President Donald Trump began his second term in office with a divided nation and polling numbers – 47% of those surveyed approved of him in January 2025, while 48% disapproved, according to Gallup.

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Gold fractals, Bitcoin cost basis heatmap, and long-term moving averages offer clues on where BTC’s next major move may emerge in 2026. Bitcoin is consolidating as gold leads, a pattern seen before ...

Mortgage rates could stay high in 2026 even if the Fed cuts interest rates, limiting relief for homebuyers and businesses. Long-term bond yields are being driven more by inflation expectations and ...

We're only a few days away from the Rate Bowl on Dec. 26 between Minnesota and New Mexico. Opt-outs have become a staple of modern bowl games, as players look towards the transfer portal and the NFL.

The economy is flashing new warning signs, as the U.S. labor market shed jobs over October and November, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6 percent, the highest level since 2021. Job gains of ...

The “right” safe starting withdrawal rate is a moving target, depending on equity valuations, bond yields, prospects for inflation, and a retiree’s own life expectancy and asset allocation, among ...

PG-rated movies like “Lilo & Stitch” and “A Minecraft Movie” and have been standouts for theaters, while PG-13 staples have been struggling. For many Americans, Thanksgiving is about food, or family, ...

While the popularity of most bands and musical artists tends to wax and wane over the years, there are some groups that never go out of style...for example, The Beatles. Over half a century since the ...

The housing market keeps getting worse. Home prices have risen more than 50 percent since the start of the pandemic. About a third of Americans households now spend more than 30 percent of their ...

In normal times the year ahead would look like a good one in which to hold government bonds. Central banks, including America’s Federal Reserve, have been cutting interest rates. Global growth has ...