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Nov 25 2019
12:11 am
US households are now sitting on a record $14 trillion in mortgages, credit cards, student loans and other forms of debt.
Credit card rates recently hit 17%, the highest level in at least 25 years, making this an especially costly form of borrowing. Part of that rise has been driven by fierce competition to lure borrowers with flashy rewards.
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- Deaths among middle-aged adults reversing life expectancy trends (1 reply)
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- Halfway to $333,000, the Salvation Army of Knoxville asks for your help to fulfill goal (WBIR)
- Renowned American artist Jim Gray passes away at 87 (WBIR)
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- Long-troubled piece of land on Beverly Road is getting a new housing project (KNS Business)
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- For 3rd time in US history, full House to vote on impeachment of a president (KNS News)
- University of Tennessee celebrates winter graduates; honors Knoxville civil rights leader in photos (KNS Opinion)
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State News
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Wire Reports
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- 'Going to take my cues from the president's lawyers': McConnell to coordinate with White House on impeachment - Washington Examiner (US News)
- Fed Says No Hikes In 2020. What About Gold? - Yahoo Finance (Business)
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