For the week ending Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023
MONEY MATTERS-STUDENT LOAN CONSOLIDATION
Student loans are back. Is it time to consolidate your credit card debt?
THE WEEK IN REVIEW
Fed keeps rates unchanged, sees potential 'soft landing' for economy; Rupert Murdoch stepping down as head of News Corp.; Bankman-Fried's parents accused of unjustly enriching themselves at FTX
QUICK FIX
Fall offers a chance to get your finances back on schedule and on budget.
TECH TAKE
Apple's new "live voicemail" option in iOS 17 transcribes voicemails people are leaving in real time, so if you want to pick it up to talk to them, you can.
SMALL BUSINESS MONITOR
The Internal Revenue Service has stopped accepting claims for a pandemic-era tax credit until 2024 due to concerns over fraudulent applications.
CENTERPIECE
UAW strike
Labor strikes at Detroit's big three automakers could cast a large shadow on the suppliers who rely on them for much of their revenue.
MARKET PULSE
Flying taxis to be made in Ohio near Wright brothers site; Airbnb cracks down on fake listings; Tampa Bay Rays finalize new ballpark
OFF THE CHARTS-PRESSURED PROFITS
Corporate profits have fallen for three straight quarters due to higher costs and a fragile global economy. Hopes for a return to growth are crucial for the stock market to extend this year's rally.
INSIDER Q&A-WALMART'S DENISE INCANDELA
Denise Incandela, Walmart's executive vice president of apparel and private label brands, talks to The Associated Press about changing discounter's staid image in fashion.
$1,000 DERBY
If you invested $1,000 at the start of this year in various types of stocks, bonds and commodities, how much would you have now?
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