Trying to get an error removed from your credit report can often seem like an exercise in futility, sucking up time and energy — that is, if you can reach the companies that manage your all-important financial data in the first place. That’s the upshot of an analysis from the Consumer Financial …
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About 900 employees of real estate company Better.com were asked to attend a Zoom call on Wednesday. But rather than offering a holiday message to workers, CEO Vishal Garg delivered a 3-minute speech informing attendees they were “terminated effectively immediately.” Videos of the Zoom call have been posted on social …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has driven even more consumers to do their shopping online, particularly around the holidays, in order to avoid in-store contact. But making purchases over the internet can be risky, too. Take Aaron Muderick, founder of Crazy Aarons magnetic putty, who on Tuesday told a Senate committee that …
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The Social Security Administration on Wednesday said the program’s almost 70 million recipients will receive a cost-of-living adjustment of 5.9% in 2022, the biggest increase since 1982. The benefits bump comes in January after a year of surging inflation, which has pushed up the cost of everything from food to …
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A series of upsets by underdog schools in this year’s NCAA March Madness tournament is ruining many gamblers’ hoop dreams. More than 20 million people completed a tourney bracket this year in hopes of correctly picking the outcome of every matchup and potentially winning millions of dollars. But any chance of winning …
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Netflix has signed a $200 million deal with “Game of Thrones” showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Deadline reports.The streaming company had previously signed celebrity showrunners Ryan Murphy and Shonda Rhimes. Netflix is continuing its spending spree on show creators, signing “Game of Thrones” writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss …
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