Finance
Companies Step Up for Newborn Savings Plans
A new U.S. government initiative is giving parents a fresh way to build financial security for their children. The program provides tax-deferred savings accounts for...
What the New IRS Brackets Mean for Working Americans
Beginning in January, the 2026 federal income tax brackets officially take effect. For many U.S. households, the changes may not sound dramatic, yet they influence...
A Federal Judge Pushes Back on Attempt to Defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has ordered the Trump administration to restore funding to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, reversing a move that had...
How Gasoline Taxes Shape Prices Across the United States
Gasoline prices across the United States rarely tell a simple story. Behind the numbers flashing on roadside signs lies a layered system of taxes, both...
Economic Confidence Hits a New Lull in December
Consumer confidence in the U.S. stumbled again in December, showing that optimism among everyday households continued to fade at the end of the year. The...
Wage Garnishment Returns for Student Loan Borrowers in Default
The U.S. Department of Education confirmed that the Trump administration will begin garnishing the wages of federal student loan borrowers in default early in January....
Life After the Penny and the Case for a New Dollar Coin
Earlier this year, the U.S. Mint stopped producing pennies, marking the end of a coin that had been part of American life for more than...
From Checkbooks to Apps, the Digital Shift Ending Check Era
Checks played a central role in how Americans handled money for much of the 20th century. At their peak in the mid-1990s, the U.S. Federal...
The Economic Impact of U.S. Tariffs and the Role of AI Investment in Recovery
If you had to sum up how tariffs affected the U.S. economy this year, it would go something like this: they made things more expensive,...
The Emerging Exodus from Big Private Equity Firms
The private equity industry in the U.S. is currently facing a notable trend where employees are increasingly leaving larger firms for smaller ones, driven largely...
