More than a month after President Donald Trump’s tariff-focused “Liberation Day,” just about all America has won is more deadlines and assurances of ongoing talks.
With China, the U.S. has secured no major changes other than offsetting step-downs of recent import duties and import restrictions.
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Big changes are happening with Social Security, and you have questions.
My recent columns drew thousands of comments, largely centered on three big themes: fear of delayed checks and crumbling customer service at the Social Security Administration, Roth conversions on tax-deferred retirement accounts, and heart-wrenching explanations of why filing for benefits at 62 is not always a matter of choice.
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Millions of Social Security beneficiaries are scheduled to receive their latest monthly check today.
Of the U.S.’s nearly 70 million recipients of retirement benefits, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or survivor benefits, many get their money on one of three Wednesdays each month,
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Financial services giant Goldman Sachs is reportedly predicting that the S&P 500 (SPX) will hit a new all-time high over the next 12 months amid improving market conditions.
In an investment note, analysts at Goldman raise their one-year target for the S&P 500 from 6,200 to a new record high of 6,500, reports Bloomberg.
A potential wild card is on the horizon.
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US stock futures crawled upwards after a strong trading session on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 erased its losses for 2025.
Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) rose 0.1%. Futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 also saw 0.1% gains, (ES=F) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) inched up 0.2%.
Those hoping that the iron ore price climbing back above $US100 a tonne is a positive sign of things to come should think again, as miners brace for a fresh round of cuts to steel production in China and an imminent wave of new supply from Rio Tinto’s huge African project.
This week,
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A struggling technology company that has ties to China and relies on TikTok made an unusual announcement this week. It had secured funding to buy as much as $300 million of $TRUMP, the so-called meme coin marketed by President Donald Trump.
GD Culture Group, a publicly traded firm with a Chinese subsidiary,
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