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While AI spending is top of mind, online ads are driving a lot of Big Tech’s growth
Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft reported quarterly earnings that showed rising digital ad sales and increased AI infrastructure spending.Read More...
Trump administration must pay SNAP benefits despite government shutdown, judge rules
The Justice Department argued that the food stamp program, which feeds more than 40 million Americans, effectively did not exist anymore due to the shutdown.Read More...
Berkshire’s operating earnings jump 34%, Buffett buys back no stock and raises cash hoard to $381 billion
Berkshire's operating profit generated from the conglomerate's wholly owned businesses including insurance and railroads jumped 34% in the third quarter.Read More...
SNAP benefits must continue despite shutdown, judge tells Trump administration
The Justice Department argued that the food stamp program, which feeds more than 40 million Americans, effectively did not exist anymore due to the shutdown.Read More...
Tariffs are expected to start showing up more in consumer prices as holiday shopping season starts
Impacts have been muted so far as companies built up inventories ahead of the duties and have absorbed some of the impact.Read More...
Tech’s $380 billion splurge: This quarter’s winners and losers of the AI spending boom
With the largest cloud and internet companies reporting results this week, it's clear that spending on artificial intelligence is only increasing.Read More...
Chevron earnings beat Wall Street estimates as oil production hits record boosted by Hess acquisition
Chevron's production in the Permian, Gulf of Mexico and Kazakhstan increased despite lower oil prices.Read More...
Trump calls for U.S. Senate to scrap filibuster rule
The filibuster is the Senate rule for agreement by 60 of its 100 members to pass most legislation.Read More...
Financial Services
Interest rate backdrop supports playing offense with bonds, according to Goldman Sachs former ETF head
BondBloxx’s Tony Kelly tackles fixed income opportunities.Read More...
More retirement investors opting for ‘good enough’ stock portfolio strategy to protect their market money
Retirees are in a tough spot needing stock market growth to fight inflation, but their personal finance plans can't stomach a major market correction.Read More...
Pony.ai becomes first to win citywide robotaxi permit in China’s Silicon Valley
Pony.ai said it is the first company to get a permit to operate taxis across all of the Chinese city of Shenzhen on the border of Hong Kong.Read More...
China’s Xi urges Asian nations to keep supply chains stable, work together during ‘turbulent’ times
Chinese President Xi Jinping played up how Beijing is a proponent of stable supply chains and free trade in a speech Friday.Read More...
Powell forced to stave off uprisings in markets and on his own Fed board as his term ends
Powell faces if not the most difficult challenge of his time in office at least the trickiest.Read More...
China says it’s willing to work with U.S. on TikTok — but offers few details
Beijing indicated it would work with the U.S. on addressing the future of TikTok in the country.Read More...
Xi-Trump meeting sparks optimism in China amid hope for lower tariffs and a ‘honeymoon’ in ties
As Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump met Thursday, many people in China cheered the in-person meeting.Read More...
Chinese companies have begun to dominate Southeast Asia’s online shopping market
ByteDance's TikTok Shop and Alibaba's AliExpress are going global — taking large chunks of the overseas e-commerce market, according to Bain and Company.Read More...
Personal Finance
Layoffs are mounting, making it a ‘challenging time to be unemployed,’ expert says. Here are 4 money moves to make
Amazon, UPS, General Motors, Paramount and other big companies have recently announced layoffs. Here are key financial steps to take after a job loss.Read More...
Why travel insurance doesn’t offer foolproof protection during the government shutdown
More consumers are buying travel insurance amid the government shutdown. But it doesn't protect in all circumstances.Read More...
Republican who oversaw student debt launches class action effort against Trump administration
The Trump administration is wrongfully damaging the credit of millions of student loan borrowers, a new proposed class action lawsuit says.Read More...
Treasury Department announces new Series I bond rate of 4.03% for the next six months
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced new Series I bond rates through April 2026.Read More...
Taxpayers may see ‘record tax refund season’ in 2026 due to Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill,’ analysts say
Some filers could see a bigger tax refund in 2026 based on midyear changes enacted via President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill." Here's who could benefit.Read More...
Here’s the maximum Social Security full retirement benefit for 2026, after the 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment
A 2.8% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will push up the maximum full retirement benefit in 2026. Plus, some beneficiaries may face earnings limits.Read More...
Millions face ‘huge sticker shock’ when ACA open enrollment starts Nov. 1
Millions of households logging on to enroll in a health plan via the Affordable Care Act marketplace will see much higher premiums.Read More...
Trump administration to limit student loan forgiveness eligibility for some public servants
The Trump administration is moving closer to limiting eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.Read More...
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