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October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) on Thursday closed down -0.07 (-0.48%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) closed down -1.70 (-0.37%). Sugar prices moved lower on Thursday, with NY sugar matching a 1-month low posted earlier this month. Sugar prices are under pressure amid the prospects of higher Indian sugar output as monsoon…

Oportun has expanded its savings app, Set & Save, to include a new artificial intelligence-powered feature that identifies routine bills and automatically helps members save toward upcoming payments. The new Smart Bills feature uses AI to understand a member’s financial habits and then set aside money for car payments, rent, utilities, insurance, subscriptions and other…

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Credit card rewards were once a ticket to premium travel, luxury experiences, and aspirational purchases. Increasingly, however, consumers are using those same rewards to offset everyday costs like groceries and gas, signaling a shift in how households are managing their finances. That’s according to new research from USAA, which found that consumers are not only…

Creative Planning, an Overland Park, Kan.-based registered investment advisor with about $710 billion in assets under management and advisement, has acquired Lovell Insurance Group, a Lee’s Summit, Mo.-based commercial insurance brokerage, specializing in complex commercial insurance, surety and risk management. Lovell Insurance Group was founded in 2017 by John Lovell, who has joined the Creative…