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Our experts answer readers' personal loan questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess personal loans). In some cases, we receive a commission from our partners; however, our opinions are our own.

You might consider getting a personal loan if you need quick funding for expenses like moving costs or vacations. A personal loan is a fixed-rate loan, paid off in monthly



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  • Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market in 2017 for $13.7 billion.
  • Before the purchase, Whole Foods had seen declining sales for several quarters.
  • Warren Buffett and Albertsons were two other potential buyers who said no to the opportunity.

Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market in 2017 for $13.7 billion after the grocery store chain ran into some financial trouble and



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Sergey Brin's secretive airship company, LTA Research, recently received clearance for its massive Pathfinder 1 to take the skies at heights of up to 1,500 feet.
  • Sergey Brin's airship company LTA Research recently received flight clearance for its vessel Pathfinder 1. 
  • That means the company can now test the massive airship in designated airspaces in the Bay Area.
  • Brin



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The US economy is showing resilience, but experts warn a recession is still on the table.
  • Small business owners and CFOs both reported feeling downbeat about the US economy in recent surveys.
  • CFOs are far more optimistic about the prospects for their own companies relative to the wider economy. 
  • A historically low number of small business owners said it's a good time to

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The Gaza Strip is suffering a near-total connectivity outage as the Israeli Defense Forces announced Friday that it was “expanding ground operations” in the region.

As of Friday, the connectivity tracker NetBlocks reported “a collapse in connectivity in the Gaza Strip,” with one of the largest and last remaining



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Our experts answer readers' personal loan questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess personal loans). In some cases, we receive a commission from our partners; however, our opinions are our own.

When shopping for a personal loan, most borrowers make the interest rate their top priority. The lower the interest rate, the less the total cost of the loan will be. While other



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Google paid Apple $18 billion to stay as the default search engine on the iPhone in 2021.
  • Google paid Apple $18 billion in 2021 to remain the default search engine on iPhone, NYT reports.
  • Google spent $26 billion in total in 2021 on similar deals with device makers, an ongoing court case revealed.
  • The US Justice Department is suing Google over accusations that