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    Yahoo Finance Video

    What the NAR settlement means for real estate: YF Explains

    The National Association of Realtors reached a $418 million settlement with home sellers who alleged brokerages indirectly gouged house prices by boosting real estate agent commissions. There are big questions about what the agreement means for the industry, home sellers, and home buyers.  Yahoo Finance's Dani Romero takes you through the implications you need to know. Be sure to check out Real Estate: The New Reality, starting April 22 on Yahoo Finance. 

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    Yahoo Finance Video

    Invest like the rich: These luxury items gain value over time

    Buying luxury goods can sometimes be more of an investment than just the initial purchase. According to Knight Frank, things like rare whiskey and classic cars decreased in value in 2023, compared to the previous year while art and jewelry gained in value. What kind of luxury goods are gaining in popularity that may gain value? TheRealReal (REAL) VP of Merchandising Sasha Skoda joins Wealth! to break down which luxury items can gain value over time. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Wealth! This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino

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    Yahoo Finance

    The 2 'micro' companies powering the small-cap Russell 2000 this year: Chart of the Week

    Index concentration has been a running theme for well over a year, and it's not limited to the S&P 500's "Magnificent Seven" stocks. The small-cap Russell 2000 index has its own set of outperformers, the "Micros."

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    The Canadian Press

    What's a Barnacle? It's yellow, sticks and screams if you try to pry it off your car

    Barnacles have appeared on vehicles in Saskatchewan's capital, but they're not sticky little water-dwelling crustaceans. The bright yellow devices, used to make sure parking scofflaws pay their tickets, could soon be making their way to other parts of the country. "You will see more and more Barnacles," Colin Heffron, chairman of Barnacle Parking, said in an interview from New Jersey. When a Barnacle is placed on a vehicle’s windshield, commercial-grade suction cups latch onto the glass with mor