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Man In Charge of Inflicting Pain on U.S. Economy Indicates He Might Finally Be Satisfied
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell made an announcement on interest rate hikes that have fueled layoffs and made houses pricier. Here's what you should know.
VCs Face an Existential Threat: There Are Too Many of Them
The venture industry needs to shrink to adjust to the new normal, and even the VCs themselves know it. “If you look at the industry as a whole, it's too big,” said one.
Venture Capitalists Say the Era of Recklessly Burning Cash Is Over
After a decade of funding theoretical promise and growth at all costs, VCs say careful spending, boring businesses, and solid unit economics are back in style. “We are now in an era of profitability," one said.
OK, WTF Is Going on With Inflation, Interest Rates, the Fed, Jerome Powell, Gas Prices, the Economy, Your Job, Rent, Etc.
The government says wages are too high and is going to try to suppress them to prevent runaway inflation. Lots of people are going to lose their jobs.
Forget the Usual Credit Card Advice During the Coronavirus Pandemic
You need to manage your debt in a whole new way because of the COVID-19 crisis. Here's expert financial advice on how to ask for a credit card deferral and pay lower interest rates.
This Woman Says Debt Saved Her From Being Homeless
Sarah Kriekle wants to destroy the notion that all debt is bad because it’s a “really privileged way of looking at things.”
If You're Not Earning Two Percent Interest on Your Savings, You're Doing It Wrong
Rising rates are good news for savers. Here are 11 banks offering high savings rates even if you have hardly any money to save in the first place.
Canada Keeps Making It Harder For Millennials to Get Into the Housing Market
Today’s Bank of Canada rate hike is just the latest thing pushing young Canadians further from home ownership.
How Not to Use a Credit Card
How much you charge and how vigilant you are about paying your bill can affect everything from whether a landlord will rent to you to how much interest you’ll owe in the future.
The Big Bank You're Using Is Probably Ripping You Off
Switching to an alternative is easier than you think.
Bank of Canada raises interest rates yet again
50% of young Canadians say they will be in financial trouble if rates keep rising
It will be much harder to qualify for a mortgage come January 2018
But experts say the government’s latest round of mortgage rules are “unnecessary”