Donald Trump once promised to wipe out the entire national debt within eight years. A decade later, the number has moved so far in the opposite direction that the interest payments alone are reshaping what the federal government can afford…
By Mike Barrington
· 12:35pm ET Two top Wall Street strategists are pointing at the same unlikely pair of culprits keeping prices stubbornly elevated, and their shared diagnosis carries uncomfortable implications for anyone waiting on the Federal Reserve…
Trey Thoelcke Retirement savings averages look reassuring until you see what the numbers are hiding, and by then most people are already decades behind on the math that actually matters.
Don Lair Some of the most valuable coins in American history look exactly like the pennies, nickels, and dimes sitting forgotten in your junk drawer right now, and the difference between pocket change and…
Drew Cumens The national debt crossed $40 trillion for the first time in history on August 19, 2026. The pace at which America got here reveals something alarming about where it is headed next.
Every week, hundreds of millions of dollars in gold bars are flying out of vaults in lower Manhattan and northern New Jersey. Most are bricks weighing about 2.2 pounds, the kilogram size that Asian…
Few issues unite voters across party lines like housing. According to a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll from earlier this year, roughly 8 in 10 Americans say they support banning Wall Street firms and large institutional…
The stock market staged a sharp recovery in April 2026, but the Federal Reserve's inflation outlook threatened to cut it short. Since then, Jerome Powell has been replaced by Kevin Warsh as Fed chair,…
Finding an affordable place to live has become increasingly challenging as housing prices and everyday expenses continue to rise across the United States. While major cities often dominate headlines for their soaring costs, many…
WTI crude oil futures are trading near $120 per barrel tonight, and the energy market is staring down a historic moment. Just three weeks ago, oil was sitting at $66 per barrel on February…
Americans filling up at the pump are about to get a rude awakening. We’ve been publishing all day on how bad oil prices could get, and oil futures just opened up to a historic jump. Widely…
California drivers already pay some of the highest gas prices in the country, and escalating Middle East tensions could push them into shocking territory. National gas prices are already moving fast, and California could…
