How yours and mine become ours: managing the finances of blended families

How yours and mine become ours: managing the finances of blended families

Published: October 30, 2023 at 7:20 a.m. ET Managing family finances is one of the leading causes of divorce. If nuclear families can’t agree on money matters, is it really surprising that a blended family often faces even more challenges? Additional outside forces, such as ex-spouses, as well as prejudice and heightened emotions brought into …

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China’s new bonds are aimed at helping economic recovery, an official says, as its budget deficit widens

China's new bonds are aimed at helping economic recovery, an official says, as its budget deficit widens

In an illustration taken on February 10, 2020, Chinese yuan banknotes can be seen behind a highlighted stock market graph. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Ilustracja Acquisition of licensing rights BEIJING, Oct 25 (Reuters) – China’s new government bonds will help shore up the economic recovery, China’s Vice Finance Minister Zhu Zhongming said on Wednesday, as the government’s stepped-up …

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S&P raises Greece to investment grade for the first time in over a decade

S&P raises Greece to investment grade for the first time in over a decade

ATHENS Greece’s credit rating has been upgraded to investment grade by Standard & Poors in the first such move by one of the three main rating agencies since the country’s sovereign debt crisis rocked the country more than a decade ago. Late Friday, S&P Global upgraded Greece’s rating to BBB- from BB+, citing the country’s …

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The United States ends the fiscal year with a budget deficit of nearly $1.7 trillion, an increase of 23%.

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The federal government ended its fiscal year in September. Wrapping up a year in which some thought the shortfall could exceed $2 trillion, the United States had an imbalance of $1.695 trillion, or about $320 billion. The budget report comes out the same week that Biden asked Congress to allocate $105 billion for “national security …

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The United States ends the fiscal year with a budget deficit of nearly $1.7 trillion, an increase of 23%.

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The federal government ended its fiscal year in September. Wrapping up a year in which some thought the shortfall could exceed $2 trillion, the United States had an imbalance of $1.695 trillion, or about $320 billion. The budget report comes out the same week that Biden asked Congress to allocate $105 billion for “national security …

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