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Schumer called Trump’s “war is terminated” letter “bulls—” — the Navy is still blockading Iran and 20% of the world’s oil is trapped behind the Strait
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stood at the Capitol podium on the morning the War Powers Resolution deadline expired, held up a single sheet of...
The IRS is running 125+ AI models to flag returns in 2026 — up from 54 two years ago — while Congress wants to cut the agency’s budget by another $1 billion
Somewhere inside the IRS, a machine-learning model is comparing the income you reported on your 2025 tax return against every W-2, 1099, and third-party record...
Credit card debt crossed $1.33 trillion while the savings rate hit 3.6% — both numbers haven’t been this bad since 2008
The last time Americans owed this much on their credit cards and saved this little of their paychecks, Lehman Brothers was still a going concern....
84% of S&P 500 companies beat earnings estimates this quarter — and the Fed still can’t cut rates because inflation just hit 3.5%
Corporate America just posted one of its strongest earnings seasons in recent memory, and it changes nothing about the cost of your mortgage. Roughly 84%...
Chip stocks surged 35.2% in April — the biggest single-month gain for semiconductors in decades — as AI spending approaches $700 billion
The semiconductor sector just posted a month unlike anything investors have seen in a generation. The PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOX), the benchmark that tracks the...
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 flip a switch that reshapes how millions of Americans repay their student loans. Every income-driven repayment plan...
The S&P 500 just closed above 7,200 for the first time — while inflation hit 3.5% and the Iran war enters month three
On April 30, 2026, the S&P 500 closed at 7,209.01, crossing the 7,200 threshold for the first time in the index’s 69-year history. The same...
The personal savings rate just hit 3.6% — the lowest since 2008 — because Americans are spending more on gas, not more on stuff
For every $100 of after-tax income Americans earned in December 2025, they set aside just $3.60. That personal saving rate, reported by the Bureau of Economic...
Trump told Congress the Iran war is “terminated” — the Navy is still blockading Iran’s ports and gas just hit $4.39
Trump told Congress the Iran war is “terminated” — the Navy is still blockading Iran’s ports and gas just hit $4.39 President Trump sent Congress...
2027 Social Security COLA forecast ranges from 2.8% to 4% — and the Iran war could push it higher
A Social Security recipient collecting the average monthly benefit of roughly $1,976 could see anywhere from $55 to $79 more per check starting in January...
The 2026 gas price survival guide: 5 line items in your budget that go up when fuel does
Filling up the family car got noticeably more expensive this spring. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ March 2026 Consumer Price Index report, released in April,...
Freddie Mac’s Q1 net income jumped 27% to $3.6B as purchase mortgage applications rose 20% year-over-year
Freddie Mac earned $3.6 billion in the first quarter of 2026, a 27% increase over the $2.8 billion it posted a year earlier, as a...
Qualcomm surged 16% on data center chip breakthrough and $20B buyback
Qualcomm shares jumped roughly 16% in a single March 2026 trading session after the San Diego chipmaker announced a $20 billion stock buyback program and...
Meta tumbled 9% after hiking AI spending to as much as $145 billion — JPMorgan downgraded the stock
Meta Platforms raised its 2026 capital spending forecast to as much as $145 billion on April 29, a jump of more than $25 billion from...
The Fed just held rates steady in Powell’s final meeting as chair — and 4 members dissented, the most since 1992
Jerome Powell’s last policy meeting as Federal Reserve chair ended not with consensus but with a fracture. On April 29, 2026, the Federal Open Market...
Social Security payments up to $5,181 land next week — here’s the full May 2026 schedule
If you’re one of the millions of retirees who budget around the third of the month, May 2026 is throwing a small curveball. Because May...