Money & The Economy
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Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Plan Beats Bernie’s Big-Government Credit Crackdown
For nearly a century, the 30‑year mortgage has been the backbone of American homeownership. Born out of the Great Depression,…
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Americans’ Confidence In Economy Plummets To 17-Month Low
Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy plummeted to a 17-month low in November, according to a Gallup survey released on…
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3 Reasons Workforce Compliance Is Key to Economic Talks
When someone mentions “workforce compliance,” your eyes probably glaze over. It might sound like corporate jargon, but it’s quickly becoming…
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Betrayed American Workers Expose Dark Underbelly Of H-1B Visa Scheme
They were promised lucrative and stable careers if they “learned to code” and earned a degree in software engineering. Instead,…
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Is Social Security Really a “good deal?”
Dear Rusty: You’ve said in the past that most people recoup their SS contributions within five years of starting benefits, thus…
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Here’s Why Your Electricity Bill May Skyrocket This Holiday Season
As the holiday season arrives, one prevailing headache set to keep hammering Americans is exorbitant electricity costs. “The momentum of…
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Americans Expected To Spend Big This Christmas Shopping Season, But There’s A Huge Catch
American retailers can expect strong consumer turnout this Thanksgiving weekend — but many shoppers appear poised to depend on credit…
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Scott Bessent Tells Kristen Welker When Americans Should See Lower Prices
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker on Sunday that Americans should start seeing lower prices…
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If We Both Collect Social Security, will our Benefits be Affected?
Dear Rusty: I reached full retirement age back in June, but I have not yet filed to collect Social Security. My…
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US Job Growth Smashed Expectations In September
The U.S. economy added 119,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in September, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Thursday morning. The…
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Thanksgiving Dinner Will Gobble Up Slightly Less Of Americans’ Paychecks This Year, Survey Says
Several staple Thanksgiving dinner items are expected to cost slightly less than last year, marking the third straight year of…
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Did the Obama-era Social Security Tax Cuts Hurt the Program?
Dear Rusty: I will be retiring early next year but my question to you is: During the Obama administration, payroll taxes…
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‘Kremlin’s Puppet’ Inks Global Climate Credit Line Deal Hours After Trump Admin Blasts It
The major commodity trading company known as Gunvor announced a $2.395 billion “sustainability-linked, multi-currency revolving credit facility” on Friday, a…
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Tech Jobs Flee California As H-1Bs, Crime, Taxes, And Automation Drive Workers Out
Once home to innovation and the center of a new era of technology, California has steadily bled tech jobs —…
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First-Time Homebuyers Are Older Than Ever As Affordability Crisis Takes Toll
The typical age of first-time homebuyers reached a record high in 2025, according to a new report from the National…
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