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Fed's Goolsbee warns economic activity may slump this summer after 'artificially high' pre-tariff bump
U.S. economic activity may appear "artificially high" before dropping off this summer, Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Sunday, as businesses and consumers look to stock up ...
Investors are eager for tariff deals. They might get more tumult in bonds and stocks instead.
In a nutshell, the world's deepest, most liquid bond market remains vulnerable to both aggressive selloffs and rallies for a number of reasons - starting with uncertainty over what the Trump ...
'I'm 15 years older': My second wife says she will pass my estate onto my sons. What could go wrong?
You can also leave your home, assuming it's in your name only, to your second wife as a life estate, meaning she will get to live in it for the remainder of her years and will be responsible for ...
My IRA and personal trading account had the biggest one-day gain ever. What will tomorrow bring?
You have already gotten your answer. What a difference a day makes.
'I ended up getting very sick': I'm divorcing an abuser. I've had two terrible attorneys - and fired them both. Do I sue?
I'm currently divorcing an abuser. So far, I have had two attorneys.
Americans are 'doom buying' coffee, olive oil and soap. What's the one thing I should stockpile to avoid tariff price hikes?
The average price of a used car in the U.S. hovers at around $25,000, and the average price of a new car is nearly double that. Estimates on the increase in the price of new cars due to tariffs range ...
I begged my adviser to sell amid the market turmoil. He dragged his feet and I lost $20,000. Do I have any recourse?
Cue the market downturn and I lost $20,000. I called again and begged him to get me out. He told me he would have my money out of the market by the end of the day - and it was. If he had moved my ...
'The whole thing feels predatory': My grandma, 97, pays $170 a month for a $10,000 life-insurance policy. Should we stop payments?
Soon thereafter, I learned that my grandmother had been paying monthly premiums on a $10,000 life-insurance policy since 1986. I reached out to her insurance agent to ask why he never advised my ...
Federal judge makes your Social Security data harder for DOGE to access - for now
A federal judge temporarily halted DOGE from accessing Social Security data late Thursday night with a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit brought forth by labor groups. The plaintiffs argue DOGE is ...
Social Security rule reversals, office closures, cost cuts: Here's what's happening now
A day after it announced the elimination of the Office of Transformation, the SSA said it was closing the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity and that it would reassign the office's tasks - ...
Social Security rule reversals, office -4-
During a press conference with organizations that advocate for seniors in New York, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Leland Dudek should resign as acting SSA commissioner, or President Trump ...
Money talks with your parents are tough. Here's how and why you need to have them.
Talking to your parents about their financial well-being is as important as talking to them about their physical health. It's not being nosey or intrusive; it's being responsible for their best ...