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Best Places To Put $5K, $10K, or $25K Right Now for the Biggest Return

Best Places To Put $5K, $10K, or $25K Right Now for the Biggest Return

Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate by a quarter point last week, but the top high-yield savings and money market accounts still pay up to 5.00%, while the best CDs offer as much as 4.50%. Brokerage and robo-advisor cash accounts are down slightly this week, with a top yield of 3.95%, while […]

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Savings Rates Are Dipping, Not Cratering—Here Are All the Places You Can Still Earn Big Returns

Savings Rates Are Dipping, Not Cratering—Here Are All the Places You Can Still Earn Big Returns

Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate a quarter point this week, but the top high-yield savings and money market accounts still pay up to 5.00%, while the best CD rate stands at 4.40%. Brokerage and robo-advisor cash accounts currently yield up to 4.04%, while U.S. Treasuries offer as much as 4.67%.

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Oh, the Places Broadband Won’t Go Under West Virginia Expansion Plan

Oh, the Places Broadband Won’t Go Under West Virginia Expansion Plan

Last week, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that the state had finalized its $1.2 billion plan to bring high-speed broadband to homes and businesses in the state. “We are excited about the opportunity to bring broadband to every corner of our state and help every West Virginian reach their full potential,” he said. But buried in

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New Jersey’s Ban on Guns in Sensitive Places Upheld; Insurance Mandate Nixed Again

Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a New Jersey law that barred carrying firearms in so-called sensitive places like schools and public gatherings. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 139-page opinion, recounted a longstanding history in the United States of prohibiting firearms in certain circumstances and reversed a lower court’s opinion that

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