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Americans are being warned to stock up because of Canadian tariffs, $6 diesel, a Saudi pipeline shutdown, Yemen and an alleged trucker strike. Some of
If you sell a house with a 3% mortgage, you normally lose that financing and borrow again at today’s rate. The reason is deeper than
Used-car loans carry much higher interest rates than new-car loans, even for borrowers in the same credit tier. The difference comes from more than credit
When Washington joined Japan in buying yen in July 2026, it looked like the United States was rescuing another country’s currency. The deeper economic reality
Solar modules have fallen to roughly $0.27 per watt in the U.S., while a finished residential solar system can still cost around $3 per watt.
A credit-card fee of roughly 3% is not simply the cost of moving money electronically. Follow a $100 purchase through interchange, network and processor fees,
Florida settled potential Medicaid-related claims against Centene for $67 million, but $10 million was directed to the Hope Florida Foundation. Within weeks, most of it
JPMorgan has not predicted an imminent AI crash. But its strategists are seeing a market divergence reminiscent of the dot-com era as AI spending moves
The U.S. Treasury is increasing long-term bond buybacks just as federal debt crosses $40 trillion and long-term yields approach 20-year highs. It is not technically
Outside political spending does not simply buy elections—but it can buy a disproportionate share of voters’ attention. An analysis of Democratic primaries from 2020 through
