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Social Security rule reversals, office closures, cost cuts: Here's what's happening now
A day after it announced the elimination of the Office of Transformation, the SSA said it was closing the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity and that it would reassign the office's tasks - ...
Social Security rule reversals, office -2-
Social Security does not contact individuals about suspended numbers or ask for immediate payment, the SSA said. It will also not threaten to arrest an individual, ask for credit-card or debt-card ...
Builders expect tariffs to increase costs by nearly $11,000, but they're slashing home prices. Here's why.
Builders estimate that the typical cost of building a home could rise by $10,900 due to the tariffs. The median price of a newly built home sold in February, the latest month for which there is ...
$13 million L.A. mansion for sale was built by 'Full House' actor John Stamos
Located in the hills of Calabasas, Calif., Stamos built the Mediterranean-style home in 1992 after buying the 6-acre property in 1991 for $430,000, records on PropertyShark show. He owned the home for ...
Travelers takes a hit from California wildfires, but still surprises with profit upside
Adjusted income fell to $443 million from $1.096 billion a year ago, weighed by an increase in catastrophe losses stemming from the California wildfires. Catastrophe losses came to $2.266 billion ...
Here's where top investment newsletters are finding the most undervalued stocks
Almost as undervalued as consumer discretionary is consumer staples XX:SP500.30; its current relative P/E ratio is lower than 85% of past quarters' ratios. It is the second-most recommended sector ...
ASML, a key microchip bellwether, disappoints on orders. But analysts see a silver lining.
ASML is also "well positioned" in a tough macroeconomic climate, said the analysts, who rate ASML as overweight. They commented that reshoring into the U.S. will likely preserve capital expenditure ...
Opinion
How can smart people argue for a tax cut?
High on my list is "All In" - originally a group of four high-tech venture capital hosts, so clearly smart guys and very rich. Right now, they are three, because one of their group, David Sacks, has ...
Abbott Laboratories Up Nearly 5%, On Track for Largest Percent Increase Since April 2023 — Data Talk
Abbott Laboratories Up Nearly 5%, On Track for Largest Percent Increase Since April 2023 — Data Talk Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is currently at $132.21, up $5.99 or 4.75% --Would be highest close since ...
Wall Street's 12 favorite stocks could soar as much as 54%, analysts say
The day-to-day volatility for the S&P 500 settled down on Monday and Tuesday. But two-thirds of stocks in the U.S. large-cap benchmark index have declined this year, with 220 of the 500 stocks down at ...
Wall Street's 12 favorite stocks could soar as -2-
Morningstar CEO Kunal Kapoor and Goldman Sachs CTO Bryon Lake unpacked what flows tell us investors are doing in the face of tariffs, the rise of active ETFs, and the prospects for more private-market ...
Why it's nearly impossible for America to meet its rare-earth needs after China's export restrictions
In the near term, it's not possible for the U.S. to meet its own needs for the rare earths included under China's export restrictions, said Luisa Moreno, a director at Defense Metals Corp. (CA:DEFN), ...