Social Security’s 2.8% COLA for 2026 may not keep pace with inflation if tariffs drive costs higher. COLAs are based on worker spending patterns rather than retiree spending, leading to insufficient ...

The 2025 college football season wraps up with more than 40 bowl games over the rest of December and into January. That can make it hard to keep track of just when and where all the games are taking ...

A team of Australian and international scientists has, for the first time, created a full picture of how errors unfold over time inside a quantum computer—a breakthrough that could help make future ...

A friend of mine had just traveled across the country to see his family when he texted me, deeply concerned. The chaos of holiday travel is always a drag, but usually, it was offset by getting a break ...

One of the first sentences I was ever paid to write was “Try out lighter lip stick colors, like peach or coral.” Fresh out of college in the mid 2010s, I’d scored a copy job for a how-to website. An ...

National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett, a leading candidate to be the next Federal Reserve chairman, said he wouldn't bow to political pressure to cut interest rates. “You just do the right ...

Much of the discussion around financial markets continues to shift from one macro concern to another. Whether it's higher for longer interest rates (or simply overall Federal Reserve monetary policy), ...

Unemployment rose from 4% in January 2025 to 4.6% by year end. Jerome Powell is expected to step down in May 2026. Trump has signaled he wants lower interest rates and will hand-pick the new Fed chair ...

The 2025-26 college football bowl schedule features a Friday tripleheader, with the 2025 Rate Bowl serving as the middle matchup. It will see the Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-5) facing the New Mexico ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

Dec 22 (Reuters) - Spot gold surged to a record high of $4,383.73 per ounce on Monday, lifted by expectations of further U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts after last week's quarter-point reduction, ...