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Social Security Benefits Are On Track To Shrink Dramatically in 10 Years

Updated Aug 29, 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris listen as Second gentleman Doug Emhoff speaks at an event celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 20, 2024 in Washington, DC

Your Unrealized Gains Are Safe From Biden/Harris Tax Proposal—Unless You Have $100M

Published Aug 28, 2024

US President Joe Biden, center right, speaks during an event in Madison, Wisconsin, US, on Monday, April 8, 2024.

Supreme Court Denies Federal Government's Attempt to Restore Student Loan Relief Plan

Elizabeth Guevara

Published Aug 28, 2024

Family Dollar store is seen in Miami, United States on May 2, 2024.

Dollar Store Patrons Getting Nickel-and-Dimed the Most For Cash Back, CFPB Says

Published Aug 27, 2024

Mary Ng, Canada's export promotion, international trade and economic development minister, from left, Chrystia Freeland, Canada's deputy prime minister and finance minister, and Francois-Philippe Champagne, Canada's innovation, science and industry minister, during a news conference at a cabinet retreat in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024

Canada Joins US With 100% Tariff on Chinese EVs

Published Aug 26, 2024

Uber Faces $324M Dutch Fine for Transfer of Driver Data to US

Published Aug 26, 2024

A Canadian Pacific Railway Co. locomotive at the Port of Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Aug. 22, 2024

Canada Ends Rail Lockouts After Less Than a Day

Published Aug 23, 2024

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Federal Court Blocks Noncompete Ban, For Now

Published Aug 21, 2024

Cheese imported from Europe is displayed at a supermarket in Beijing

China Launches Anti-Subsidy Probe on EU Dairy Imports

Published Aug 21, 2024

People check out a Tesla sedan in a dealership in Hangzhou city in east China's Zhejiang province

EU Cuts Tariffs on China-Made EV Imports From Tesla

Published Aug 20, 2024

Graduates at the commencement ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences at UCLA on June 14, 2024.

What's Next in Court Battle Over SAVE Student Loan Repayment Plan?

Taylor Tompkins

Published Aug 19, 2024

Illustration of two people watching sand go through hourglass, with a U.S. flag and floating dollar bills in the background.

Your Taxes Could Rise and Get More Complicated If Lawmakers Don't Act

Published Aug 19, 2024

A pharmacist works at a NYC Discount Pharmacy in Manhattan on July 23, 2024 in New York City.

Medicare Enrollees Will See Significant Price Reductions For 10 Drugs

Elizabeth Guevara

Published Aug 15, 2024

Nancy Pelosi in March 2023

What Is Nancy Pelosi's Net Worth?

Hiranmayi Srinivasan

Published Aug 15, 2024

Google Play Store gift cards in a story

FTC Wants Court To Hit Google with Tough Penalties in Epic Games Case

Published Aug 13, 2024

Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a campaign rally with Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Liacouras Center at Temple University on August 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

What Is Tim Walz's Net Worth?

Hiranmayi Srinivasan

Published Aug 13, 2024

US President Joe Biden leaves the podium after speaking during the 115th National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) National Convention in in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 16, 2024

White House Aims To Crack Down on Consumer Hassles

Published Aug 12, 2024

California Gov. Gavin Newsom campaigns for President Joe Biden at the Van Buren County Democratic Party's "BBQ for Biden-Harris" event on July 4, 2024 in South Haven, Michigan.

Gavin Newsom Net Worth

Hiranmayi Srinivasan

Published Aug 01, 2024

US President of the United States Joe Biden delivers remarks on student debt and lowering costs for Americans at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin, United States on April 8, 2024.

Another Attempt At Student Loan Forgiveness Is Moving Forward. This Time You Can Opt Out.

Updated Jul 31, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event with NCAA college athletes on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2024.

What Is Kamala Harris' Net Worth?

Hiranmayi Srinivasan

Published Jul 30, 2024

Tiff Macklem, governor of the Bank of Canada, right, and Carolyn Rogers, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

Canada Just Cut Interest Rates Again. Some Think the Fed Should Do the Same

Published Jul 24, 2024

Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks at a campaign rally at Radford University on July 22, 2024 in Radford, Virginia.

