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Yes, the FAFSA is open already — and it should be easier to apply. What students, families need to know.

After a bumpy college-application season last year, the Education Department on Thursday officially launched this year’s version of the FAFSA, with officials promising that the form is “ready for primetime.”

These dividend-paying stock ETFs are jumping as investors await ‘Trump 2.0’

This week’s ETF Wrap takes you inside the rally in dividend-paying equity ETFs as investors seek to position for President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in the White House.

Are traders setting the stage for another bruising unwind of the yen carry trade?

Futures traders are piling back into bets against the Japanese yen. That’s making one longtime market watcher nervous that investors could see a repeat of the vicious unwind of the yen carry trade that rattled global markets on Aug. 5.

Here’s how much money sports gamblers are betting every month — and their favorite sports to wager on

A detailed look at sports gambling numbers, six years after it was legalized

‘Crypto will get its way’: Here’s who could replace Gary Gensler as SEC chair

The incoming Trump administration is expected to be friendlier toward the cryptocurrency industry.

Why natural-gas prices have rallied 18% this week to a one-year high

Natural-gas futures seen an impressive rally, climbing by nearly 20% this week so far, with forecasts for colder U.S. weather and the potential for disruptions to European liquified natural gas supplies lifting prices to their highest finish in about a year.

Banks’ bond investors sell as their stock prices take flight

Money is flowing out of debt issued by JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citi, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley.

Have kids? You’ll need to make an extra $36,000 to reach true financial security.

Despite the focus on high inflation and interest rates, “a lack of resources, rather than unusually high costs, is the driving factor behind economic insecurity,” Urban Institute researchers said.

Sam Altman says Trump could be a ‘visionary leader’ by backing AI infrastructure

OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman gave President-elect Donald Trump advice on how to accelerate the artificial-intelligence revolution at the FinRegLab AI Symposium in Washington on Thursday.

Will mortgage rates and home prices go down next year? Your 2025 real-estate road map.

Will mortgage rates finally fall in 2025? And will it become more affordable to buy — or even rent?

Gary Gensler to step down as SEC chair, as bitcoin surges toward $100K

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler will leave his post on Jan. 20, the agency said today, exiting the Wall Street watchdog as President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated.

8 ways almost anyone can create a happier retirement

From retirement ‘euphoria’ to a search for meaning: Retirement isn’t a decision, it’s a process.
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