show that Americans who learn financial literacy in high school fare better in adulthood. So why, for decades, was money management absent from schools?

If a company wants to give people way too much money for their homes and then sell them at a loss … great!

The Fed left interest rates near zero on Wednesday but announced plans to start removing some of the support it has provided to the economy as inflation hits its highest point in 30 years.

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Months-long silences. Mysterious rejections. Here’s what's behind the shortages of a critical tool for ending the pandemic.

"It's definitely higher than a normal operating basis we like to see," HanesBrands CEO Steve Bratspies told CNBC on Thursday.

Each weekday, Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood make today make sense. Along with our supersmart listeners, we break down happenings in tech, the economy and culture. Every Tuesday we bring on a guest to dive deeper into one important topic. Because none of us is as smart as all of us.

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The Federal Reserve is dealing with high inflation at a time when millions of workers remain on the job market’s sidelines. Wednesday’s announcement that it will slow bond purchases is a step toward more normal monetary policy.

In the Netflix hit series Squid Game, cash-strapped players compete in deadly children's games for money. NPR's podcast, The Indicator, looks at what the show reveals about debt and decision making.

Answer: Debit card, credit card, cash From Federal Reserve of Atlanta: Note: Results from 2009 through 2014 are based on the American Life Panel; 2015 through 2020 results are based on the UnderstandingAmerica Study panel. OBBP stands for online banking bill payment; BANP stands for bank account number payment.Source: 2009–20 Surveys of Consumer Payment Choice Questions: How do you typically pay for things today? Why do you use that method? Summarize changes that have occurred between 2015 and 2020 in how people pay for things.  What is one major difference between debit cards and credit cards?

Annual inflation rose at its fastest pace in more than 30 years during September despite a decline in personal income.

The US has more jobs than it can fill. Fixing the immigration system could boost the economy.