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What older Americans can do about big student loans
NEW YORK - In the debate over growing student debt, there has always been one mitigating factor: Borrowers tend to be fairly young and there is plenty of time to pay off what they owe. | Video
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How to live up to your LGBT marketing
- Gays and lesbians may not yet have full marriage equality in every state, but in the eyes of the wealth management industry, their money is as good as anyone's.
Consumer sentiment ends June to near six-year high
NEW YORK - Consumer sentiment improved in late June, ending the month close to a near six-year high set in May, as optimism among higher-income families rose to its strongest level in six years, a survey released on Friday showed.
Consumer spending, jobs data point to lukewarm growth
WASHINGTON - Consumer spending rebounded in May and new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting the economy remained on a moderate growth path.
U.S.-based taxable bond funds post $8.62 billion outflows: Lipper
- Investors in funds based in the United States pulled $8.62 billion out of taxable bond funds in the latest week, marking the first four-week streak of outflows from the funds since 2008, data from Thomson Reuters' Lipper service showed on Thursday.
Singapore home prices up again, suburbs seen most vulnerable to correction
SINGAPORE - Singapore home prices rose for a fifth straight quarter in the three months to June, and analysts said owners and developers of private apartments in the outer suburbs appear most at risk should the property market correct.
New ways to get help on your taxes
Following the flood of tax changes that were enacted as part of the fiscal cliff deal at the beginning of 2013, some formerly resolute do-it-yourselfers are giving up their calculators and turning to professional tax preparers for help with their returns. Full Article
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| Energy | +48.55% |
| Basic Materials | +148.33% |
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| Cyclical Goods & Services | +67.08% |
| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services | +59.84% |
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| Technology | +16.30% |
| Telecoms | +115.25% |
| Utilities | +68.27% |
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