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‘People have predicted dollar doom for decades. What makes this time actually different?’

“You keep pushing bitcoin as some kind of salvation, but it crashes 75% regularly.”

My father says his life-insurance policy doesn’t exist. What can we do about this lost money?

“We are all devastated as we were told there would be money.”

Consumer spending is strong — and the U.S. economy is all right

High tariffs, lingering inflation and more trouble finding a job apparently haven’t been enough to throw consumers into funk. Americans increased spending again in August to help keep the U.S. economy chugging.

Inflation rises again, PCE shows, but not enough to alarm the Fed

Prices aren’t rising so fast as to postpone rate cuts

Fed’s Barkin upbeat on U.S. economic outlook despite rising inflation, slower job growth

“The consumer is frankly exhausted,” Tom Barkin said Friday.

Are markets getting wary on AI spending? Here’s what billionaire hedge fund founder David Einhorn thinks.

More investors are starting to question the trillion dollar pledges to build AI infrastructure.

The Ryder Cup pours millions into promoting golf. But does the sport even need saving?

While debate swirls around who is or isn’t being paid at the Ryder Cup, and where the money is going, here’s a look at the state of the sport today.

Will you delay retirement so your kids can have health insurance until they’re 26?

A surprising number of parents are answering yes to that question.

Tesla is about to show a snapshot of its global sales. Is recent optimism deserved?

Wall Street sales consensus has crept up, but some worry that a sales bump, if it comes, will be more about a rush to buy EVs ahead of expiring U.S. tax incentives.

My brother-in-law’s $19,000 truck loan was written off, but the IRS charged him $3,300 in taxes. This seems unfair.

“He only brings home about $600-$700 a month, so he can’t afford payments to the IRS.”

Trump announces 100% tariffs on pharmaceuticals unless drug makers are building U.S. factories

President Donald Trump announced a raft of new tariffs late Thursday, including a 100% levy on imported pharmaceuticals unless their manufacturers are actively building factories in the U.S.

DOGE operates ‘unchecked’ at multiple agencies, Senate report finds. Here’s what it recommends to protect Americans’ data.

The Department of Government Efficiency is operating with “unchecked” access to American’s personal data across multiple government agencies, according to a Senate report released Thursday that makes several recommendations to rein in and audit their activities.
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