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How to Keep Revenge Spending From Ruining Your Retirement

Once the worst of the pandemic passed, some of us turned from being savers to spenders — setting ourselves up for potential disaster.

By Juli Fraga

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What Layoffs? Many Employers Are Eager to Hang On to Workers.

Despite interest rate increases meant to cool the labor market, companies outside the tech industry worry about having too few workers, not too many.

By Sydney Ember and Ben Casselman

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Stocks Sink for Third Straight Week

A turn in the market has eroded the sharp rally at the start of the year, as investors have fretted about recent signals suggesting a resurgence in inflation.

By Joe Rennison

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The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Sped Back Up

Inflation is down from its peak last summer, but recent readings have shown substantial and surprising staying power.

By Jeanna Smialek and Ben Casselman