Claudia Chee, 32, has a love for all things Costco. She's furnishing her new apartment with items from the store. She created the Instagram account @CostcoClaudia, where she models clothing and shares her experiences. She earns about $7,000 a month as an influencer, as well as around $5,000 a month from her job as a piano teacher.

I bought all my furniture at Costco for $5,000: Take a look inside

Atlanta, GA

The FBI searched property management company Cortland Management’s headquarters in Atlanta in an unannounced search on Wednesday, May 22, according to several reports, as part of a multifamily rent price-fixing investigation. National apartment developer Cortland Management’s Atlanta office was searched by the FBI under a limited search warrant, a...

FBI Searches Property Management Company in Rent Price-Fixing Investigation

New Jersey State

You'll need to earn nearly $60,000 annually to live alone in Massachusetts, the most expensive state in the U.S. when it comes to basic costs, according to a recent SmartAsset analysis. That figure includes estimates for how much a single-person household needs to cover housing, transportation, health care, taxes and...

The 15 U.S. states with the highest cost of living for single people—No. 1 isn't California, New York or Hawaii

Fremont, CA

At 32, after 12 years of living rent-free with my parents in the San Francisco Bay area, I was ready to move into my own place. I had saved $400,000 and had the flexibility to make the leap, but whether it was uncertain streams of income, wanderlust and mostly, the financial benefits of staying put, something had been holding me back. Until November 2023, when I visited a friend at their Fremont, California, apartment complex.

33-year-old pays $2,146/month for 556-square-foot studio in California furnished 'almost entirely with Costco': Take a look inside

USDA loans allow eligible homebuyers to get zero-down-payment mortgages in rural areas. Because they're backed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, these loans have lower rates and more flexible credit requirements than conventional mortgages. They also don't require private mortgage insurance, which can add more than 2% to your loan annually.

What is a USDA loan and am I eligible?

Götene, about 200 miles from Stockholm, is selling plots of land starting at 1 krona per square meter or nine US cents per 10 square feet. Buyers must build a home on the land with plans to either live there permanently or use it as a vacation property, according to CNN.

This scenic town in Sweden is selling cheap land to get people to move there: 'We can bring you a high quality of life,' mayor says

Christina Lewis is the daughter of Reginald Lewis who achieved fame and fortune with a $985 million buyout of food conglomerate Beatrice International Foods in 1987. He went on to become the only Black person on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans when he first appeared on the list in 1991 with a $340 million fortune, according to Forbes.

Daughter of the only Black person on Forbes 400 list in 1991 makes history launching multifamily office

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

Daron Acemoglu, MIT Institute professor, and Vahan Janjigian, Greenwich Wealth Management CIO, join CNBC's 'The Exchange to discuss the hype surrounding AI, the effects of AI in productivity, the economic impact of AI, and more.

No evidence that AI will reduce inequality or boost wages: MIT professor Daron Acemoglu

Getting accepted at your dream college can be an incredibly exciting moment. But opening your financial aid package can determine whether that dream becomes a reality. Nearly 90% of first-time, full-time undergraduate students at 4-year colleges received some type of financial aid for the 2020-21 school year, according to the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.

The 10 U.S. colleges that offer the best financial aid—none are public schools

Georgia State

Reuters

(Reuters) - Just weeks after a U.S. appeals court blocked a Black-owned venture capitalist from funding women-of-color-led businesses, the ruling has had a chilling effect across the small industry of diversity-focused venture capital funds, according to founders, investors and lawyers who spoke to Reuters.

US court decision casts shadow on diversity venture capital funding

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Tuesday that Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is not alone in keeping inflation high across the euro zone. "It's not just Taylor Swift, you know," Lagarde told CNBC's Sara Eisen in Sintra, Portugal. "Others have come as well." Terms such as "Swiftflation" and "Swiftonomics"...

'It's not just Taylor Swift': ECB's Lagarde says Eras Tour is not alone in keeping euro zone inflation high

Peloton was staring down hundreds of millions in loan payments by November 2025 that could've pushed the company into bankruptcy if it hadn't refinanced. Now that the connected fitness company has refinanced its debt, it has the breathing room to turn around its business and boost support among lenders and investors.

Peloton staved off the cash crunch that threatened its business. Where does it go now?

As president, Trump called for the elimination of the Education Department's debt relief programs, including the popular Public Service Loan Forgiveness initiative, which benefits public employees such as members of the U.S. Armed Forces, first responders, public defenders, prosecutors and teachers. He also wanted to slash the department's budget, and...

Trump may roll back student loan forgiveness programs if elected to second term

Saint Louis, MO

Jim Bullard, former St. Louis Fed president and dean of Purdue University business school, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss his takeaways from Tuesday's ECB forum on Central Banking and more.

Former St. Louis Fed Pres. Bullard: Fed can worry 'mostly about inflation' not job market

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DeanLand

Georgia's population grew beyond the 11 million mark in 2023, reaching 11,029,227 residents according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. With a robust population increase of 2.9% from 2020 to 2023, 315,456 new residents arrived in the state. Georgia was the 10th fastest-growing state in the US by percentage during the reporting period.

Georgia's Population Surges Past 11 Million, Fueled by Migration

"The reason why, you know, markets would be upset ... for any government, not only for France, is that fiscal policy does not adapt to the [European Central Bank's] new fiscal framework," European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos told CNBC on Tuesday. However, de Guindos stressed that movements...

Markets will be 'upset' if new French government does not commit to fiscal rules, European Central Bank's vice-president says

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Maine State

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Idaho State

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Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

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Housing prices are what's driving inflation, says Enterprise Community Partners' Shaun Donovan

Andy Walden, vice president of enterprise research at...

Housing prices are what's driving inflation, says Enterprise Community Partners' Shaun Donovan

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