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Americans are starting the new year with record debt. Here’s how they can get it under control.

Even if the Fed is moving too slowly to significantly help borrowers, people carrying high-interest credit-card or auto debt can still take proactive action in the new year by working to improve their credit scores and refinancing loans.

Jerome Powell was right all along

If the president had gotten his way, inflation would surely be rocketing again, the economy would be overheating and the Fed would have to raise short-term rates again.

Financial advisers want $5K to do my Roth conversions. Will they really help me avoid tax?

“It seems like the perfect situation for charlatans.”

Americans say the economy is lousy, but their spending habits say the economy is pretty good. What’s going on?

Tariffs, rising inflation and fewer new jobs cast a pall over the economy in 2025. Next year might be different.

4 reasons Americans aren’t drinking as much alcohol this holiday season — or any at all

The growing use of weight-loss drugs is one factor behind the decline in alcohol consumption.

Trump stops offshore wind projects. ‘The pause could last weeks to months,’ analysts warn.

“While we believe these latest pauses will be challenged in court, we expect refreshed concerns around the projects,” other analysts say.

Tesla’s EV sales keep falling, but Wall Street stays focused on robotaxis

Tesla’s EV sales continue to fall, but the stock is trading around record levels as Wall Street keeps it eye on the robotaxi opportunity.

Kroger’s stock may not seem so hot to investors, but the grocer keeps buying

Kroger boosts its stock buyback program, just as the shares are in danger of having their worst month in three years.

ServiceNow acquires Armis for $7.75 billion as it bets big on cybersecurity for AI

The deal expands ServiceNow’s reach into cybersecurity as it aims to create an ‘AI control tower.’

U.S. economy grew 4.3% before government shutdown, GDP shows, in biggest gain in 2 years

The U.S. grew at a snappy 4.3% annual pace in the third quarter — the biggest increase in two years — but the economy is unlikely to match that feat in the waning months of 2025 due partly to the long government shutdown.

China has been open to Western consumer brands for decades. Those brands still have a lot to learn about Chinese consumers.

Domestic rivals are moving faster, consumers are trading down, and global brands from Starbucks to Costa to Häagen-Dazs are scrambling to adapt — and paying the price when they don’t.

Quantum stocks are where AI was five years ago. These bets could be big winners.

The Pentagon sees quantum computing as a new Manhattan Project. China is “nanoseconds” behind. And these stocks are still cheap.
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