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The US Treasury Department revealed that there is a budget deficit, recording $1.8 trillion during the year 2024, an increase of more than 8% over the previous year due to […]

Donald Trump has had a tough time finding a consistent message to questions about abortion and reproductive rights. The former president has constantly shifted his stances or offered vague, contradictory and at times nonsensical […]

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the third week in a row, reaching its highest level in eight weeks. The rate rose to 6.44% […]

Many Americans face a retirement savings shortfall, but setting aside more could get easier for some older workers in 2025. Enacted in 2022, the Secure Act 2.0 ushered in several […]

Americans said they expected higher inflation over the longer run last month, as their expectations of credit turbulence rose to the highest level since April 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank […]

The Federal Reserve is reported to have already been shut down, but is Trump allowing them to continue to print more Federal Reserve Notes as of today or are they? […]

Deadly storms will require lots of of rebuilding. Two deadly hurricanes, Milton and Helene, put lots of people out of work and could add upward pressure to inflation, but the […]

Over fifteen centuries ago, according to an ancient Sanskrit legend, a mythical Hindu priest named Sissa was ordered to invent a new board game to entertain the king of Taligana. […]

Donald Trump and his top allies quickly jumped on a hotter-than-expected inflation report Thursday to slam the Biden/Harris administration, the Federal Reserve and central bank chairman Jerome Powell. “The fact is that […]

Social Security recipients will see their monthly payments inch up by only 2.5% next year, as the steady decline in inflation puts a damper on the program’s annual cost-of-living-adjustment, the Social Security […]

Election night in the United States is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle, except that only one piece appears at a time, and you don’t get to look at the […]

Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, bringing powerful winds, heavy rain and tornadoes to much of the Gulf Coast, including communities already battered by deadly Hurricane Helene. By Thursday […]

Voters in western North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene’s devastation may see several changes to how they can cast their ballots in the coming weeks after the state’s election board […]

Multiple powerful tornadoes ripped across Florida hours before Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday, tearing off roofs, overturning vehicles and sucking debris into the air as the black V-shaped columns moved […]

Before there was a FiveThirtyEight model, or a New York Times election night needle, or 13 keys revealing “how presidential elections really work,” there was an economist named Louis Bean. […]

In the middle of two devastating hurricanes, misinformation about federal assistance for disaster survivors has been running rampant. One major part of FEMA’s assistance that has been mischaracterized by former […]

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Hurricane Milton’s once-in-a-century potential could cause damage of more than $50 billion, with the potential to leave behind devastation approaching $175 billion or more in a worst-case scenario. “A 1-in-100 […]

Most Florida ports including Tampa and Sarasota were closed on Tuesday to all vessel traffic ahead of Hurricane Milton, while terminals in South Carolina including Charleston began imposing navigation restrictions, […]

Hurricane Milton has grown into a powerful Category 5 storm, less than two days after it developed in the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane was expanding and intensifying quickly Monday while tracking […]

Donald Trump, the current Republican presidential candidate, at an election event, accused his political opponents of trying to kill him. He said Trump “Over the past eight years, those who […]

Oil prices continued to record gains on Tuesday, on the back of developments in the Middle East, rising by more than 4%. Brent crude futures rose 4% to $76.93 a […]

Here’s a look at how today’s savings account rates stack up. Last month, the Federal Reserve reduced its target interest rate. That means high-yield savings account rates, which have recently […]

Some mortgage rates have decreased today, while others have increased. According to Zillow data, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate is down four basis points at 5.79%, but the 15-year fixed rate is up four basis […]

You don’t need a 20% down payment to buy a house, despite what you may have heard. However, you will need a good amount of cash — usually tens of thousands of […]

Hurricane Helene devastated countless communities in its 600-mile path. If you’re dealing with the aftermath of Helene or another extreme weather event, you may be wondering if your insurance policy […]