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The Platinum Card�� from American Express Increases Its Annual Fee 09/17/2025 08:00pm • The Platinum Card�� from American Express is getting new benefits -- and a steeper price. Starting Thursday, the card's annual fee is jumping $200 to an eye-popping $895. See Rates & FeesThe new benefits on The Platinum Card�� from American Express include: -- $400 Resy dining credit*. Up to $10 5 Largest Brokerage Firms of 2025 09/17/2025 08:00pm • The retail brokerage business in the U.S. has become a game about scale: It's dominated by a handful of large firms that have devoted themselves to delivering services cheaply. Zero-commission trades are common. Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, and even index mutual funds with 0% expense ratios are e Can You Pay Off Student Loans Early? 09/17/2025 08:00pm • If you're one of the nearly 43 million Americans with student loan debt, you might be wondering if you can pay off your student loans early. The answer is yes. There's no penalty for paying off student loans ahead of schedule, and you could save a lot of interest by doing so. However, prepaying stud Which Rewards Credit Cards Are Worth the Hype? 09/17/2025 08:00pm • There are many types of credit cards, but rewards credit cards are among the most popular. In a 2025 survey commissioned by the American Bankers Association, eight in 10 people said they had at least one rewards credit card, while 91% said they valued their cards' rewards programs. If you'd like to How AmEx Platinum Measures Up Against Sapphire Reserve and Strata Elite 09/17/2025 08:00pm • The premium travel card market is competitive, and American Express has unveiled major changes to The Platinum Card�� from American Express. Along with shifts to the Chase Sapphire Reserve�� and Citi's launch of the Citi Strata Elite? Card, frequent travelers have plenty of options when it comes to What Is a Routing Number and Account Number? 09/17/2025 08:00pm • The bottom line of every bank or credit union check is preprinted with a sequence of numbers and symbols below the memo space and signature line. These numbers and symbols contain important information that the banking system uses to process checks and transfer funds between accounts according to th FTC Busts Illegal Debt Relief Operation: Here's How to Protect Yourself 09/17/2025 08:00pm • Are debt relief programs legit? Yes. Debt relief, aka debt settlement or debt resolution, is a legitimate industry that can be helpful to people experiencing certain financial difficulties. However, there are bad actors looking to exploit vulnerable consumers who may be scared and susceptible to sne Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing feared being shot by police before surrendering, sheriff says 09/17/2025 07:57pm • OREM, Utah (AP) ��� Tyler Robinson, the Utah man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, was afraid of being shot by police and eventually agreed to surrender only if it was done peacefully, a sheriff involved with taking him into custody said Wednesday. Robinson appeared quiet and somber when he arr Republican leaders reject Democratic health care demands for bill to avoid shutdown 09/17/2025 07:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Republican leaders in the House and Senate said Wednesday that they will reject Democratic demands for an immediate extension of health care subsidies, challenging Democrats to vote against a stopgap spending bill that doesn't include them but will keep the government open at the What the Fed rate cut will mean for your finances 09/17/2025 02:14pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time in nine months. Since the last cut, progress on inflation has slowed while the labor market has cooled. That means Americans are dealing with both high prices and a challenging job market. The federal 2-way players adding new playmaking dynamic on offense for No. 16 Utah 09/17/2025 02:14pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ��� Three defensive stars for No. 16 Utah can be credited with helping the Utes improve on the other side of the ball. Cornerback Smith Snowden, linebacker Lander Barton and safety Jackson Bennee have played key roles in an offense that ranks near to the top of the league in sev Movie Review: A suburban comedy of errors unspools in the darkly excellent 'Adulthood' 09/17/2025 01:46pm • Early on in ���Adulthood,��� siblings Meg and Noah Robles suddenly ��� and unhappily ��� learn why they never got to have a dog growing up. It's not because their parents didn't think they could handle the responsibility or because dogs can be messy. It's because there was a body walled up in the ba France���s new prime minister faces a bumpy ride with budget challenges and nationwide strikes ahead 09/17/2025 08:12am • PARIS (AP) ��� A ballooning deficit. A fractious Parliament. Unrest on the streets. The challenges facing S��bastien Lecornu, France���s fourth prime minister in a year, are daunting and defeated his immediate predecessors. So he���s trying a different tack. To ease tensions, Lecornu has scrapped pr From Utah to New York, key developments in cases of US political violence 09/16/2025 10:22pm • From Utah to New York, political violence has rocked the U.S. multiple times over the past several months, culminating with the open-air killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last week while talking to college students. The confluence on Tuesday of five different develo Suspect left note saying he planned to kill Charlie Kirk, later confessed in texts, prosecutor says 09/16/2025 09:16pm • PROVO, Utah (AP) ��� Prosecutors brought a murder charge Tuesday against the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk and outlined evidence, including a text message confession to his partner and a note left beforehand saying he had the opportunity to kill one of the nation���s leading conservative