Be Well: What to Know About Managing Credit Card Debt
Leslie Tayne, a financial attorney, joined Cheddar News with some advice for viewers on managing credit card debt, noting that one of the first steps people can take in protecting their finances is to not open too many credit cards. "If you end up with 10 or 15 different credit cards and the balances go up, any savings that you might have had with the discount to get the card is eliminated if you don't pay it off at the end of the month," she said.
Stocks were generally flat after the opening bell on Friday ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comments in a speech at Spelman College later. Investors are growing optimistic that the central bank is done raising rates and may start cutting next year.
The network of nearly 4,800 fake accounts was attempting to build an audience when it was identified and eliminated by the tech company, which owns Facebook and Instagram.
Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year's elections, Meta said Thursday.
