Daniel de Vise虂 covers personal finance for USA Today. A graduate of Wesleyan and Northwestern universities, he has written five books and worked at the Washington Post, the Miami Herald, The Hill and four other newspapers. He shared a 2001 team Pulitzer Prize and has garnered more than two dozen other national and regional journalism awards. His last book, King of the Blues, was longlisted for the 2022 PEN America award in biography.
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Trump vs Harris on the economy
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The hidden costs of health care
All mortgages are not created equal
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A Labor Day strike
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Gas prices ease
Uninsured motorists are driving up costs for everyone else
Is the 'starter home' still a thing?
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DJT stock hits new low
Pricing the American Dream
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Scammers on campus
How to avoid Labor Day traffic
Supermarket store brands have never been more popular
Inflation eased in July
July CPI report is out: What does latest data mean for the economy?
Do Harris ads masquerade as news?
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Why do consumers feel so dreary?
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Need some quick cash? Now you're allowed to raid your 401k.
A Cash App payout
Disney+ wants your dollars
Recovering from Wall Street's manic Monday
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A "rout" for stocks
Did baby boomers miss the boat on the Roth IRA for retirement?
Rate cuts coming soon?
Will the Fed lower interest rates in September?
Deal time at McDonald's
Starbucks mobile app down for millions of users
The long wait for probate
Americans are badly misinformed about the probate process
Saying no to parenthood
Rich millennials bypass stocks for 'alternative' investments
Stocks suffer like it's 2022
What is $1,000 a month worth?
Owning a home in retirement may not be such a good idea
Kamala Harris and the economy
Americans are ditching cars
'It's kind of scary': Global outage impacts Starbucks, 911 services
800 billionaires control more wealth than half the nation