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Claire Ballentine

New York

Personal Finance Reporter at Bloomberg Wealth

Reporter for @wealth covering personal finance. Duke Class of 2018. Lover of running, books, dogs and alpacas. Opinions are my own. [email protected]

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Articles

  • 1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Paige Smith |Claire Ballentine

    Sales are slipping at McDonalds. Airlines are worried that travelers will cut back as well. Consumers are falling behind on credit-card payments at the fastest pace in more than a decade. But sticker shock has yet to register for the residents of America’s affluent suburbs and downtown condos, the target audience for the newly revamped—and more expensive than ever—Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card.

  • 1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Paige Smith |Claire Ballentine

    Sales are slipping at McDonalds. Airlines are worried that travelers will cut back as well. Consumers are falling behind on credit-card payments at the fastest pace in more than a decade. But sticker shock has yet to register for the residents of America’s affluent suburbs and downtown condos, the target audience for the newly revamped—and more expensive than ever—Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card.

  • 1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Paige Smith |Claire Ballentine

    Shoppers on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida. (Bloomberg) -- Sales are slipping at McDonalds. Airlines are worried that travelers will cut back as well. Consumers are falling behind on credit-card payments at the fastest pace in more than a decade. But sticker shock has yet to register for the residents of America’s affluent suburbs and downtown condos, the target audience for the newly revamped—and more expensive than ever—Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card.

  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Claire Ballentine |Greg Ryan

    Reshaping higher education has been a key goal of President Donald Trump in his second term, a mission that has included attacks on Harvard University and stricter scrutiny of visa applications from foreign students. (Bloomberg) -- Ryan Sutherland thought he had all the credentials needed to win a prestigious Fulbright fellowship.

  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Claire Ballentine

    The job market for new college grads is brutal. But you know who is also having a hard time? Their parents. I know, I know, they’re not the ones actually experiencing rejections and hiring freezes in fields ranging from software engineering to finance and non-profits. Still, after writing this piece about young people struggling to land entry-level jobs, I kept thinking about the parents or caretakers supporting them.

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Claire Ballentine
Claire Ballentine @cfb_18
9 Jun 25

RT @A_Riley17: Oof: The Class of 2025 is graduating into a rough job market for new hires. https://t.co/Xkz4CpGtlE via @cfb_18 @BW

Claire Ballentine
Claire Ballentine @cfb_18
13 May 25

RT @business: If you're worried that Trump’s policies might make stuff more expensive, @cfb_18 asked experts what you should purchase right…

Claire Ballentine
Claire Ballentine @cfb_18
6 May 25

RT @KeithNaughton: LEAPING BEFORE YOU LOOK: Car buyers have made a run on showrooms to snap up pre-tariff cars before prices go up. But thi…