The end of 2025 brings with it a key logistical adjustment for millions of beneficiaries in the United States due to the federal holiday calendar. Since January 1 is a non-working day that affects banking and government operations, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has decided to bring forward the first payment of 2026 to Wednesday,
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Stock futures pointed to a quiet open on Monday after the S&P 500 touched a fresh intraday record last Friday, capping a year of robust gains across major US indexes. With traders eyeing the final sessions of 2025, the benchmark’s path highlights sustained market optimism despite elevated valuations and holiday-thin volumes.
S&P 500 futures edged marginally higher Sunday night,
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Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares slipped about 1% in premarket trading Monday, even as broader U.S. equity futures were little changed.
The stock has risen about 25% year to date,
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The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 settled at a puny 2.8%, marking one of the smallest adjustments in recent years, but higher than last year’s 2.5%. This follows an 8.7% COLA in 2023 when inflation spiked after COVID disruptions, representing a significant decline from that peak. The adjustment is determined by comparing inflation data from the third quarter of one year to the same period the previous year,
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The U.S. economy’s resilience in 2025 is expected to carry over when the calendar turns to 2026, with growth expected to accelerate as tax cuts and more favorable financial conditions take hold and headwinds from tariffs and inflation ease,
Tesla not only makes electric vehicles, but has also launched robotaxis and is planning wide-scale production of humanoid robots.
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