The Shiller P/E ratio has reached 42, its highest level since the dot-com boom. This time, AI stocks have driven that metric to its highs. This has stoked fears that the cycle will repeat, leading to an AI bust.
Like the internet, AI is likely here to stay. Still,
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Working past 65 while still funding a Health Savings Account has become a common retirement setup. It rarely creates trouble on its own. The trap opens the moment a worker files for Social Security. That single application triggers automatic enrollment in Medicare Part A,
US energy sector ETFs have hemorrhaged $4 billion over a 65-day stretch ending in mid-August, the largest sustained outflow the sector has experienced since mid-2025. It’s a jarring reversal for a category that was breaking records just months ago.
In March 2026, energy ETFs pulled in a record $5 billion in a single month,
The Farmer Who Got a Check and a Question
A corn and cattle farmer in the middle of the country relies on a well that has watered his herd for two decades. It finally fails. A state conservation program cuts a $10,000 cost-share check to help drill a replacement. The farmer, who started drawing Social Security at 63 to steady the household’s cash flow,
Open this photo in gallery:Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump converse at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, in June.Evelyn Hockstein/The Associated PressSave for laterJohn Rapley is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail. He is an author and academic whose books include Why Empires Fall and Twilight of the Money Gods.In his trade negotiations with the United States,
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You can make an argument for or against every Social Security claiming age because there are genuine trade-offs with each one. That’s how the system was designed, not to make things complicated, but to give people options while still trying to keep things somewhat fair for everyone.There is no best claiming age for every senior,
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Your Social Security check doesn’t have to get smaller for you to feel like
you’re getting less. Mark Cuban has warned that when retirees struggle to reach
Social Security or fix problems with their payments, the result could feel a lot
like a benefit cut.
That could be especially difficult when you’re living on just
Social Security and every monthly payment has a job to do.
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The S&P 500(SNPINDEX:^GSPC) fell 0.17% to 7,786, the Nasdaq Composite(NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) lost 0.28% to 26,729, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average(DJINDICES:^DJI) slipped 0.20% to 53,732 as disappointing economic data stalled the recent rally.Gold prices rose 0.24% to $4,373.48 as of U.S. market close, and the 10-Year Treasury yield fell 0.05% to 4.69%. Energy and basic materials finished as the top-performing sectors,
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A warehouse technician in his mid-fifties watches automation remake the job he has held for decades. Each new machine brings another certification, technical course, or troubleshooting workshop. His employer pays the full $5,250 available through its educational-assistance program each year.