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Gas prices see a sharp drop at the pump.

At the party's annual conference, its co-leaders will say a new levy would raise around £70bn a year.

Today, a renter in the U.S. needs to make $25.82 an hour, up from $24.90 last year, in order to afford rent for a modest two-bedroom apartment, according to the NLIHC.

Walmart and Target plan to begin offering deals and price matching offers earlier this year to keep up with Americans pressed by soaring inflation and looking for ways to take the sting out of holiday shopping.

Area real estate experts join the show to break down what's going on in the Florida real estate market.

The Federal Reserve this week is expected to once again hike interest rates as it works to slow the economy and reduce inflation.

Beneficiaries are people (or a person) that derive an advantage from something such as a trust, will or life insurance policy should someone die.

But despite worries of a worsening economic climate, there are steps that can be taken to make sure you not only survive financially, but thrive.

There are reasons for people both under 60 and over 60 to still be optimistic about investing.

Every year billions of dollars are spent on gift cards.

The price of a Sam's Club membership is increasing for the first time in 9 years.

Brendan Fraser is having a moment at the Venice International Film Festival.

When we think about transferring wealth, do we also stop to think about transferring financial knowledge?

Stacker looked at 2022 data from the Federal Reserve of New York to determine where student debt is hitting the nation the hardest.

Bed, Bath & Beyond is laying off 20% of its staffers.

You can expect to find more discounts this year than in previous holiday shopping seasons.

For the millions whose entire student debt is being wiped out, the Biden administration's announcement on forgiveness means new freedom to move, start a family or keep a low-paying but fulfilling job.

President Joe Biden says many Americans will be able to have up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt forgiven in they make less than $125,000 a year.

LGBT+ Conservatives unveil politics-themed condoms to promote sexual health at Birmingham gathering.

If you bought a Fantasy 5 ticket in Orlando on March 7, 2022, you need to check your ticket.

Most electric cars, crossovers, SUVs and trucks are not cheap.

Since late February, the Department of Economic Opportunity has navigated a post-COVID financial lifeline for more than 11,000 homeowners across the state.

Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando Health South Lake Hospital, Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital and Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies have been named to the inaugural list of Best Hospitals in America by The Leapfrog Group and digital platform Money.

He was overcharged for train tickets he bought in 1999 and had been fighting to get the money back.

U.S. gas prices have dipped under $4 a gallon for the first time in more than five months.

It is back to school time, and News 6 wants to help take some strain off your wallets with our Insider Gas Card Giveaway.

Thirteen percent of a typical home’s energy costs are for cooling, according to Energy Star. Here are three easy ways to rein in these expenses—even on hot summer days.

The U.S.'s wealthiest billionaires are mostly concentrated within just a couple of industries: finance and investments, and technology.

Monday is National Dollar Day, an occasion dedicated to celebrating the dollar bill that as of 2019 had 12.4 billion in circulation across the United States.

When it comes to looking for a better job, don’t be hesitant to do some serious trailblazing.

The bartender and former Applebee’s manager was set to go on vacation, so the timing of a big cash prize on a single-ticket purchase was almost too good to be true.

With higher interest rates and a lack of inventory still out there for potential homebuyers, many are worried that a crash in the real estate market is looming.

Five Mega Millions winning tickets from Friday’s drawing were sold in Florida, including one from a Kissimmee Publix.

Mike Holfeld helps people get results.

The Mega Millions drawing is tonight with a jackpot of over a billion dollars. And that has scam artists trying to capitalize on the opportunity and rip people off.

At the strike of midnight Saturday, the Department of Economic Opportunity’s successful Homeowner Assistance Program will stop accepting new registrations from Florida homeowners seeking financial help.

It goes without saying that the coronavirus pandemic has sparked a wave of uncertainty across myriad industries, and not other market has quite felt its impact like that of real estate.

Continuing to target what he calls “woke” corporations, Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to prohibit state investments that use “environmental, social and governance” ratings, which can...

