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People who fall behind on payday loans can find themselves arrested, according to a new report by the Consumer Federation of America.

Already, about 75,000 votes have been cast, according to state party officials. Observers are following the caucus closely to gauge who still has a path to win.

Folding phones are too expensive and there isn't much benefit to consumers just yet. Here's what needs to change so that folding phones become mainstream. Hint: Apple should build a folding iPhone.

Rob and Reshawn Lee bought a four-bedroom home in the suburbs of Dallas in June 2013. They paid it off in June 2018.

These are the best bits of wisdom and insight from this year's letter.

Rob and Reshawn Lee bought a four-bedroom home in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas for $300,000. They purchased the home in 2013 and paid it off in 2018. The couple wanted to start their own businesses and felt the flexibility of not having a mortgage payment would give them the confidence to quit their well-paying corporate jobs. Watch this video to find out how the couple paid off their mortgage and to see what they did after paying off their home.

Berlin-based firm AirHelp has helped 16 million passengers in 35 countries file claims for compensation against airlines for delays, cancellations and overbooking under rules such as the European Union's Flight Compensation Regulation. Passengers on disrupted domestic flights in the U.S., however, remain largely unprotected by consumers rights law.

China's National Health Commission said 2,345 people have died in the country from the coronavirus, and over 76,288 people are infected.

In Silicon Valley, "The Lord of the Rings" serves as a common ground, a shared passion that tech workers can reference to communicate with and relate to one another.

In addition to improving the performance of the vehicle and moving the engine from the front to behind the driver, General Motors added a lot of new and unique features for drivers.

Most notably, the eighth-generation Corvette started its life as an Australian-made pickup called the Holden Ute, codenamed internally as "Blackjack."

Encryption takes data like a text message or email, and converts it into code to prevent people, who are not the desired recipient, from seeing the data online. Encryption has gotten companies like Apple and WhatsApp in hot water with the U.S. government for prohibiting it from accessing private user data.

He noted a big caveat though: "There will be major drops in the market, perhaps of 50% magnitude or even greater."

With several localized coronavirus cases popping up in places such as Iran, Italy, South Korea and Japan, some experts are beginning to wonder: Is the genie out of the bottle?

"For the broader market it's reflective of risk appetite and people willing to roll the dice," one strategist said.

Warren Buffett released his annual letter to Berkshire shareholders on Saturday. Read it here.

G-20 leaders in Saudi Arabia are using a summit in Riyadh to find an "urgent solution" to international digital taxation, exposing global divisions over how to tax big technology firms.

Hoya Capital Real Estate started an exchange traded fund last March that its founder calls a macro play on the housing shortage in the United States.

Major Wall Street analysts see buying opportunities for some stocks hit by the coronavirus.

Bank of America Securities curated a "bear market signposts" list for clients to help gauge when stocks might be close to bear market territory.

Digital technologies are revolutionizing the energy industry, creating big opportunities for tech and oil companies.

Investors are too complacent, in no small part due to a fundamental misunderstanding of how rapidly the world has changed, economically and politically, writes Fred Kempe.

The 83-year-old woman was the first passenger from the MS Westerdam, run by Carnival Corp unit Holland America, to test positive.

The move comes at a time when such ships are under scrutiny after hundreds of passengers on the Diamond Princess liner in Japan contracted the coronavirus.

Modi's government has faced large scale-protests at home and criticism abroad for enacting a citizenship law that is seen as discriminating against Muslims.