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

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

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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.

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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.”

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A possible circuit split could determine whether federal commodities law overrides state gambling rules.

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

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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%.

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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‘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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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

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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’.

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