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Explain this financial paradox to me like I’m 16. Why would I, or anyone, lease a car?

“‘What’s the point of paying thousands of dollars?”

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Chase cut my credit-card limit due to lower usage. Will this affect my credit score and lead other banks to do the same?

“I’m wondering whether this could cause a ripple effect in which other banks might do the same with my lesser-used credit cards.”

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‘I love being debt-free’: I’m in my mid-50s and buying a house. Do I take out a $400K mortgage or use my Roth IRA?

“I’ll fund $500,000 of that from the sale of my current house.”

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My brother refuses to sell our family’s $150K lake house, yet I pay all the bills. Do I push it and risk ruining our relationship?

”I have no intention of going back to the lake house, yet he expects me to pay for upkeep and taxes.”

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Bitcoin swings wildly after worst day for the pioneering crypto since FTX collapse

A punishing bitcoin selloff that has erased more than half of the pioneering crypto’s value saw a wild swing Thursday evening, with its price falling more than 5% at one point.

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Bitcoin’s latest selloff is shattering many of its most enduring myths

The crypto was supposed to be a hedge against currency debasement. Instead, it is trading like just another speculative tech stock, erasing 50% of its value since an early October high.

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Strategy’s sinking stock and $12 billion quarterly loss puts the policy of ‘don’t ever sell your bitcoin’ to the test

Bitcoin’s selloff means Strategy is now losing money on its holdings, which it has been accumulating for nearly six years.

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I’m 59, earning six figures, but my daughter wants me to retire to watch my future grandkid for a year. Can I afford it?

“I do have a decent 401(k) and also should be able to benefit from my husband’s Social Security.”

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This investing strategy offers higher odds of success with fewer sleepless nights

Diversification and discipline can reduce the risk of being stuck in the wrong place at the wrong time

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TrumpRx is here. This is why it won’t lower drug prices for most Americans.

The new site is for people in the U.S. who are willing to pay out of pocket for certain brand-name medications, like Zepbound and Wegovy.

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Bitcoin falls below $65,000 to wipe out ‘Trump rally’

Cryptocurrency returns to November 2024 level as it is swept up in tech stock sell-off

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KSE-100 loses over 2,000 points in early intraday trading

Pakistan’s benchmark index, KSE-100, fell by over 2,000 points by 10:55am on Friday morning. The index lost 1.1 per cent from its previous close of 187,832 points on Wednesday, placing it at 1