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But in a major article this week, the Times says that over the past two years, “there has been a growing backlash from the billionaires who are its target donors,”
Canada may have some competition becoming the 51st state.
Some DC powerbrokers are floating the idea of making Cuba a US territory, in the wake of President Trump suggesting he might take it over as its economy teeters.
The one-time “jewel of the Caribbean,” located just 90 miles off Florida,
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The Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment is critical to helping retirees remain financially secure, or at least as close to financially secure as possible. The COLA causes Social Security benefits to increase over time to help ensure that retirement benefits keep pace with inflation.
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Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) tracks over 8,000 foreign stocks across developed and emerging markets with a 2.86% yield and 5 basis point expense ratio, while outperforming the U.S.
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A US bank manager is accused of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from an elderly customer’s account and her own branch vault.
The U.S. Federal Reserve says Sandra Adams, a former branch manager and assistant BSA officer of the Illinois-based bank until she was fired on July 10,
“This is really what we always refer to as [Iran’s] nuclear option in a figurative sense. Before, it wasn’t really a usable option, because they are also vulnerable [if the Strait is disrupted],” adds Eisenstadt.
“The U.S. could easily totally destroy [Iran’s] oil production capability,” he continues, but that threat might not work.
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XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) has spent the better part of two years working through regulatory uncertainty, and now that the dust has settled, a new question has emerged for mainstream investors around how to actually get exposure.
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Buying XRP directly means setting up a crypto exchange account,
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If you collect Social Security and you are behind on a federal student loan, the past year has been a slow-motion policy watch. As of March 2026: garnishment is still paused, but the clock is ticking toward a resumption date tied to a new repayment plan launching this summer.
News Corp is pushing a digital-first, recurring-revenue strategy with Dow Jones positioned as a core growth engine and a target for Dow Jones to reach $1 billion in EBITDA within five years, driven mainly by B2B risk and energy businesses and margin expansion.
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Though Warren Buffett stepped down from his role as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of 2025, he is far from retired in the traditional sense. The 95-year-old is still working in the office five days a week as the company’s chairman — which tracks for the man who once said,