Two of Britain’s biggest mortgage lenders are set to hike mortgage rates in the first major sign of the fall-out from the Middle East conflict on borrowers.
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Social Security’s primary trust fund may be drained a year sooner than expected, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office, an agency that provides budgetary and economic analysis to Congress.
The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) trust fund is one of the two funds used to distribute Social Security benefits.
Senator Bernie Sanders has reintroduced a plan to expand Social Security and increase senior benefits for current and future retirees. The proposal would raise monthly payments for millions of Americans, but it would also change how the program is funded.
The approach focuses on shifting more of the cost to higher-income households,
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Claiming Social Security is one of the most permanent financial decisions you will make in retirement. Once you file, your monthly benefit is largely locked in for life and could lead to one of the most surprising retirement mistakes. Even small timing mistakes can reduce your income for decades. Before you claim Social Security benefits in 2026,
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Bill Smead predicts value stocks will outperform growth as AI hype fades in the stock market.
He warns of potential S&P 500 underperformance due to high market concentration and valuations.
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According to Neilson, when President Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union (SOTU) address in history on Feb. 17, 32.6 million Americans tuned in to see what the president had to say about issues and policies that directly affected them and their loved ones.
It’s become clear over the past few quarters that Tesla is an AI company now.
As the company’s car sales have plummeted worldwide, costing it the crown of world’s largest EV seller, investor focus has shifted to robotaxis. Self-driving EVs are now seen by Wall Street analysts as carrying Tesla — and its stock price — to new heights.
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Crude oil and natural gas prices jumped on March 2 after Iran said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns over energy supply in the Middle East.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz came after massive airstrikes by the U.S. and Israel, which reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Artificial intelligence requires the delivery and distribution of huge amounts of digital data.
Increasingly, this data must be sent wirelessly, straining current wireless telecom infrastructure solutions.
One company is better positioned than any other to capitalize on the solution to this new problem.
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Apple (AAPL) continued its March product rollout on Tuesday with the debut of its latest MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, alongside more powerful M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.
The MacBook Air, Apple’s volume seller, now starts at $1,099, a $100 price jump over last year’s model,
