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FILE - This April 2017, file photo provided by NerdWallet shows Liz Weston, a columnist for personal finance website NerdWallet.com. (NerdWallet via AP, File)

Liz Weston: Is your wealth dripping away?

Property losses from water damage are far more likely than from theft or fire, but many homeowners aren't taking the steps needed to prevent costly repairs.
Managers and HR: If you receive a smell complaint, get the story from all sides, including your own nose. If the complaint is legitimate, handle it with compassion.

'Smelly' co-workers give their side of story

Comments from readers who have been on the receiving end of complaints about personal odor at work.
Volvo said its own “investigations have identified that in very rare cases the plastic engine intake manifold may melt and deform.”

Volvo Cars recalls 507,000 vehicles as probe finds fire risk

Volvo said its own "investigations have identified that in very rare cases the plastic engine intake manifold may melt and deform."
Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the Federal Trade Commission and others over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million people. The proposed settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, if approved by the federal district court Northern District of Georgia, will provide up to $425 million in monetary relief to consumers, a $100 million civil money penalty, and other relief.

Equifax to pay up to $700 million to settle government investigations into 2017 security breach

A series of state and federal investigations show a massive 2017 data breach left more than 147 million Americans' names, Social Security numbers, credit-card details and other sensitive information exposed.
Akshay Kothari, co-founder, Alphonso Labs the makers of Pulse news reader in San Francisco, California, in 2011.
America's youth think they can save the world and get rich
Many young Americans believe that, while providing some greater good to society, they can also work less than Generation X does. The conundrum, of course, is that exploding student debt and the concentration of jobs in outrageously expensive cities make this a bit of a challenge.
Jacob Helvey, 11, is seen at his home in Alpharetta, Ga. He is unable to walk or talk after being severely injured in a home elevator accident in 2010.
Easy elevator fix was avoided as kids died
Nothing was done to fix hundreds of thousands of existing residential elevators, despite a problem that could be solved with a $100 space guard, according to elevator experts.
A dispute between CBS and AT&T has left thousands of DirecTV and U-verse viewers of CBS 2 in the dark.
Feder: CBS 2 goes missing from DirecTV, AT&T U-verse
Just when you thought WBBM-Channel 2's ratings couldn't go any lower, the CBS-owned station can't even be seen in thousands of Chicago area homes, Robert Feder writes.
A hospital said a woman's heart surgery went well. Then she bled to death, lawsuit claims.
The family of Donnamay Brockbank has sued the hospital and the doctors overseeing the botched surgery on multiple claims of negligence.
Splitting up after age 50 — often called “gray divorce” — may be particularly hazardous to your emotional and financial health, far worse than doing so at younger ages.
How divorce is destroying the finances of Americans over 50
Splitting up after age 50 -- often called "gray divorce" -- may be particularly hazardous to your emotional and financial health, far worse than doing so at younger ages.
About 37% of U.S. households are “free and clear,” meaning they no longer have a home mortgage to pay, according to a Zillow data analysis.
Almost 40% of U.S. homes are 'free and clear' of a mortgage
This number ticked upward after the Great Recession and over the past 10 years the share of homeowners paying off their mortgages has risen 5.5 percentage points.
In this image provided by NASA, astronaut Buzz Aldrin poses for a photograph beside the U.S. flag deployed on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969.
Analysis: How to sell a skeptical America on funding the new space race
After decades of less-ambitious manned space exploration, nations are aiming for the stars again -- and trying to sell people on the expense.
Premier Design + Build Group recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a 219,000-square foot speculative warehouse along the I-55 corridor in Bolingbrook.
Business Ledger | Premier begins constrcution on warehouse project
Premier Design + Build Group broke ground on a 219,000-square foot speculative warehouse along the I-55 corridor in Bolingbrook.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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