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Baby boomers look richer than ever—but many are retiring with record levels of debt

Decades of home-price gains made older Americans wealthy on paper. Debt and rising costs are making that wealth harder to live on

By Mia OsmonbekovAugust 21, 2026
Scott Bessent on the national debt: ‘There’s nothing magic about the $40 trillion number’

“We can grow our way out of that,” the Treasury Secretary told CNBC on Thursday.

By Nick LichtenbergAugust 20, 2026
Exclusive: Venezuela, sick with hyperinflation, engages the ‘money doctor’ Steve Hanke for a dose of dollarization medicine

The Johns Hopkins professor has spent five decades traveling the world, fighting for the cause of sound money. He’s taking on his biggest dragon yet.

By Shawn TullyAugust 20, 2026
As U.S. debt hits $40 trillion, Americans will foot the bill: $700 a month for retirees, and homebuyers could take a $53,000 hit, report finds

“Addressing the national debt deserves to be a high priority for both voters and lawmakers, to benefit all Americans.”

By Eleanor PringleAugust 20, 2026
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A possible circuit split could determine whether federal commodities law overrides state gambling rules.

By Camila Grigera NaónAugust 21, 2026
Bessent becomes most interventionist Treasury chief in decades

Expanded bond buybacks and yen purchases mark an unusually activist approach, but widening deficits could limit its effectiveness

By Christopher Anstey, Jorgelina do Rosario, Michael Mackenzie, Greg Ritchie and BloombergAugust 20, 2026
Treasury rushes into bond market as Fed minutes show many governors want to hike rates, not cut

As the Fed’s minutes point toward possible rate hikes, Treasury expanded long-bond buybacks after 10-year yields topped 4.7%.

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressAugust 20, 2026
Klarna wants its next CFO in New York. That’s a signal to Wall Street

Niclas Neglén is stepping down as finance chief, and the company’s next CFO will need capital markets credibility, says a recruiting expert.

By Sheryl EstradaAugust 20, 2026
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Facing weary customers, Walmart will use its nearly $3 billion in tariff refunds to lower prices

Walmart passed on tariff-related costs last year and is now trying to lower prices as shares fell nearly 9% after its U.S. sales growth hit a six-year low.

By Mia OsmonbekovAugust 20, 2026
Moderna co-founder is a billionaire once again at $1.7 billion—he once turned down 20 high-paying job offers to ‘have more of an impact on the world’

Billionaire biotech pioneer Robert Langer advises workers to do what makes them happy over money and job security: “If you give up too easily, that’s not good.”

By Emma BurleighAugust 20, 2026
‘Game-changer’ GLP-1s could fix America’s obesity crisis—but 2 inequalities stand in the way

Wells Fargo Industry Insights’ Robin Wenzel says the drugs are rewriting healthcare economics, but the math doesn’t “pencil out” too often.

By Nick LichtenbergAugust 20, 2026
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Trends in gold prices could indicate whether the asset can protect against inflation. Here’s a look at how the precious metal is doing today.

By Danny BakstAugust 20, 2026
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Why the bond market is acting like it did before the Great Recession

The 30-year Treasury yield has climbed back above 5%, its 2007 level, as investors confront inflation, deficits and a surge in AI-related borrowing.

By Stan Choe, Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressAugust 20, 2026
Current price of Bitcoin for August 20, 2026

Bitcoin is the original cryptocurrency and remains the most popular crypto coin on the market.

By Joseph HostetlerAugust 20, 2026
Bitcoin posts surprise rally as currency nears $70,000 for the first time since June

The U.S. Treasury’s bond-buyback announcement helped send Bitcoin up nearly 6% with one analyst saying a broader recovery may be afoot.

By Camila Grigera NaónAugust 19, 2026
Current price of Ethereum for August 20, 2026

Ethereum isn’t just digital money; it’s a decentralized computing platform, meaning users can build and run apps on it without oversight of a company or bank.

By Joseph HostetlerAugust 20, 2026
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Gen Z forced to rewrite the American Dream in the ‘Great Postponement’: Fixer-uppers, side hustles and doing life out of order
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“We’ve not seen challenges in terms of affordability like this in more than a generation,” said Wharton professor Susan Wachter.

By Tatiana SatauaAugust 20, 2026
Target’s second straight comeback quarter boosted by nearly $1 billion Trump tariff refund

Shoppers returned and sales rose 3.8%, but the government’s tariff refund supplied $1.65 of Target’s $4.11 in quarterly earnings.

By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressAugust 20, 2026
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By staying on top of home equity loan and HELOC interest rates, you’ll recognize when it’s a good time to apply for these comparatively cheap borrowing options.

By Joseph HostetlerAugust 20, 2026
‘Capital alone no longer clears a site’: Morgan Stanley says data centers’ big money era is over

Political backlash must now be “underwritten like land, power or labor,” the investment bank said.

By Nick LichtenbergAugust 20, 2026
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Extreme heat and drought have triggered Champagne’s earliest harvest on record, forcing growers to race to preserve the wine’s quality.

By Sylvie Corbet, Nicolas Garriga and The Associated PressAugust 20, 2026
AI is becoming a financial engineering business

As large language models become more interchangeable, balance sheets will matter as much as tech breakthroughs in the AI race. 

By Amit JoshiAugust 20, 2026
Climate change to cost London up to £36 billion a year by 2050s

Lost working hours, disruption to businesses and damage to infrastructure caused by extreme weather in a warmer climate are likely to reduce the capital’s GDP over the coming decades.

By Olivia Rudgard and BloombergAugust 20, 2026
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When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.

By Joseph HostetlerAugust 20, 2026
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Coinbase’s decision to base its global tokenization hub in Abu Dhabi is the latest sign that the emirate’s bet on regulated digital assets is paying off—with $500 billion in GCC assets predicted to move onto blockchain by 2030.

By Melissa HancockAugust 19, 2026
Tether has the gold. Now, CEO Paolo Ardoino is making a bold push into AI

A KPMG audit appears to establish the legitimacy of Tether’s reserves. Meanwhile, the company’s ambitions are scaling far beyond crypto.

By Jeff John RobertsAugust 17, 2026
Billionaire Joshua Kushner just bought the Lakers for $12.5 billion—OpenAI’s Sam Altman once said he ‘doesn’t care’ what others think

As Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger close in on a record $12.5 billion Lakers deal, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman once said Kushner makes ‘high-conviction bets’.

By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 14, 2026
‘The great quantum migration’ is coming as more than $2 trillion in digital assets is at risk—nearly the entire value of the overall crypto market

According to Quantus CEO Christoper Smith, digital assets are secured by elliptic-curve cryptography that is vulnerable to quantum computing.

By Joshua HongAugust 15, 2026
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