Social Security insolvency: How a $100,000 cap could fix the funding gap
Amid the increasingly damning reports on the rising threat of America’s runaway deficits and debt, the looming disaster…
High gas prices from Iran war could offset Trump’s bigger tax refunds
A man pumps gas at an Exxon station as the price of oil and gas has surged amid…
Iran war may ‘chill’ the frozen job market: economist
Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images The labor market is currently in a frozen…
Why gas prices, airline tickets are rising
With the Iran war in its fifth week, consumers are getting hit hard by surging energy costs. Now, some lawmakers…
‘War tax resistance’ gains attention — but IRS penalties apply
Chicago attorney Rachel Cohen owes more than $8,000 in federal income taxes — but has intentionally left that…
Iran war jolts oil markets, sending US gas prices to a 2.5-year high
NEW YORK (AP) — The Iran war has rattled the global flow of oil, with steeper fuel costs…
Iran war, oil price surge worsen K-shaped economy, say economists
A sign displays the prices of unleaded gasoline at a Chevron gas station in Palo Alto, California, US,…
Democrats blast FCC Chair Carr’s broadcast license threats as anti-First Amendment, ‘totalitarian’
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr has drawn fierce backlash from Democratic lawmakers and free speech advocates for…
The US economy stumbled as 2025 came to a close, new data shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — The highly resilient U.S. economy was already showing signs of strain even before the launch…
Iran war heightens affordability issues ahead of March Fed meeting
Amid a war in Iran, inflation pressures, a weakening job market and an uncertain outlook for tariff policy, Federal…
SAVE plan for student loan borrowers is over: Federal appeals court
The U.S. Department of Education headquarters is seen on March 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla |…
Iran war disrupts oil prices; consumers may be ‘hammered’: economist
In February, Americans were feeling pretty good about their financial standing. But that was before the Iran war,…