Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on July 24, 2026 in New York City.
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Stock futures fell slightly on Sunday night, as traders looked to recover from a losing week sparked by a sharp jump in Treasury yields.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday the trade war between the U.S. and Canada could damage the American economy.
“American businesses and American consumers pay American tariffs, and I think the last thing we need right now, as our economy is getting back on its feet, is a trade war with Canada,”
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Aug. 23 (UPI) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Canada of wanting the “benefits of being a state, without being one” as trade tensions between the U.S. and its northern neighbor escalate.
“Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!!,” Trump posted on social media overnight.
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His message was blunt. “You’re at war when you get attacked. We got attacked,” Carney said. He pointed to a handful of last-minute demands from the US as the real problem. Those included restrictions that would limit Canada’s ability to strike trade deals with other countries, plus what Carney described as threats aimed at the French language and Quebec’s culture,
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Picture a couple in their mid-sixties. Linda spent 35 years as a hospital administrator; Mark earned less as a school counselor. As they plan their Social Security claims, Linda remembers the move her older sister used years ago.
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A 61-year-old software project manager loses his job in December after his employer hands much of the team’s work to an artificial intelligence platform. The following year brings interviews but no offer. State unemployment keeps $18,000 coming into the household. In January,
This year has been an exciting time for the stock market. Despite some short-term downturns related to the Iran conflict and ongoing uncertainty about inflation and rising interest rates, investors seem bullish on stocks. The S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.43%) recently reached all-time highs and is up about 13% year to date.
Donald Trump has hit back at Canada after a breakdown in negotiations plunged the two countries into a trade war.
In his first public comments since negotiations collapsed on Friday in Washington, the US president wrote on social media: “Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!!”
“They have also charged our great farmers,
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Asset manager Vanguard has expanded its global equity UCITS ETF range with three new additions: The Vanguard FTSE Global All-Cap UCITS ETF, the Vanguard FTSE Global Small-Cap UCITS ETF and the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex U.S. UCITS ETF.
The Global All-Cap ETF is designed to give investors broad exposure to the full equity market,
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The math behind Social Security’s looming funding gap is becoming painfully real for retirees. Congress has known for years that the Social Security trust fund is dangerously close to running dry, and unless it acts to shore it up, Social Security benefits could be reduced by roughly 24%.
The Senior Citizens League estimates that 24.6 million seniors get by on Social Security benefits alone.
