You do what you can to save for retirement, but sometimes it’s not easy to find extra cash in your budget. Fortunately, your savings are likely not your sole source of retirement income. You’ll likely be eligible for Social Security, too, which makes it important to understand how to optimize your benefits.
Monthly checks of up to $5,251 are up for grabs this year,
The US economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, deeply underperforming consensus expectations of 55,000 and weighing on a US market already under stress.
The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4% from January’s 4.3%.
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The Iran War has added even more volatility to an already volatile stock market in 2026, which means investors need to pay close attention to where they put their money.
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(CNN) — Hiring at US businesses unexpectedly plunged last month as employers shed an estimated 92,000 jobs, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The unemployment rate edged higher to 4.4% from 4.3% during a month when a major labor strike occurred and a deep cold snap hit many US states.
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The U.S. economy unexpectedly shed jobs in February, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Friday.
Total U.S. nonfarm payroll employment declined by 92,000 in February, the BLS reported.
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The United States unexpectedly lost jobs in February while unemployment edged up, government data showed Friday, piling pressure on President Donald Trump’s economic agenda as key midterm elections approach.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to steep losses on Tuesday as investors eyed threats to world energy supplies from the Iran war. Oil prices surged on worries that the war could clog the global flow of crude.
S&P 500 futures are pointing to a decline of 1.5% at Tuesday’s open,
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Oil prices are absolutely ripping higher, with investors of all stripes increasingly viewing oil stocks as a great place to invest. Indeed, with Brent crude approaching $85 per barrel at the time of writing,
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Investors rushed to get in on technology stocks over the past three years, particularly those involved in the high-potential area of artificial intelligence (AI) — and this powered the S&P 500 bull market. The next new thing in tech, from the internet to smartphones, has always led to enormous revenue growth for the leaders in those arenas,
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