Thanksgiving is a time of reflection and gratitude. In my family, we start off by going around the table and saying things that each of us are grateful for, such as our health, our family, our successes for the year, and our friendships. This is a discussion of three financial facts you can add to…

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — Just days after Lisa Baldelli-Hunt resigned as Woonsocket’s mayor, the city’s finance director was fired from her position. Newly sworn-in Mayor Christopher Beauchamp told 12 News that Cindy Johnston’s last day was Monday. “I thought it was in the best interest of the city to do it sooner rather than later,”…

Hedge fund manager Ken Griffin said there’s a possibility that Miami could one day overtake New York’s Wall Street as as financial firms worried about rising crime rates migrate to the Sunshine State’s business-friendly climate and its lower taxes. “Miami, I think, represents the future of America,” said Griffin, praising the city’s “Incredibly vibrant economy”…

Delivering on long-awaited improvements, the Department of Education will soon release a streamlined version of its widely used college financial aid form, known as the FAFSA, to less than 20 questions that could take some people just 10 minutes to fill out, officials told ABC News.The new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which was…

ACCRA, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Ghana is making progress in talks to restructure its external debt and hopes to achieve a resolution by the end of the year, its finance minister said on Wednesday.In a budget speech, Ken Ofori-Atta said the economy was getting back on track with a smaller deficit than targeted in the…

The consumer price index was flat in October, signaling that the prolonged period of high inflation may finally be coming to an end, according to a report by UBS global wealth management. However, “the slower pace of inflation is little comfort to households still dealing with the cumulative effect of rising prices,” says Bankrate’s Greg McBride.…

“I don’t think we’re facing the next GFC,” Jonathan Pingle, UBS chief U.S. economist told CNBC on Wednesday. Credit tightening in the U.S. has raised concerns about the state of the economy and what could happen next. UBS said earlier this week that it anticipated a mild recession, as well as significant interest rate cuts…