The jackpot-winning ticket was sold at a Speedway in Des Plaines, Illinois, according to Mega Millions and the Illinois Lottery.

One of the nation’s biggest lottery prizes has grown a little bigger as the Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.1 billion.

Is $810 million worth $2.

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline plunged 32 cents over the past two weeks to $4.54 per gallon.

On this latest episode of “You Have Real Estate with Justin Clark,” four area realtors join the show to lend their expertise on the current market conditions.

Twitter is reporting a quarterly loss as revenue slipped even as user numbers climbed.

Lottery officials have raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $660 million, giving players a shot at the nation’s ninth largest jackpot.

Some Florida families are getting checks in the mail from Gov. Ron DeSantis.

No one won the Mega Millions jackpot, so you have another chance to become a millionaire.

If you ever wanted to buy a Mega Millions ticket, now might be a good time.

Mississippi's top legal official has no plan to prosecute​ Carolyn Bryant Donham, whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, an aide said Friday.

Troy Vincent, the league's executive vice president of football operations, will work alongside International Federation of American Football president Pierre Trochet as co-chairs of the "Vision28" group, an effort to add flag football to the Los Angeles Games, the NFL announced Wednesday. Flag football is currently making its debut at The World Games, the international sporting event featuring a litany of non-Olympic sports. The NFL's reason for joining the push to put flag football in the Olympics seems pretty obvious. Flag football won't be the only sport under consideration for addition to the Los Angeles Games. Under World Games rules, flag football is played 5-on-5 with no contact and on a 50-yard by 25-yard field, with 10-yard end zones.

Inflation’s relentless surge didn’t merely persist in June.

The Fourth of July weekend calls for all sorts of items such as grills, canoes, camping gear or event tickets.

Set your calendars for July 12 and 13 for this year's Prime Day sale.

President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months — an election-year move meant to ease financial pressures.

Worthy Farm will welcome more than 200,000 festival-goers, but some are now nervous about the trip.

It’s where students learn specific skills needed to perform tasks associated with a career.

Gas prices take a dip in Florida.

Four months after Russia invaded Ukraine, the economy still works but it lacks some of its parts.

Suze Orman has never shared a bank account with her partner of over 20 years. The financial expert recommends couples follow three steps to managing money.

Alex Lowndes' gym faced prosecution for opening in lockdown but the case was thrown out of court.

A major donor was listed as a director of a firm secretly owned by a Russian oligarch close to Putin.

John Lansdown is the only seafarer out of the 800 sacked at short notice to take P&O to a tribunal.

Setting up your first budget may seem daunting, but it's actually really simple! Here are a few quick tips to help college students set up their first budget.

Wally Adeyemo, a top US politician, says the West is committed to issuing more sanctions on Russia.

A Texas woman’s TikTok video of her busting a credit card skimmer at a 7-Eleven has gone viral. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky meets with the woman to discuss how she was able to detect the scam.

Thousands of Russian and Ukrainian tourists are stuck in Phuket, unable to go home.

But central bank officials say economy has changed since high-inflation days of the 1970s.

Matt Damon, Tom Brady, Paris Hilton and other celebs are peddling NFTs and cryptocurrency. Of course they are.

“Since the bill was signed into law, this money was going to be spent regardless. If there’s federal money on the table she is, of course, going to do everything she can to make sure it is reinvested in Iowa,” Seid said in a statement. “That’s why she worked with a bipartisan group of her colleagues in asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prioritize NESP construction along the Upper Mississippi River.”

South African anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu, described as the country's moral compass, has died at the age of 90, sparking an outpouring of tributes for the outspoken Nobel Peace Prize winner.

New restrictions are affecting the hospitality sector on what should be one of its busiest times.

Seminole County homelessness Commissioners are set to vote on spending nearly $3 million of American Rescue Plan money to help the homeless. (wftv.com)SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Commissioners are set to vote on spending nearly $3 million of American Rescue Plan money to help the homeless. County officials said the number of people who are out on the streets was made worse by the pandemic. The only emergency homeless shelter in Seminole County has about 115 beds for men, women and children in Seminole County. Commissioners are expected to approve that $2.8 million for the shelter next Tuesday at their meeting.

