It was an ideal summer to cut trees.
The weather in Maine’s Penobscot county – one of the most heavily forested counties in a state dense with trees – was warm and dry.
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street has a busy week ahead with important updates on inflation,
» Read more about: Wall Street week ahead: consumer confidence, inflation, employment updates »
Today I placed an order for the first time in over two weeks.
As I wrote yesterday, I had been swing trading based on Shiro Aiba’s books, but starting today, I am moving away from that and trying to view the market with a broader perspective (which is a bit confusing given the name).
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For Social Security’s more than 71 million traditional beneficiaries (retired workers, workers with disabilities, and survivors of deceased workers), the wait is almost over. In less than three weeks, on Oct. 14, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will publish the September inflation report and provide the final puzzle piece needed to calculate Social Security’s 2027 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).
If you’re 82 or have a parent that age, you’ve probably wondered how your Social
Security check stacks up against everyone else’s. The Social Security
Administration tracks this data down to the year of age, so there’s a real
answer, not just a guess.
But that single average number can be misleading if you take it at face value.
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American retirees just got some news. Social Security recipients are on track for a substantial benefit increase in 2027,
US President Donald Trump has made tariffs a central part of his trade policy in 2026. The administration has imposed tariffs on goods from several trading partners and used the threat of higher duties in negotiations with countries including Canada and China.
The policy has also created disputes with major US trading partners.
A dusty dairy town’s love affair with options tells the story of a multibillion-dollar retail wipeout and a regulatory crackdown.
» Read more about: How India Built (and Broke) the World’s Biggest Options Casino »
US spot Solana ETFs just posted their best day ever. On September 25, net inflows hit approximately $80M to $87M across the category, more than doubling the previous single-day record of $33.5M set in August. Weekly inflows reached $181M, a figure that suggests this wasn’t a one-off burst but the peak of a sustained multi-week buying trend.
» Read more about: US spot Solana ETFs see record $80M inflow in one day »
From a statistical standpoint, Wall Street has enjoyed having President Donald Trump in the White House. The average annualized returns for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI +0.93%), S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.51%), and Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC +0.48%) have been considerably higher under Trump than under most other presidents since the late 1890s.