What Is J.D. Vance's Net Worth?

Hiranmayi Srinivasan

Published Jul 23, 2024

US Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.

How Kamala Harris May Differ From Joe Biden On Pocketbook Issues

Published Jul 23, 2024

President Joe Biden speaks in Washington, D.C., on July 14.

Biden Drops Out of 2024 Presidential Election, Endorses Kamala Harris

Taylor Tompkins

Updated Jul 21, 2024

US President Joe Biden speaks about student loan relief at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 8, 2024.

Federal Appeals Court Blocks Biden's SAVE Student Loan Repayment Plan

Taylor Tompkins

Updated Jul 19, 2024

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Libertarian National Convention

What Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Net Worth?

Hiranmayi Srinivasan

Published Jul 16, 2024

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 9, 2024.

Financial Regulator Proposes Anti-Foreclosure Rules

Published Jul 10, 2024

Phillip Swagel, director of the Congressional Budget office, during an interview in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The cost of extending the 2017 tax cuts enacted under President Donald Trump has expanded to $3.8 trillion over ten years, putting a massive price tag on what is likely to be a top issue in Washington next year, according to new estimates from Congress's fiscal scorekeeper.

Budget Watchdog: Deficit Is On ‘Daunting’ Trajectory

Published Jul 09, 2024

Chair of the Federal Reserve of the United States Jerome Powell speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress at the U.S. Capitol on July 9, 2024 in Washington, DC. Powell in earlier remarks was quoted, âwe want to be more confident that inflation is moving sustainably down toward 2% before we start the process of reducing or loosening policy.â

Fed Chair Powell is Getting Equally Worried About The Job Market And Inflation

Published Jul 09, 2024

President Joe Biden speaks at a science and technology museum in Syracuse, N.Y., in April.

Biden Administration Announces $504M in Funding for 12 'Tech Hubs'

Published Jul 02, 2024

Regulators Fine Silvergate Bank For Misleading Investors in FTX-Linked Case

Taylor Tompkins

Published Jul 01, 2024

US President Joe Biden, right, and former US President Donald Trump during the first presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Thursday, June 27, 2024.

How 4 Key Economic Issues Were Addressed in the First Presidential Debate

Taylor Tompkins

Published Jun 28, 2024

The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.

Supreme Court Limits SEC's Power To Decide on Civil Penalties for Fraud Cases

Mrinalini Krishna

Published Jun 27, 2024

The Federal Reserve building in Washington

Banks Pass Federal Reserve's Stress Test But Aren't As Strong As Last Year

Published Jun 26, 2024

US President Joe Biden speaks about student loan relief at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 8, 2024

Court Order Partly Blocking SAVE Plan Leaves Student Loan Borrowers In Limbo—Again

Published Jun 25, 2024

Microsoft Teams Bundling May Have Violated Antitrust Law, EU Says

Published Jun 25, 2024

A teacher with children

Biden Administration Moves To Forgive Preschool Teachers' Student Loans

Published Jun 20, 2024

Adobe Charged by Federal Officials With Deceiving Customers

Updated Jun 17, 2024

President Joe Biden in a press conference at the White House, May 2024

What Is Joe Biden's Net Worth?

Hiranmayi Srinivasan

Published Jun 17, 2024

What Is Donald Trump's Net Worth and What Are His Assets?

Updated Jun 17, 2024

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Surgeon General Calls for Social Media Warning Labels to Protect Children

Published Jun 17, 2024

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks on medical debt in the South Court Auditorium of the White House on April 11, 2022, in Washington, D.C

Biden Administration Proposes Wiping Medical Debt from Credit Records

Published Jun 11, 2024

Rohit Chopra, director of the CFPB, testifies during the House Financial Services Committee hearing "The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection," in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.

CFPB To Create Public Record of Financial Company Wrongdoing

Published Jun 03, 2024

A couple signing a document

CFPB To Probe Home Sale Closing Costs

Published May 30, 2024

People use IRS Direct File at the Internal Revenue Service Building on April 05, 2024 in Washington, DC.

