Sarah Agostino
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Used cars under $20,000 tend to sell quickly â but there are trade-offs for buyers (opens the original)
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It's still possible to find used cars for under $20,000 â but buyers may have to make bigger trade-offs than they did in the past. About 32% of all used-car sales in the second quarter of 2026 were for vehicles under $20,000, down sharply from 55.2% for the same quarter in 2019, according to Edmunds, an auto research site. The lower the price, the more quickly the vehicles sold: A used car in the $5,000 to $10,000 range spent an average 25.4 days on a dealer lot, compared with 37.8 days for ve
Labor Department to propose expansion of association health plans, which could lower insurance costs for some workers (opens the original)
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How some workers are able to access health insurance â and how much they pay for it â could be headed for a change. The U.S. Labor Department is planning to propose a rule that would expand worker access to health insurance plans through certain membership organizations, according to a federal regulatory database. The agency has submitted a draft rule proposal to the White House for review that would address the definition of "employer" under a federal benefits law to broaden associations' a
The post-penny economy: How cash rounding and credit card surcharges are changing what you pay (opens the original)
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For consumers, the actual amount paid at the cash register increasingly depends on the payment type used. Given the end of penny production last year by the U.S. Mint, many merchants have begun rounding cash payments up or down to the nearest nickel. States have passed laws governing how rounding can be handled, and a federal law offering guidance for doing so could be on its way. At the same time, consumers may be encountering credit card surcharges more often at some retailers and service prov
IRS clarifies 'no tax on overtime' deduction rules. What workers need to know (opens the original)
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Workers who are eligible for a federal tax break related to their overtime pay may have an easier time claiming it for the 2026 tax year than they did on their 2025 returns. The IRS has updated its frequently asked questions about the "no tax on overtime" deduction to clarify and expand the information it has provided. There was some confusion about the deduction when 2025 tax returns were filed earlier this year, experts say. "'No tax on overtime' can fit on a bumper sticker, but all of the ter
Data breach notices have already blown past last yearâs total â and AI is playing a growing role (opens the original)
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Even as companies devote more resources to cybersecurity, the number of reported data breaches involving consumers' personal data is on pace to surpass last year's record. More than 471 million million victim notices were associated with data compromises in the first half of 2026, according to a new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center, a nonprofit that assists identity-theft victims and tracks publicly reported data breaches. A cyber incident that occurred at education tool Canvas acc
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