Tyler Foster
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Consumers are suing Costco, Nintendo, and Temu to get a share of tariff refunds — legal experts say the lawsuits are nearly impossible to win
A Costco member in California wants her money back. Not from Costco, exactly, but from the tariffs she believes inflated the price of imported goods...
Gold dropped 1.4% after Trump’s “Project Freedom” announcement — but oil surged 6% the same day, which means the inflation trade isn’t going anywhere
President Donald Trump’s naval escort mission through the Strait of Hormuz launched with a bold name and a messy first week. On the day the...
The S&P 500 gained 10% in April — its best month since November 2020 — but the CAPE ratio just hit 39, the highest since the dot-com peak
The S&P 500 closed April 2026 with a gain of roughly 10%, its strongest single month since November 2020, and finished the final trading session...
Moody’s says sustained $125 oil triggers a global recession — Brent just hit $114, and the S&P 500 is still sitting near an all-time high
The S&P 500 pushed to a fresh record in late May 2026, buoyed by a run of first-quarter earnings that gave Wall Street little reason...
$166 billion in tariff refunds start going to businesses this week — and zero of 25 CFOs surveyed plan to share a cent with customers
The federal government started wiring money back to American importers the week of May 19, 2026. Not small checks. Roughly $166 billion worth, the result...
The first tariff refund checks land around May 11 — but every CEO surveyed says they won’t pass the savings to customers
The federal government is preparing to return billions of dollars in tariff payments that the Supreme Court ruled were illegally collected. The first refund checks...
DOGE built a Medicare portal to help seniors — then left providers’ Social Security numbers in a public database for weeks
For weeks this spring, the Social Security numbers of healthcare providers who treat Medicare Advantage patients were sitting in a publicly accessible government database, exposed...
Fares jumped 23% on every route Spirit used to fly — budget air travel in America may have died with the airline
The cheapest seat on the Fort Lauderdale-to-San Juan route used to cost around $49 each way. Spirit Airlines sold thousands of them every week, packing...
Used EVs are outselling projections by 25% this year — because at $4.39 a gallon, it costs 60% less to charge than fill up
A three-year-old Chevy Bolt EV with 35,000 miles on the odometer now lists for about $14,500 at dealerships across the Midwest and Southeast. Plug that...
Trump declared the Iran war “terminated” to dodge the War Powers clock — the Navy is still blockading ports and gas hasn’t dropped a cent
The letter was two pages long and arrived on the last possible day. On May 1, 2026, the Trump administration notified Congress that the war...
Mortgage rates settled at 6.20% this weekend after a spring dip to 6.02% — oil-driven inflation is the reason they won’t fall further
Mortgage rates settled at 6.20% this weekend after a spring dip to 6.02% — oil-driven inflation is the reason they won’t fall further. The brief...
Palantir reports Monday with 74% revenue growth expected — Wall Street is calling May 5 a “make-or-break” day for the $200 billion AI stock
Palantir Technologies will report first-quarter 2026 earnings after U.S. markets close on Monday, May 4, with a live executive webcast scheduled for 5:00 p.m. ET....
Energy costs just tied housing as Americans’ second-biggest financial worry — at the highest level since 2008
When Lisa Moreno opens her electric bill each month in her three-bedroom house outside Houston, she braces. The number has climbed every billing cycle since...
Student loan borrowers have 59 days to pick a new repayment plan — RAP launches July 1 with a $10 minimum payment and a 30-year forgiveness timeline
Starting July 1, 2026, every new federal student loan will come with repayment rules that break sharply from the system borrowers have known for decades....
The new student loan repayment plan launches July 1 — it requires a $10 minimum payment, takes 30 years to forgive, and replaces every IDR plan you’ve heard of
On July 1, 2026, the federal government will stop offering borrowers a choice among income-driven repayment plans. No more PAYE. No more REPAYE. No more...
The S&P 500 just closed above 7,200 for the first time — Bloomberg says it might be a “melt-up” that evaporates fast
On May 1, 2026, the S&P 500 closed at 7,230.12, sailing past the 7,200 mark for the first time after a week of better-than-expected corporate...