Tyler Foster
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Homeowners insurance predicted to spike 8% in 2026 and again in 2027 — which states get hit hardest
A homeowner in Pensacola, Florida, renewing a policy this spring might notice something alarming: the annual premium is hundreds of dollars higher than it was...
Trump’s $200B Fannie/Freddie mortgage-bond order — did it actually lower rates?
On January 8, 2026, President Trump posted a blunt promise on social media: he was directing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy $200 billion...
Student loan wage-garnishment pause gives borrowers a reprieve — but only if they act now
A borrower earning $40,000 a year stands to lose roughly $350 a month once the federal government resumes garnishing wages on defaulted student loans. For...
JPMorgan’s traders just had their biggest quarter EVER — $11.6B in three months, but the bank quietly cut its 2026 outlook
JPMorgan Chase reported on April 11, 2026, that its trading desks generated $11.6 billion in markets revenue during the first quarter of 2026, which is...
Suze Orman: “The 2026 Social Security–Medicare trap is here” — Part B premium hike eats a third of the cost-of-living adjustment
A retiree collecting the average Social Security check will see about $56 more per month starting in January 2026. Before that money covers a single...
Amazon inks $11.6B Globalstar deal to power satellite internet ambitions
Amazon just made its most expensive bet yet on satellite internet. The company announced an all-cash-and-stock deal to acquire Globalstar, the satellite communications firm, for...
Bank of America survey: investor sentiment crashes to 3.7 — most bearish reading in 11 months (contrarian buy signal)
Hundreds of the world’s largest money managers just flashed their most bearish positioning in nearly a year, and if history is any guide, that could...
Cape Coral leads price declines at -9.6%; Kansas City leads gains at +8.6%
In Cape Coral, Florida, a three-bedroom house that sold for $410,000 in early 2023 might list for under $370,000 today. In Kansas City, Missouri, a...
Fed projections still point to just one 0.25% cut in 2026 as tariffs and oil keep inflation sticky
A single quarter-point interest rate cut. That is all the Federal Reserve expects to deliver in 2026, according to projections released after its March 17-18...
Survey: 62% of shoppers say they’re spending more on groceries
A bag of groceries that cost $100 before the pandemic now runs about $130. American shoppers do not need a chart to know that, but...
INTERPOL says financial fraud is now central to global crime networks
A global law enforcement sweep coordinated by INTERPOL led to more than 3,700 arrests across multiple countries, targeting criminal syndicates that use online fraud as...
OECD warns U.S. inflation could top 4% as energy shock spreads
Americans who lived through the price surges of 2022 may be bracing for a repeat. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development warned in late...
March CPI climbs to 3.3% 2-year high as Iran war drives energy spike
Americans paid more for gasoline in March 2026 than in any single month on record, and the shock rippled through nearly every corner of household...
Q4 GDP cut to 0.5% growth, reviving Wall Street stagflation worries
The U.S. economy grew at just 0.5% in the final quarter of 2025, the Bureau of Economic Analysis confirmed in its third and final GDP...
AI investment surge coincides with tech job cuts across sector
In the opening months of 2026, the tech industry is sending two signals at once: record sums of money are flowing into artificial intelligence, and...
CPI rises 0.9% in March as energy prices jump 10.9%, BLS says
Gasoline prices jumped 21.2% in a single month, and that one category alone accounted for roughly three-quarters of the overall Consumer Price Index increase in...