Money & The Economy
News on Finance, Money, markets and the economy
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Expanding Opportunity For America’s Savers
For too long, access to some of the most valuable segments of the global economy has been limited to a…
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Family Pets Are Overlooked Victims Of Affordability Crisis
Ask America’s veterinarians what keeps them from giving pets the care they’d recommend, and nearly all of them, 94 percent,…
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Obamacare Premiums Set To Surge Next Year
Obamacare health insurance premiums are set to increase by double digits again in 2027, according to estimates from KFF released…
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Mortgage Industry Lobby All But Admits Immigration Drives Up Home Prices
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s recent report appears to show that immigration contributes to an increase in home prices. The June…
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Ford Discovers Humans Can’t Be Replaced After All
Ford rehired roughly 350 veteran engineers to reprogram and retrain artificial intelligence tools used for quality control and defect detection.…
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Comcast’s Stock Soars Pre-Market Amid Spinoff Announcement
Comcast announced a spin-off of NBCUniversal prompting the stock to skyrocket early Monday. The new company will be a new…
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When Should My Wife Claim Social Security?
Dear Rusty: We could use guidance on optimum dates for my spouse to begin taking Social Security (SS). She doesn’t have…
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Permian Basin Innovations Fuel Hope For Energy Independence
President Donald Trump’s energy independence promise could depend on Permian Basin drilling. Despite 10% of the world’s oil supply being…
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The One Cost Voters Keep Thinking About
The vast majority of Americans are worried about insurance costs surging in 2026, according to an Axios-Ipsos poll released Monday. The…
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Why Aren’t There Individual Social Security Accounts?
Dear Rusty: Regarding Social Security’s financial issues, three people contributing to Social Security for every one beneficiary sounds to me like…
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Oil Plummets After Tentative US-Iran Peace Deal Announced
Oil prices dropped to their lowest point since March on Monday after President Donald Trump announced a tentative US-Iran peace…
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Why Can’t I get a Lump Sum Social Security Death Benefit from my Wife?
Dear Rusty: My wife passed away in September 2025 at age 64. We had been married for 43 years and started…
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US Workers’ Health Insurance Costs To Soar Amid Affordability Crisis, Survey Says
The majority of American companies expect to charge more for employee health insurance plans in 2027, according to a new…
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Meta Unveils Program To Train American Workers For Data Center Construction Jobs
Meta announced Monday that it is launching a new free program to train U.S. workers for data center construction jobs. The…
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Higher for Longer: Why Oil Prices Are Headed Higher Despite Current Headlines
Oil markets are funny things. Headlines scream one direction, but the fundamentals—those stubborn realities of supply, demand, and inventories—have a…
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