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I recently praised Apple for putting out a $599 MacBook laptop. One of the richest companies in the world was doing the average Joe a solid by offering a sleek and capable machine for a good price. But, even Apple isn’t immune to the AI-driven memory chip shortage. At the end of June, the company…

The 2008 housing crash was the result of a perfect storm, fueled by reckless lending and blind market confidence. Today, we have stricter underwriting and tempered attitudes, yet 60% of Americans believe we’ll enter a recession in the next year, according to NerdWallet’s Consumer Financial Resilience Index. That fear isn’t entirely unfounded. On average, economic…

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It’s not a dramatic climb, but mortgage rates are creeping higher as the Iran ceasefire continues to deteriorate. The renewed fighting quickly drove up oil prices and bond yields, and we’ve seen mortgage rates head upward, too. The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 6.42% APR, according to rates provided to…

JetBlue Airways’ fare classes will look much different by the end of the year. The airline is adding new domestic first class seats to some airplanes and plans to sell “basic” versions of domestic first class and extra-legroom fares. In total, customers will choose from four different types of seats and three different fare classes….

Spencer Tierney writes for NerdWallet. Email: spencer.tierney@nerdwallet.com. The article How I Earned $8,000 in Interest in Less Than 4 Years (And What I Wish I’d Done Sooner) originally appeared on NerdWallet.