August 29, 2023 Medicare pricing deal set to play a key role in Biden’s 2024 campaign pitch On Tuesday the White House announced ten prescription drugs that will be subject to the first-ever Medicare price negotiations. The message coming out of the White House Tuesday was that, […]
August 29, 2023 How Florida law could trip up Trump if he’s convicted before the 2024 election No one may have been more surprised by the decisive moment in last week’s first GOP presidential debate than Desmond Meade. Meade is executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, which […]
August 28, 2023 Drama unfolds on two fronts Monday as Trump cases enter new phase Americans are about to learn significant new details on the timing and the substance of the trials of Donald Trump, even as the former president and Republican front-runner steps up his effort […]
August 28, 2023 Home prices could surge over the next year as affordability crisis worsens Housing affordability is already at the lowest level in decades – and the problem may soon get worse. In a new analysis, Zillow economists estimated that home prices will rise […]
August 28, 2023 China’s ‘aggressive behaviour’ in South China Sea must be challenged – U.S. Navy official MANILA (Reuters) – China’s “aggressive behaviour” in the South China Sea, including the use of water canon by its coast guard against a Philippine vessel, must be challenged and checked, […]
August 28, 2023 Mortgage Rates Rise, But Stay Below Recent Highs Rates on 30-year mortgages rose moderately Friday. But thanks to a big mid-week fall, the flagship average managed to end the week lower than the 22-year peak it recorded Tuesday. […]
August 27, 2023 9 Middle-Class Money Traps That Keep You From Being Wealthy According to the Pew Research Center, approximately half of all American households are considered to be part of the middle class. This equates to roughly 165 million people. Typically, people in the […]
August 27, 2023 6 Big Shakeups to Social Security in 2023 Social Security will be seeing a lot of changes this year, many of them tied to the biggest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in more than 40 years. The new COLA will […]
August 27, 2023 How the Fed Impacts Our Personal Finances n personal finance, the conversation often focuses on things within our control including: spending habits, how much we invest, etc. However, it’s also important to recognize the ‘8.1 Trillion Dollar […]
August 27, 2023 U.S. consumer sentiment slips slightly in August By Safiyah Riddle Aug 25 (Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment fell modestly in August, as inflation expectations worsened slightly, a survey showed on Friday. The University of Michigan’s final August reading on the overall […]
August 27, 2023 U.S. consumer sentiment slips slightly in August By Safiyah Riddle Aug 25 (Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment fell modestly in August, as inflation expectations worsened slightly, a survey showed on Friday. The University of Michigan’s final August reading on the overall […]
August 27, 2023 Energy & precious metals – weekly review and outlook Investing.com — With just a week symbolically left for the peak of summer driving, most Americans must be relieved that they survived not just the road but also prices at […]
August 27, 2023 The debt supercycle that hit the U.S. and Europe has now come for China The 2008 financial crisis in the United States kicked off a debt supercycle, which spread to Europe in 2010 and has recently engulfed many of the world’s low-income and lower middle-income […]
August 26, 2023 My inherited investment accounts have lost $28,000. Can I liquidate them and take a tax write-off? Dear Tax Guy: My mother passed away in first quarter 2021, leaving me a designated beneficiary brokerage account and an IRA account. The total amount of these accounts invested in […]
August 26, 2023 My inherited investment accounts have lost $28,000. Can I liquidate them and take a tax write-off? Dear Tax Guy: My mother passed away in first quarter 2021, leaving me a designated beneficiary brokerage account and an IRA account. The total amount of these accounts invested in […]
August 26, 2023 Supreme Court agrees to hear case on taxing paper profits. It could be a $300 billion ruling. Can the government levy taxes on unrealized wealth and paper profits if the owner never turned the gains into actual income? The Supreme Court agreed to weigh in on the […]
August 26, 2023 Supreme Court agrees to hear case on taxing paper profits. It could be a $300 billion ruling. Can the government levy taxes on unrealized wealth and paper profits if the owner never turned the gains into actual income? The Supreme Court agreed to weigh in on the […]
August 26, 2023 Mortgage rates reach highest level since 2001 and are likely to go higher, Freddie Mac says A strong U.S. economy is pushing mortgage rates up, Freddie Mac says U.S. mortgage rates increased for the fifth week in a row, with the 30-year reaching the highest level […]
August 26, 2023 Alabama wants to be the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen. The Alabama attorney general’s office on Friday asked the state Supreme Court […]
August 26, 2023 Alabama wants to be the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen. The Alabama attorney general’s office on Friday asked the state Supreme Court […]
August 26, 2023 ‘I grew up dirt-poor’: I am 43 and have $2.5 million in stocks and an IRA. Can I retire early? Dear Quentin, I have $2 million in stocks, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, $500,000 in retirement funds and $250,000 in cash. I have no debt other than two properties valued […]
August 26, 2023 ‘I grew up dirt-poor’: I am 43 and have $2.5 million in stocks and an IRA. Can I retire early? Dear Quentin, I have $2 million in stocks, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, $500,000 in retirement funds and $250,000 in cash. I have no debt other than two properties valued […]
August 25, 2023 Kitco News Global economic reset coming: Bitcoin price could drop below $10k, gold to rally — Mike McGlone Kitco News: 8-25-2023 Michelle Makori, Lead Anchor and Editor-in-Chief at Kitco News, interviews Mike […] Kitco NEWS
August 25, 2023 Kitco News Global economic reset coming: Bitcoin price could drop below $10k, gold to rally — Mike McGlone Kitco News: 8-25-2023 Michelle Makori, Lead Anchor and Editor-in-Chief at Kitco News, interviews Mike […]
August 25, 2023 At least 5 people dead after storms rip through Michigan By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – At least five people died and hundreds of thousands were left without power when a tornado and severe thunderstorms ripped through Michigan on Thursday night, […]