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Economic Report: U.S. bank lending declines in latest week

Commercial and industrial loans fell by $2.4 billion to $2.76 trillion in the week ending Aug. 23, the Federal Reserve said Friday.

: Housing affordability is now at its worst level since 1984, Black Knight says

In January 2013, the payment-to-income ratio was just 17.1%. In July 2023, it was 38%.

: Private equity, hedge funds sue SEC over new disclosure rules

Industry groups are suing to block rules that would require private equity and hedge funds to disclose quarterly performance, fees and expenses.

Where Should I Retire?: Our retirement budget is $38,000 a year so we can’t afford to stay in California—where should we move?

I am 64, and my husband is 71 and disabled.

Market Extra: China ETFs attempt to book best day in a month after PBOC vows to support weak yuan with forex reserve ratio cut

Exchange-traded funds that invest in Chinese stocks are on track for their best day in a month after People's Bank of China said that it will lower the amount of foreign-exchange deposits banks must hold, a move seen as a bid to shore up the country's flagging currency.

Retirement Weekly: Can you answer this crucial retirement-planning question? Most people can’t.

How can you plan for retirement if you don’t know how long it will last?

Retirement Weekly: My mother died 7 years ago. How do we clean up an estate that was never properly probated?

The answer depends largely on who the beneficiary or beneficiaries of your mother's estate were.

Retirement Weekly: What’s your best decade? 3 retirement lessons from a 67-year-old songwriter

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: Biden hails latest jobs report, knocks Trump for leaving ‘with fewer jobs than when he entered’

President Joe Biden talks up the encouraging August jobs report while also attacking Donald Trump as the 2024 White House race ramps up.

Market Extra: ‘Near perfect’ jobs report has traders betting Fed is done hiking rates this year

Friday's official U.S. jobs report produces a less deeply-negative Treasury curve.

The Moneyist: Can I ask my executor to pay off my mortgage? Should I download an online will?

"Because my in-laws are moving in with us, I would like them to inherit our home."
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