💵 Today’s Top Stories

If you choose a streaming service on price, it’s likely to change fast in the current atmosphere. How about considering customer satisfaction? Amazon Prime Video just reclaimed a first-place tie. Read more.

Automatic bill pay is convenient, but it can also be dangerous. Clark gives a big warning when it comes to automated debit card transactions. Read more.

Cardholders will get a new rental car benefit as well as emergency health coverage on travel booked with the card. Here are the benefits Fidelity is taking away as well as its popular travel benefits. Read more.

Plans start at $24.99 per month for unlimited talk, text and 7GB of high-speed data. Plus, several plans include international roaming and use in 80+ countries. Read more.

📊 Stat of the Day

💸 $40.05 trillion: The U.S. national debt as of last week. That’s more than double what it was a decade ago ($19.4 trillion) and up $10 trillion in the last four-and-a-half years. The Treasury reported a $432.3 billion deficit in July, most since March 2021.

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