Trump's Davos speech put affordability front and center. Here's what the data says.

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Trump arriving in Switzerland, where he focused his Davos speech on affordability.

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Bilt unveils credit cards with 10% interest rate for first year after Trump calls for cap

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Bilt Rewards CEO Ankur Jain

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Trump's big swing at credit card interest rates targets a growing American problem

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President Donald Trump's proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10% comes as Americans' debt loads are at record highs.

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Klarna CEO backs Trump's 10% credit card cap, criticizing rewards as built on poorer borrowers' debt

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Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of online lender Klarna.
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski said President Donald Trump's plan to cap credit card interest rates for a year makes sense.

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I bought a company with my credit card. Twenty years later, it generated $55 million in global sales.

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Teresa Johnson started her business by putting $25,000 on a credit card.

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The United States of Fraud

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The statue of liberty dressed like a thief

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What the Fed's December interest rate cut means for your wallet

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The federal funds rate will affects mortgages for American homebuyers.

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Veteran investor Tom Russo says resilience is key to success, and credit-card debt and gambling can hold people back

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Investor Tom Russo said he's more concerned about US debt and a weaker dollar than a crash in AI stocks.

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How cybercrime actually works, according to a former internet fraudster

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Brett Johnson is a reformed internet fraudster who stole more than $1 million through stolen credit cards, counterfeit documents, and phishing schemes.

The Marriott-Sonder debacle continues: Marriott tells booted guests to beg their credit card companies for a refund

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Marriott is asking its affected Sonder guests to ask their credit card companies for refunds.

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