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Trump’s $1.4B haul comes back to haunt crypto industry

By Scott Patterson, Olga Kharif and Annie Massa
Sep 18, 2026 11:34 am - The crypto industry watched with a grim foreboding as its landmark bill detonated on the Senate floor Tuesday. Blame first fell on Democrats, none of whom voted to advance it. But some of the industry’s own supporters pointed elsewhere: at President Donald Trump and the roughly $1.4 billion in income he generated from crypto ventures last year.
The wrong people are paying off their mortgages

By Julie Z. Weil
Sep 05, 2026 9:27 am - Almost one in every four homeowners is paying off their mortgage at a rate faster than they’re required to — but the people who would benefit the most from this strategy are the ones least likely doing it.
Will you get your full Social Security payout? Here’s what experts say.

By Julie Z. Weil
Sep 02, 2026 9:09 am - The funds saved for the Social Security program are on track to run dry six years from now. By law, on the day the trust fund hits zero (which is currently expected in 2032), all retirees’ benefits immediately drop by more than 20%.
US stocks rally near a record as falling oil prices ease Wall Street's worries about inflation

By STAN CHOE
Aug 03, 2026 3:57 pm - NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market rallied to the edge of its all-time high on Monday after easing oil prices helped calm Wall Street’s worries that inflation could get eve...
The U.S. homeownership rate may not be as high as you think

By Julie Z. Weil
Jul 22, 2026 10:49 am - Americans often think of homeownership as both a goal and a norm — after all, the U.S. homeownership rate is 65%, and as high as 75% in some states. But one Federal Reserve economist says that we’ve been measuring homeownership the wrong way and that U.S. adults are about as likely to rent or live in someone else’s home as they are to own their own.
The U.S. saw the first ‘China Shock.’ Now the world gets the sequel.

By David J. Lynch and Joshua Yang
Jul 20, 2026 11:46 am - Twenty-five years ago, low-cost Chinese goods flooded the U.S. market, contributing to the loss of 3 million factory jobs and upending American politics, a phenomenon that came to be known as the “China Shock.” Now a second China Shock is reverberating across Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America, raising fears of greater deindustrialization and political tumult.
Americans are using credit-card rewards to pay for groceries, gas

By Josyana Joshua
Jul 16, 2026 3:09 pm - A pile of credit-card reward points can take you business class to Bali or cover a few days’ stay in a London boutique hotel. These days, as inflation strains American budgets, more people say they’re using points for daily essentials, from gasoline to cat litter.
Banks rake in big profits as both Wall Street and the US consumer stay strong

By MATT OTT
Jul 14, 2026 2:30 pm - Five of the biggest U.S. banks reported record profits on Tuesday, boosted by their trading desks and a remarkably resilient American consumer amid persistent global economic uncertainty.
Oil prices jump following the latest fighting in the Middle East, while AI stocks sink

By STAN CHOE
Jul 13, 2026 3:58 pm - Oil prices jumped Monday following a weekend of attacks in the Middle East, while more losses for computer chip companies and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom dragged stock markets lower.
Businesses brace for years of inflation as new costs pile up

BY Andrew Ackerman
Jul 13, 2026 1:58 pm - American businesses are increasingly convinced that higher inflation is here to stay.

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