Suze Orman has never shared a bank account with her partner of around 20 years. The financial expert recommends all couples follow this formula to pay bills.

Most HSA owners don't invest their savings. That could short-change them over the long term.

Bond traders aren’t panicking about higher yields, which should bring some comfort to stock investors.

MiamiCoin has generated roughly $7 million for the city since its August launch, and Mayor Francis Suarez said cryptocurrency contributions could one day replace city taxes.

The image of two-year-old Chloe Clem making a disapproving face was auctioned in cryptocurrency.

The show was originally pitched as a competition series but will now become a documentary.

The sign dedicated to the 14-year-old appears to have been hit by a car and removed.

Lebanon’s government has agreed to pay tens of thousands of poor families cash assistance in U.S. dollars from a World Bank loan as the country’s economic crisis deepens

Floyd Mayweather is the proud owner of a mansion in Miami Beach, after throwing down serious coin last week.

After sleeping on the night bus with her daughter, Jo was forced to borrow money.

Officials warn that the severity of natural disasters is outpacing efforts to prevent their damage.

Dancer Yami "Rowdy" Lofvenberg was labelled "stupid" at school. Now she has returned to education - as a lecturer.

Sioban Moore escaped disaster by a whisker after receiving a fake email inviting her for a jab.

Keep in mind that items you no longer wear can often be used by someone else.

The seizure is the largest of its kind in the UK - beating the previous record set just weeks ago.

Ben Moore says he was "sceptical" about the offer but messages on Twitter looked "so genuine".

The supermarket giant says its customers increasingly go online for their entertainment.

People underestimate how much their ideal retirement will cost, according to author Dan Ariely, a professor at Duke University. Here's how much you'll need.

While the money could offer relief to families, some parents may want to opt out.

Flood of federal dollars and new D.C. zoning plan could be game-changers for affordable housing.

Thousands of small businesses are still waiting for Covid-related insurance payouts.

Whether you're setting aside cash for retirement or are simply trying to grow your wealth, you should be in control of your finances.

As the number of Americans investing in cryptocurrency has increased, so too have the scams. The Federal Trade Commission released new data showing cryptocurrency-related investment scams have skyrocketed.

Teenage Investing Fidelity FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2019 file photo a Fidelity Investments logo is attached to a building, in Boston. Fidelity is launching a new type of account for teenagers to save, spend and invest their money. The teens can make their own trades through a simplified experience on Fidelity's mobile app, with zero account fees or minimum balances, though the youth account requires a parent or guardian to have their own Fidelity account as well. Fidelity began a pilot of the youth account program in the middle of 2020. "This is positioned as a way for parents to have good conversations with their children," Dintenfass said of the new youth account.

If your bank balance is looking anything but healthy right now, this might help.

Pub and cafe owners in Bolton are apprehensive about reopening amid a rise in the Indian variant.

Beam aimed to let users earn higher interest rates on their money by engaging with its mobile savings app. Beam — the mobile savings app that imploded last year after a CNBC investigation revealed dozens of customers were unable to get their money out — has been shut down for good under a tentative settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. As part of the settlement, Beam is banned from operating a mobile banking app or any other product or service that can be used to deposit, store, or withdraw funds. Under the settlement, neither Beam nor Du admit wrongdoing. Beam, which launched in 2019, billed itself as "the first mobile high-interest savings account for the 99%."

President Joe Biden's Covid relief plan is making its way through Congress. The $1.9 trillion bill includes money for a myriad of programs, including enhanced unemployment benefits, vaccination efforts and $1,400 stimulus checks. Funding new relief spending involves an interesting way of borrowing and figuratively printing money, according to Sahil Bloom, a financial educator and vice president at Altamont Capital Partners. Bloom said the government can create money without actually printing physical currency. Check out this video to see who actually "clicks the button" and to learn how the process can backfire.