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Best CD Rates Today, April 17, 2025: Up to 4.65%
Today's best certificates of deposit (CDs) have APYs of up to 4.65%. Lock one in today while rates are still high.
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Best CD Rates Today, April 16, 2025: Up to 4.65%
Today's best certificates of deposit (CDs) have APYs of up to 4.65%. Lock one in today while rates are still high.
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Act Fast: My Favorite Chase Card Now Offers a $250 Bonus
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How the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card Could Save You $1,500+ in One Year
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The Average Cost of a Vacation in 2025: Trends and Statistics
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Survey: The Hidden Costs of Homeownership
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Survey: The Most Common Home-Buying Regrets
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The Largest Robo-Advisors: AUM, Users, and Returns
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The Average Cost of Car Ownership
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Rule Changes → Chip Charges
Apr. 16, 2025
Nvidia built a chip to comply with American export rules. This week, those rules changed. Markets reacted dramatically, but chances are that the $2.5 trillion …
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Are Retail Stocks a Bargain?
Apr. 15, 2025
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Tariffs Enter a Liminal Space
Apr. 14, 2025
The old order is gone. When will the new one arrive? (00:14) Asit Sharma and Mary Long discuss: - How to make sense of “tariff …
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Aswath Damodaran, Investing in Uncertainty
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Compared to Turkey, the United States is an ocean of stability. Aswath Damodaran teaches corporate finance and valuation at the Stern School of Business at …
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Tariffs, Trump, and Turmoil
Apr. 11, 2025
Today we talk economic uncertainty, airlines, building materials, and assorted spirits. Motley Fool Senior Analyst Asit Sharma caught up with Martín de los Santos, the …
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The Day After the Market Skyrocketed
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If you missed 20 minutes in the market yesterday, then you missed out on almost an average year’s worth of gains. (00:21) Asit Sharma and …

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