The $202.90 Shock: Why Your First 2026 Social Security Check is Smaller Than Expected
If you woke up this morning expecting a significant boost to your bank balance from the 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA), ...
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Mark Cuban Hates Trump but Loves Kid Savings Accounts — Will He Shock Everyone?
Dell Technologies (DELL) founder Michael Dell pledged $6.25B to seed Trump Accounts for 25 million lower-income children. Dell’s contribution provides ...
Sticker Shock: Obamacare Customers Confront Premium Spikes as Congress Dithers
By Julie Appleby Updated December 12, 2025 Originally Published December 12, 2025 Julie Appleby, KFF Health News We’ve been here ...
SEC Chair Atkins just confirmed shock $68T timeline for tokenized markets that leaves legacy infrastructure dangerously exposed
The US equity market is valued at roughly $68 trillion, yet only about $670 million of that value currently exists ...
Natural Gas: Will a Cold Shock Come in Time to Save the Heating Season Rally?
With the heating season starting in the Henry Hub natural gas futures, the prices are rising fast. A year ago, ...
ACA Open Enrollment Causing Sticker Shock for Millions, Congress Must Act
Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans began on November 1, and people shopping for coverage have seen ...
What can you do if you’re feeling Marketplace sticker shock?
If you’ve looked at your 2026 Marketplace health insurance options and you’re feeling sticker shock because you’re seeing significantly larger ...
XRP’s Next Earthquake: Billions Set To Flow In, ‘Supply Shock’ Coming—Analyst
According to reports, Evernorth — a Ripple-backed treasury firm — has agreed to merge with Armada Acquisition Corp II and ...
Goldman Sachs survey says only 11% of companies are actively linking layoffs to AI—but the real shock is yet to come
While the latest wave of AI-linked layoffs has put job seekers—and even the Federal Reserve—on high alert, a new survey ...
How Many People Actually Work for the U.S. Government? The Latest Shock Figure & What It Means for You
When people imagine the U.S. government workforce, they often picture Washington bureaucrats and Capitol Hill staffers. But the federal employment ...
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