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Bank of America to roll back overdraft fees, drop bounced check penalty
Bank of America slashed the amount it charges customers when they spend more than they have in their accounts.
'It's like quicksand': How a Mississippi teacher broke free of her payday lenders
One day, Jennifer Williams borrowed $200 from a payday lender. Years later, she was still struggling to escape what she called “quicksand.” Then she got help.
Fed Chair Powell grilled on inflation, economy during confirmation hearing
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was in the hot seat on Tuesday, testifying before the Senate Banking Committee in his renomination hearing.
Gruyere cheese can still be called gruyere even if not from Switzerland, judge rules
Gruyere cheese does not have to come from the Gruyere region of Europe to be sold under the gruyere name, a federal judge has ruled.
For the diet-and-fitness industry, omicron couldn't have come at a worse time
This is the time of year when Americans would ordinarily be flocking to their local gyms, and replacing the carbs in their kitchens with kale.
Full return to office is 'dead,' experts say — and remote is only growing
The rise of remote work, in what some labor experts are calling “the largest change in American working and living conditions since World War II,” is set to
Over 28,000 pounds of ground beef from Oregon recalled over possible E. coli contamination
The recalled meat came from Interstate Meat Distributors in Clackamas and may have found its way onto shelves at Walmart, Kroger and Albertsons, the USDA said.
High-tech cars steal the show at CES consumer electronics extravaganza
The annual CES electronics show in Las Vegas has long been a fantasyland of high-def televisions, drones, video games and audio gear but, in recent years, it’s
Economy gained just 199,000 jobs in December, far below expectations
The U.S. economy added just 199,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent from 4.2 percent, capping a year of volatility in the labor