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How A Credit Card Strategy Saved On Home Remodel

The morning after the hurricane hit Florida, I got a text from my tenant. “I have completely moved out,” he wrote after the storm last fall, wishing me an abrupt “good luck” despite having been there over three years, with eight months left on his lease. The wind had just subsided, ...

Pain At The Pump

NEW YORK (AP) — Drivers are in for another headache at the pump as U.S. gas prices continue to rise. The national average for gas prices stood at about $3.78 a gallon on Tuesday — about 25 cents higher than that seen one month ago, according to motor club AAA. While today’s prices at ...

Big Tech Backs Stock Gains With Solid Results, Growth Prospects

NEW YORK — Big technology companies provided the energy for most of broader market’s sharp ascent in 2023 and their latest financial reports so far justify that confidence from investors. Microsoft and Google’s parent company Alphabet reported strong profit growth that beat analysts’ ...

Credit Union Acquires Building

LAKEWOOD — Southern Chautauqua Federal Credit Union purchased the former Wealth Management Building located at 110 Mall Blvd., Lakewood, and closed on it earlier this month. The new building will serve as the credit union’s headquarters. The Legend Group and Deppas Insurance Agency will ...

Economist Still Sees A Recession Coming

WASHINGTON — For more than a year, the U.S. economy has defied predictions of a forthcoming recession. It has withstood 10 interest rate hikes in 16 months from an inflation-fighting Federal Reserve. In June, America’s employers added a healthy 209,000 jobs. Will the economy remain ...

Area Man Added To Academy Board

RANDOLPH — Randolph Academy, a two-campus public school district which supports, empowers and educates children struggling with various emotional and mental health disabilities, has added Scott Winterburn to its Board of Education. Winterburn is the intake coordinator for New Directions ...