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Higher beef prices are biting into profits, but there early signs that relief is on the way

Beef prices are a headache for the restaurant and food industries — just ask Restaurant Brands, McDonald’s, Shake Shack and Hormel Foods.

Air-traffic controllers miss their first paycheck. Shutdown effects on airports could get much worse.

Shutdown-related staffing shortages are driving some air-travel delays and cancellations.

Automakers are bracing for a chip crisis that could roil production

Carmakers are running low on critical semiconductors after a key supplier was banned from selling its chips due to geopolitical conflict.

‘I miss having a backyard’: At 67, do I pay cash for a house or put $500K down?

“I sold my house three years ago and started renting an apartment for convenience.”

Trump’s pressure campaign on the Federal Reserve is already producing blowback

This threatens bond investors with volatility, and seniors with an uncertain outlook on inflation.

H-1B work visas might be worth $100,000 — but American companies will pay a price

Earnings growth of U.S. public companies could be threatened.

Trump administration to reduce eligibility for major student-loan forgiveness program

The Trump administration is cutting eligibility for one of the most prominent loan-forgiveness programs, which provides debt relief to borrowers working in public service.

Microsoft is defending its heavy AI spending with this buzzword

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talked up the “fungibility” of its technology in response to concerns about an AI overbuild.

Why Alphabet’s stock looks like a better play than Meta’s in the AI race

Both companies are spending big on AI, but Google’s diversified business and cost discipline could help it pull ahead

Investors need to know Trump has a plan to strengthen America’s rare-earths miners

There’s a truce between the U.S. and China when it comes to rare-earths minerals, but America’s national security depends on its self-sufficiency.

Meta’s stock slides toward its worst day in years as Wall Street pans ‘runaway’ AI spending

Meta’s spending is hard to rationalize, some analysts say, as it’s uncertain whether heavy investments into the metaverse will generate compelling returns.

Even if baby boomers don’t break Social Security, millennials and Gen Z will be in trouble. Here’s why.

Increases in longevity, decreases in fertility and fewer immigrants coming to the U.S. are contributing to the insolvency problem.
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