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We’ve barely said goodbye to summer and hello to fall, but this is actually the best time to start thinking about your holiday travel plans.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC has agreed to pay $129.6 million to settle claims by a U.S. regulator that the British lender sold toxic mortgage-backed securities to now-defunct U.S. credit unions, according to the court filing on Tuesday. The National Credit Union Administration, which regulates and supervises federal credit unions, in 2013 sued RBS and eight other banks for misrepresenting the real value of mortgage-backed securities they sold. In the RBS case, NCUA claimed the bank distorted... Читать дальше...

Some people spend up to 77% of their income on their mortgage.

Some people spend up to 77% of their income on their mortgage.

Hewlett-Packard Inc. said late Tuesday that it will cut employees from a company it is forming to focus on printers and personal computers, part of a growing tally of workforce reductions for the tech giant. While laying out plans for its impending corporate split, H-P executives revealed that they plan to lay off 3,300 workers within the next three years from HP Inc. That is in addition to up to 30,000 workers -- 10% of H-P's total -- that the company expects to lose from the other company it is forming... Читать дальше...

Uber Technologies Inc. on Tuesday filed an appeal of a judge's ruling that granted class-action status to drivers seeking to be classified as employees, according to The Wall Street Journal. The ruling, handed down earlier this month, would allow an estimated 160,000 drivers to join the suit against Uber, a ride-hailing app that treats drivers as independent contractors. The company, which has garnered a valuation from venture capitalists topping $50 billion, said in its appeal that U.S. District... Читать дальше...

This week we’re going to run down all of our positions and make some tough decisions on a few of them that simply aren’t working as well as I’d like.

Six ways people can save on prescription drugs, and why Christmas season has already begun.

Microsoft Corp. said late Tuesday its board approved a 16% dividend hike. The company said it's increasing the quarterly dividend by five cents to 36 cents a share. The dividend is payable to shareholders as of Nov. 19 on Dec. 10. Microsoft shares rose 0.5% to $44.18 in after hours activity.

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Action in the federal-funds options trading pit is set spike with the Federal Reserve expected this year to announce sometime this year the first interest-rate hike since 2006.

Starz Inc. shares rallied in the extended session Tuesday following a report that the media company was in talks to be acquired by AMC Networks Inc. . Starz shares jumped 8.3% to $41.99. Late Tuesday, Bloomberg reported AMC was in early talks to acquire Starz, according to people close to the situation.

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Six ways people can save on prescription drugs, and why Christmas season has already begun.

FedEx Inc. said late Tuesday it plans to hike its shipping rates at the start of 2016. Effective Jan. 4, the company said shipping rates for FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Home Delivery, and FedEx Freight will rise an average 4.9%. FedEx also said it was increasing the surcharge on packages that exceed maximum dimensions effective Nov. 2. FedEx shares rose 0.2% to $154.36 in the extended session.

Janet Yellen & Co. face arguably the most highly anticipated market event in years, one that will prove a critical moment for financial markets across the globe.