CHICAGO (AP) — Canada has pledged to roll out “dollar-for-dollar” countertariffs on scores of U.S. goods next month in response to President Donald Trump’s latest import taxes, which have plunged the North American neighbors deeper into a bitter trade war.
Ottawa released a list of more than 700 targets Tuesday. Starting Sept.
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If you own a home with equity, a taxable brokerage account, or a bond ladder that your adult kid cannot afford to touch, the IRS quietly publishes a mortgage rate every month that only your family can actually use.
Netflix (NFLX +2.67%) has a strange problem. Its stock was recently down roughly 40% from its 2025 peak, yet the underlying business continues to grow.
In the second quarter of 2026, Netflix generated $12.6 billion in revenue, up 13% year over year. Operating income reached $4.2 billion,
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Buffett’s $37 billion Alphabet (GOOG) stake validates our BUY rating and $437 price target, implying 28% upside with 90% confidence.
Alphabet (GOOG) trades at a P/E of 17, which is well below Microsoft (MSFT) at 27 and Meta (META) at 20, while growing revenue at a comparable rate.
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It’s official: the US and Canada are in a trade war, a remarkable rupture in one of the world’s closest alliances. After Canada withdrew from talks last Friday, the US applied a 50% tariff on roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, including wine, furniture, dairy products, cement, clothing, fishing rods and hockey equipment.
The 30-year fixed-rate for VA loans is 6.38% as of today, according to data released by Optimal Blue. That’s slightly higher than it was on Friday.
The Optimal Blue Mortgage Market Indices is an average of locked rates during the weekday prior across a third of all mortgage providers in the U.S.
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Barring Congressional action, Social Security is only six years away from insolvency. At that point – late 2032, according to the latest estimates – benefits will be cut by an estimated 22% to ensure the program’s costs don’t exceed revenue.
To put it into perspective, that date is when today’s 61-year-olds will reach their full retirement age and when today’s youngest retirees turn 68.
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