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For a little more than a week before each of its interest rate setting meetings, the Federal Reserve falls silent. The central bank calls it a blackout period. It’s a time when its leaders stop shedding light on their views of the American economy and go mute on the range of decisions they may make when they meet.

Scaling back streaming subscriptions is solid savings advice for some. But what if the choice you’re faced with is not whether to pay for Netflix or Hulu, but whether to pay for food or electricity?

EUGENE, ORE. – Gracefully tapered columns seated on rustic stone veneer bases give a Craftsman look to the Mallory, as do the multi-paned windows and traditional front porch. This three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath home has a fairly narrow footprint and is equally suitable for construction as a vacation retreat, or a year-round residence.

Gifts include money, labor and items of value. The difference between a discounted sale price of an item and the fair market value of that item is also considered a gift. In other words, if I sell my truck to my niece for $1,000 less than the truck’s fair market value, I have given my niece a $1,000 gift.

One simple click on a “phishing” email possibly changed the history of the United States.

The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the week running Oct. 13 through Oct. 19. Figures reflect the selling price of the property, along with the address or lot number of same and are courtesy of Allen County Recorder Mona Losh’s Office.

BRIDGER, Montana — Out here in big sky country, the only things larger than the bison are pickup trucks and three-row SUVs. I pulled my 6,326-pound, 6-foot-6-inch Jeep Wagoner L off Route 86 next to a herd of bison grazing on the golden landscape behind a wire fence.

Imagine if the housing market were covered in the news like the stock market.

U.S. retail sales stalled last month as shoppers grew more guarded about discretionary purchases amid the worst inflationary environment in decades and rising interest rates.

EUGENE, ORE. – Corner lot house plans have the benefit of a street view that is not filled in by a garage door. Visitors are greeted by a welcoming covered porch and a rich display of windows promising a naturally bright interior. A stone wainscot works in harmony with the lap siding and gable ends giving the Idyllwild a distinctively country look.