While Social Security benefits are taxed for individuals who meet certain income thresholds, various bills have attempted to lower or eliminate that burden: In Sep. 2025, Senator Ruben Gallego, a Democrat from Arizona, reintroduced the You Earned It, You Keep It Act, which would stop federal taxation of Social Security benefits.
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Claiming Social Security at 70 versus 62 can mean roughly $850 more per month, or about $10,200 extra per year.
Filing at 62 cuts your benefit by 30%, while waiting until 70 boosts it by 24% above your full retirement age amount.
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Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ), a snack foods producer, closed at $14.06, up 88.72%. The stock surged after Utz announced a definitive agreement to be taken private in a $2.9 billion all-cash deal. It may only be an arbitrage play now, but there’s still a lesson for all investors.
Trading volume reached 60.6 million shares,
A top Bloomberg analyst has a bold idea for Warren Buffett. Eric Balchunas says the investor should give his Berkshire Hathaway shares to Trump Accounts, the new government investment accounts for American children.
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Tesla (TSLA) stands at a critical inflection point as it prepares to report second-quarter 2026 earnings after the market close on Wednesday, July 22.
Wall Street consensus expects adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.31, representing a nearly 15% increase on a year-over-year basis, on revenue of at least $25.7 billion,
The overall technical picture remains bearish. Lower highs, lower lows, weak moving averages, strong selling volume, and a low RSI all support this view. The stock has not shown enough strength to reverse the current trend.
Tesla also remains one of the most volatile large-cap technology stocks. Earnings reports, electric vehicle demand,
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Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB) is not as technology-shy as it once was. Over the past few decades, the holding company, led by Warren Buffett until his retirement in 2025, has increased its exposure to tech stocks.
Currently, this includes not just its large position in Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL),
Investors must own the stocks that will be long-term winners in the AI age, no matter how the technologies evolve and which big tech firms and hyperscalers grab the most market share.
Today we dive into why investors should think about buying AI energy standouts GE Vernova and NextEra Energy before they report their earnings results this week.
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According to officials, one of the ongoing Section 301 investigations also covers excess manufacturing capacity involving several economies, including the European Union, China, India, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand and Bangladesh.
