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Published May 25, 2021 • Updated on May 25, 2021 at 10:50 pm NBC Universal, Inc. Call it a different kind of bank robbery: thieves are now reaching into retirement accounts, which frequently have far fewer protections than traditional banks. As one suburban Chicago couple recently was stunned to learn, the burden of spotting this kind of fraud has recently been placed squarely on the shoulders of customers, many of whom deposited the money with an “invest it and forget it” mentality....

Prices Are Soaring on These 7 Items Some surprise price jumps are making life more difficult for consumers. The inflation canary in the coal mine may be singing its unhappy song. Prices have begun to rise on many products, according to the federal government’s latest Consumer Price Index readings. Overall, the index rose 0.6% in March on a seasonally adjusted basis, the largest one-month rise since a 0.6% increase in August 2012. In particular, a handful of items have become especially costl...

She bought the airline tickets on a third-party travel site called Flights Mojo. For all 14 of them, the flights cost $7,600. When the pandemic hit, the flights were cancelled. So Schilling tried to get a refund from Flights Mojo, but couldnt. She says she even had proof that the airline had refunded Flights Mojo, but the travel site wasnt passing along the money to her. "I describe that as stealing, basically," said Schilling. Flights Mojo didnt respond to the I-Teams request for comment. But ...

How To Know If Your Home Improvement Professional Is Worth the Price Tag How To Know If Your Home Improvement Professional Is Worth the Price Tag No one likes to overpay. But when it comes to hiring a home improvement professional to do a job, homeowners dont always know whats a fair price. Ana Durrani, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail No one likes to overpay. But if youre looking to hire a home improvement professional to do some work, you might not know what’s a fair price. Services like i...

Investigation Finds Used Cars Are Routinely Sold with Known, Life-Threatening Safety Defects — Sen. Blumenthal Weighs In Share Article Nonprofit Consumers’ Checkbook, Consumer Federation of America Warn of Risk to Americans, Urge Lawmakers to Ban Sale of Vehicles with Open Recalls Checkbook.org researchers looked at 600 used cars for sale and found 227 of them had at least one unaddressed safety recall. "This investigation’s frightening findings show that urgent action is needed to ensure...

Those letters, sent on utility company letterhead, make future problems seem more costly and inevitable than they actually are.

Food-delivery apps take bite out of KCMO restaurant profits Councilman proposes ordinance to limit fees Nick Starling/KSHB and last updated 2021-01-18 12:08:43-05 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As restaurants struggle to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, one Kansas City, Missouri, councilman hopes to ease a separate financial burden restaurants have faced. Many third-party ordering apps, such as Door Dash and Grub Hub, charge delivery commissions. But District 4 Councilman Eric Bunch is propos...

Hy-Vee, other Twin Cities supermarkets add incentives to keep new e-commerce customers Consulting firm Mercatus predicts that online purchases will double by 2025.  January 16, 2021 — 8:00am Text size Copy shortlink: Hy-Vee saw its grocery delivery and curbside pickup business quadruple in 2020. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the sudden need for e-commerce delivery across retail has supermarkets scrambling to change and keep ...

The service will save restaurants, customers money.