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• Oakland, California is proving the laws of supply and demand are alive and well in the housing market. 
• Rent prices in Oakland have fallen by 7.2% over the last year.
• A bunch of new housing is hitting the market in Oakland, even as

• After I became a mom of five kids, I couldn't afford my student-loan repayments. 
• This year, my $200,000 student debt was forgiven. 
• I'm now able to think about my future and buy a house for my family.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Linda Whitman. It has been edited for length and clarity.

It was 1987 when I started my college journey at Adams

• Todd Combs discussed his demanding mother, passion for investing, and willingness to take risks.
• He compared studying a business to being a detective, and touted his short seller's eye.
• Combs is one of Warren Buffett's two investment managers at Berkshire Hathaway.

Todd Combs spoke about his

• Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Alabama have the lowest annual costs for a comfortable retirement.
• Hawaii, DC, and Massachusetts have the highest amounts for a comfortable retirement.
• Meanwhile, many Americans feel more pessimistic about retirement. 

Retirees looking to liv

• Tré Moment works as a nanny for high-profile and high-net-worth families.
• Moment says it's essential to set boundaries when working with affluent families.
• She says her career is very rewarding, but you shouldn't do it to get rich quickly.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation

• Israel is poised to launch a ground operation in the Gaza Strip following an attack by Hamas.
• In the decade since the last major IDF operation in Gaza, Hamas has acquired a number of drones.
• Israel has counter-drone capabilities, but using them effectively in urban combat may be difficult.

Israel

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Personal loan rates depend a lot on the borrower: The rates for the best personal loans tend to be around 6%, and right now, people with good or excellent credit may be eligible for

• A father said he was relieved to find out that his daughter, 8, had been killed by Hamas.
• He said being taken as a hostage to Gaza would have been "worse than death."
• Hamas took 100-150 people hostage following

• The national labor agency says it processed over 2,500 petitions to form a new union in the last year.
• That's up from fewer than 1,700 petitions in the 2021 fiscal year, an

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Average 30-year mortgage rates trended down a bit this week, though they're still significantly elevated compared to where they were a month ago. As inflation falls, mortgage rates are

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The pandemic altered many aspects of jobs as well as careers. And the changes in networking closely mirror how workplace trends have evolved in recent years.

"We're probably better than 50% back to normal