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Home & Family
Personal Finance
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

The government fee that can cost poor Philadelphians their inheritance

In a city where a quarter of households earn less than $1,000 a month, many surviving family members struggle to pay off these bureaucratic fees.

8 years ago

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. The Federal Reserve has raised a key interest rate for the third time this year in response to a strong U.S. economy and signaled that it expects to maintain a pace of gradual rate hikes. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
National

Fed raises rates for 3rd time this year with 1 more expected

The Fed lifted its short-term rate by a modest quarter-point to a range of 2 percent to 2.25 percent.

8 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at a campaign rally for Pennsylvania candidates in Philadelphia, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Wolf keeps big lead over Wagner in campaign cash

We look at Tom Wolf's big fundraising lead in guv's race and the biggest donors.

8 years ago

Checking baggage will get more expensive with four airlines announcing fee increases this month. (David Goldman/AP)
NPR
Travel

American Airlines is the latest to raise checked-baggage fees

Airline travelers should prepare to dig deeper or pack lighter.

8 years ago

Hulking grey mirrored tower against a grey sky
Business

Comcast beats Fox in Sky auction with $39B bid

Comcast has emerged as the top bidder for European broadcaster Sky after a rare auction held by British regulators.

8 years ago

Down the Shore
Energy
New Jersey
Transportation

Gas prices dip at the Jersey Shore

Gas prices dipped in New Jersey but stayed relatively stable over the rest of the country following the flooding and destruction in the Carolinas.

8 years ago

This June 10, 2015, file photo shows a chip credit card in Philadelphia. Consumers can now freeze their credit for free under a new federal law, which takes effect Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. A credit freeze restricts access to your credit file, essentially halting anyone from opening any new credit in your name. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, File)
Personal Finance

Credit freeze now free nationwide

Consumers can now freeze their credit for free under a new federal law.

8 years ago

Natural gas wells in Springville Township, Pa. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Shale industry: Taxpayers should foot part of the bill for oil and gas oversight

The Marcellus Shale Coalition argues taxpayers should shoulder at least part of the burden.

8 years ago

 Joseph M. Torsella, speaks to the crowd, after being sworn in as Treasurer of Pennsylvania, at Camp Curtin Academy in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. (Chris Knight/AP Photo)
Business
Pennsylvania
Personal Finance

Expert: Pa. pension funds have underreported billions in payments

The funds have underreported the money paid to private equity firms by a third over the last decade. That's $3.8 billion the state didn't know about.

8 years ago

In this July 19, 2018, file photo Brendan Kennedy, (third from right in front), CEO and founder of British Columbia-based Tilray Inc., a major Canadian marijuana grower, leads cheers as confetti falls to celebrate his company's IPO (TLRY) at Nasdaq in New York. Investors are craving marijuana stocks as Canada prepares to legalize pot next month, leading to giant gains for Canada-based companies listed on U.S. exchanges. (Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo, File)
Business
Personal Finance

It’s high times for soaring marijuana stocks on Wall Street

Reefer Madness has gripped Wall Street.

8 years ago

City Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
New Jersey
Politics

Gov. Murphy will keep state in charge of Atlantic City for up to three more years

Atlantic City could remain under state rule until 2021.

8 years ago

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Box-office giant Ticketmaster may have benefitted from looking the other way on ticket scalping-related violations of its own terms of service, a Canadian report revealed on Sep. 19. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
NPR
Business
Performing Arts
Sports

Ticketmaster has its own secret ‘scalping program,’ Canadian journalists report

Ticketmaster has developed a secret tool called TradeDesk that assists professional "scalpers" to resell tickets in ways that would seem to violate Ticketmaster's own rules.

8 years ago

Chief Justice John G. Roberts had blocked a lower court order that would have required politically active nonprofits to disclose their donors. But on Tuesday the full Supreme Court overturned his stay. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Law
National
Politics

Supreme Court orders disclosure for dark money, as new report unveils some donors

The disclosure requirement is expected to apply to explicitly political ads by nonprofit groups.

8 years ago

(Big Stock)

Brooklyn Diocese paying four men $27.5 million to settle sex abuse claims

Four men who said they were sexually abused as boys by a teacher at a Brooklyn Catholic church have reached a $27.5 million settlement fr ...

8 years ago

With nothing in its rainy day fund and a budget surplus of just 2 percent, New Jersey is ill prepared for the next financial crisis, according to new analyses. (AP Photo)
Business
New Jersey
Personal Finance
Real Estate

New Jersey unprepared for next economic downturn, say ratings agencies

The state has a budget surplus of about 2 percent, and its rainy day fund in empty.

8 years ago

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