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A millennial and their husband are both college-educated, employed and don’t have children. Yet their budget has become so tight that beans and rice are regular fixtures on the dinner table. “We know inflation is being underreported… and job loss...
A millennial and their husband are both college-educated, employed and don’t have children. Yet their budget has become so tight that beans and rice are regular fixtures on the dinner table. “We know inflation is being underreported… and job loss...
For workers who have watched groceries, insurance, utilities and housing get steadily more expensive, there is one number that can feel strangely resistant to inflation: their salary. One man in his late 30s says that no matter how much experience...
The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Tuesday, Aug, 18 2026 US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts up about 0.1%, as investors weigh weaker US retail spending against stubborn inflation expectations and rising global bond yields. July retail sales fell 0.6%, with core sales down 0.2%. That signals households are pulling back a bit, which can pressure company revenues. At the same time, a key consumer survey shows year ahead inflation...
A federal appeals court just stripped away the legal shield that social media platforms have relied on for decades, and Snap is absorbing the first blow with thousands of lawsuits now cleared to proceed against it.
The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Monday, Aug, 17 2026 US stock futures are pointing slightly lower this morning, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts down about 0.2%. The key pressure comes from the US 10 year Treasury yield, which is nearing a 19 month high as investors brace for stickier inflation after year ahead expectations in the University of Michigan survey climbed to 4.3%. At the same time, US retail sales fell 0.6% in July, which hints that shoppers are pulling back. That mix of...
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the July jobs report showed an unexpected loss of 23,000 jobs, signaling a cooling labor market. Economists had forecast a gain of around 80,000 nonfarm payrolls.
The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Monday, Aug, 3 2026 US stock futures are pointing higher this morning, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts up about 0.6% and Nasdaq-100 futures ahead by roughly the same amount. The move comes even as the US 10 year Treasury yield sits near a recent high around 4.73%, which keeps borrowing costs elevated for mortgages, credit cards and corporate debt. At the same time, US consumer sentiment has picked up to 55.2, while year ahead inflation expectations...
Federal court clears Reddit to advance anti-circumvention claims against Perplexity AI and SerpApi, even as the platform navigates Google search traffic fluctuations following robust Q2 2026 earnings.
After nearly three decades with the same company, getting fired just two years before retirement hits differently. It means losing a job and the final stretch of a plan that took years to build. That was the scenario posed in...
Trying to simplify your finances can sometimes result in expensive mistakes. One retirement saver recently learned that lesson after rolling money from a federal Thrift Savings Plan account into a Roth IRA. What seemed like a straightforward move to consolidate...
A California woman says her estranged husband filed a joint federal tax return using her Social Security number without her consent, redirected more than $14,000 in refunds to his own bank account, and left her dealing with the fallout while...
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