The IRS Is Offering A Way To File Your Federal Income Taxes For Free, For Real, Forever

Published May 30, 2024

President Donald J. Trump shakes hands with Former vice president Joe Biden as Former president Barack Obama looks on at the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump on January 20, 2017.

National Debt Likely to Grow No Matter Who Wins US Presidential Election

Published May 24, 2024

Rows of car at the Changan Automobile Distribution Center in Chongqing, China, on May 19, 2024

China May Impose Tariffs on Car Imports, Business Group Says

Fatima Attarwala

Published May 22, 2024

US President Joe Biden, center, signs orders that increase tariffs on China during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Biden is hiking tariffs on a wide range of Chinese imports, including semiconductors, batteries, solar cells, and critical minerals, in an election-year bid to bolster domestic manufacturing in critical industries.

Biden White House Is on an Economic Regulation Spree

Published May 17, 2024

View of a construction site of a housing project in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province of China.

China Rolls Out Strong Measures To Fix Broken Housing Market

Fatima Attarwala

Published May 17, 2024

Sprinklers water the lawn in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday morning, April 29, 2024.

Government’s Consumer Watchdog Agency Fends Off Supreme Court Challenge

Published May 16, 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2024

Biden Levies Sweeping Tariffs on Chinese Chips, Solar Cells, EVs

Fatima Attarwala

Published May 14, 2024

A composite image shows the White House, President Joe Biden and Presidential Candidate Donald Trump looming over the Federal Reserve building.

What Would Happen If The Federal Reserve Answered To The President?

Published May 11, 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House.

Biden to Announce $3.3 Billion Microsoft Investment for AI Data Center

Published May 08, 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden leaving the White House

Biden Cancels $6.1 Billion in Debt for Students Misled By The Art Institutes

Published May 01, 2024

People use IRS Direct File at the Internal Revenue Service Building on April 05, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Nearly 141,000 People Filed Taxes Online Directly With IRS This Year

Published Apr 26, 2024

Tesla cars in San Bruno, California, on Feb. 2, 2024

Tesla Being Investigated Over Concerns About Autopilot Recall Fix

Published Apr 26, 2024

The Micron Technology offices in San Jose, California, on April 18, 2024

Micron Set to Receive $6.1B in CHIPS Act Funding to Build Plants in New York, Idaho

Fatima Attarwala

Published Apr 25, 2024

FTC headquarters in Washington D.C.

New FTC Rule Bans Employee Non-Compete Clauses In Contracts

Updated Apr 24, 2024

The home page of the social media application TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on April 24, 2024

Biden Expected To Sign Into Law Bill Forcing Chinese Owner To Sell TikTok or Face Ban

Fatima Attarwala

Published Apr 24, 2024

Customers wait in line to drop baggage off at a Spirit Airlines check-in counter at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on April 10, 2024 in Austin, Texas.

Airline 'Junk Fees' Can No Longer Fly Under the Radar, New Rule Says

Taylor Tompkins

Updated Apr 24, 2024

Gina Raimondo, US commerce secretary, during a trilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden,

Commerce Secretary Raimondo Downplays Huawei’s Latest Phone Chip

Fatima Attarwala

Published Apr 22, 2024

US President of the United States Joe Biden delivers remarks on student debt and lowering costs for Americans at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin, United States on April 8, 2024.

Biden Administration Forgives $7.4 Billion More in Student Loans

Published Apr 12, 2024

US President Joe Biden speaks during an event in Madison, Wisconsin, US, on Monday, April 8, 2024.

Who Will Get Forgiveness Under Biden's New Student Loan Proposal?

Updated Apr 09, 2024

Janet Yellen

Yellen Says US Will 'Underscore' Need for China to Shift Course

Fatima Attarwala

Published Apr 08, 2024

A screenshot of the IRS Direct File tool.

What's the Early Reaction to the New IRS Free Online Tax Filing Service?

Updated Mar 28, 2024

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