Tyler Foster
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Rents just fell behind inflation for the first time — here’s where renters have the most leverage in 2026
Across a band of Sun Belt cities (i.e., cities in southern states such as Texas or Florida) that spent the past few years building apartments...
U.S. credit card debt crosses $1.33 trillion — average balance now $6,580 per person
A $6,580 credit card balance can take years to fully pay off when the minimum payment barely covers last month’s interest. That is the situation...
No, the Nasdaq’s 13-day win streak doesn’t mean it’s time to buy — here’s what history actually shows
The Nasdaq Composite rose for 13 consecutive trading sessions ending April 29, 2026, its longest winning streak since January 1992. Within hours of the milestone,...
Senate Finance probes $370M tax break Trump IRS gave Cheniere Energy for classifying LNG tankers as “motorboats”
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker stretches roughly 1,000 feet from bow to stern. For context, under federal shipping regulations, a motorboat stretches about 65...
Should you tap your home equity right now? Here’s how to decide without regret
A homeowner who bought a modest three-bedroom house in 2019 might open a mortgage statement today and see something startling: six figures of equity that...
ACA health insurance premiums are up 26% this year — and Ozempic is one of the reasons why
A record 23.1 million Americans signed up for Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace coverage during the most recent open enrollment period, according to the Centers...
Average tax refund hits $3,462, up 11% — the biggest jump in years
Tens of millions of Americans are finding noticeably fatter deposits in their bank accounts this spring. Through the week ending March 20, 2026, the average...
The ‘affordability economy’ is flipping the housing map: Sun Belt prices collapsing, Rust Belt soaring
For most of the last decade, the housing market had a simple rule: follow the sun. Buyers, builders, and investors poured money into Sun Belt...
Netflix stock drops 9% after Reed Hastings exits and Q2 forecast disappoints
Reed Hastings, the co-founder who built Netflix from a DVD-by-mail experiment into the world’s largest streaming service, is leaving the company’s board of directors. The...
Snap lays off 1,000 — CEO Spiegel explicitly says AI is replacing “repetitive work”
Snap eliminated roughly 1,000 jobs this week, and CEO Evan Spiegel did something most tech executives have carefully avoided: he told his own workforce, in...
Home price growth slows to 1.1% nationally — slowest since 2012; Sun Belt crashes while Rust Belt surges
A homeowner in Cape Coral, Florida who closed on a house in 2022 has likely lost a significant chunk of equity since then. Based on...
22 million overtime-deduction claims flood the IRS — 5-8 million above expectations
When the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) opened the 2026 filing season, roughly 22 million workers claimed the new “no tax on overtime” deduction by the...
Average tax refund hits $3,462 in 2026, up 11% from last year
The average federal tax refund this spring is $3,462, roughly $346 more than this time last year, and the gap has held steady for weeks....
Trump says U.S. is “very close” to an Iran deal — but Tehran hasn’t confirmed key concessions
Twenty-one hours of ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran ended in late April 2026 with Vice President JD Vance boarding a plane out...
Weekly jobless claims drop 11,000 to 207,000 — labor market holds steady amid layoff headlines
New unemployment filings fell to 207,000 for the week ending April 11, 2026, the Department of Labor reported Thursday, a drop of 11,000 from the...
Medicare Part B premium crosses $200 for the first time, hitting $202.90 in 2026
Linda Garza, a 72-year-old retired teacher in San Antonio, checked her bank deposit in January 2026 and did a double take. Her Social Security payment...