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Average IRS tax refund is up 10.2%, based on early filing data
Andreypopov | Istock | Getty ImagesThe average tax refund is 10.2% higher so far this season, compared to about the same period...
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Crypto News
Paramount to acquire Warner Bros in $110B deal after Netflix steps aside
Paramount Skydance has agreed to acquire Warner Bros Discovery in a $110 billion deal signed Friday morning, capping a high-profile...
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Protection
12 Inexpensive Weekend Projects That Will Boost Your Home’s Curb Appeal
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You Can Get a $200 Amazon Gift Card With the New Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
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I’ve Used This Ridgid Tool Set for Years, and It’s Over $500 Off Right Now
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How AI Is Making Romance Scams Even More Dangerous
Most of us believe that we would never, ever fall for a scam. We think we know the "tells," like...
What to Do When You Can’t Feel a Muscle ‘Working’ While Exercising
You've probably heard that you should feel a certain muscle working when you do an exercise. Your biceps should burn...
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The real winner in the battle for Warner Bros. isn’t who you think it is
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Financial Markets
Average IRS tax refund is up 10.2%, based on early filing data
Andreypopov | Istock | Getty ImagesThe average tax refund is 10.2% higher so far this season, compared to about the same period...
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Her accountant went to prison. Now the IRS is coming after her for $328,000.
She didn’t intend to evade taxes when she hired the accountant in 1993, but she’s still on the hook for...
Here’s the earned income tax credit eligibility for 2025 returns
Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesThe earned income tax credit, or EITC, is a tax break for low- to...
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Bank stocks, Netflix, Duolingo, AES, Sunrun and more
These are some of the stocks posting the largest moves at midday.
Boomers waste money, too. These are the spending traps tripping up the richest generation.
Baby boomers may not be the “avocado toast” generation, but they have plenty of their own wasteful and financially damaging...
Block says AI will allow it to cut more than 4,000 jobs. Some argue that’s not the whole story.
Block’s “audacious” move ignites debate over whether the company is using AI as an excuse to walk back reckless hiring.
Is it OK to wear pajamas on your next flight? A viral post sparks debate.
Tampa International Airport issued a mock ban on sleepwear. Plenty of comments soon followed.
Trump said tariffs could ‘substantially replace’ income taxes
U.S. President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint...
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: XYZ, DELL, CRWV, NFLX
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Netflix , Paramount Skydance , Warner Bros. Discovery — Netflix shares...
Alternate Investments
Macquarie touches down with aircraft leasing platform sale
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has sold its 50 per cent stake in an aircraft leasing platform to Dubai Aerospace Enterprise,...
Houlihan Lokey: Unitranche deals are back in vogue
European jurisdictions saw a 17 per cent increase in unitranche deals in 2025, compared to the year prior, with the...
Arcmont raises €1.5bn for second capital solutions fund
Arcmont Asset Management has raised €1.5bn (£1.3bn) for its Capital Solutions Fund II, nearly double that of its predecessor. The...
Jefferies sued by investors over First Brands collapse
Jefferies is being sued by investors in its Point Bonita Capital trade finance fund over losses related to its holdings...
Man Group reports steady increase in private credit and CLOs
Man Group has grown its private credit and collateralised loan obligation (CLOs) segments following its acquisition of US private credit...
BlackRock: Private credit increasingly attractive for pension plans
Private credit is maintaining its spread premium over syndicated markets, in part due to companies staying private for longer and...
Lifestyle
The Best Meatballs Do Not Exist, and Other Lessons I Learned in Italy
The “best” meatballs do not exist, at least according to Elvira, who is not technically a nonna. Though she did...
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Work & Career
How can I improve my CV?
The basic rules for a good CV are the same across the board, but in my 15 years as a...
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