Iran War Increases Mortgage Rates. How To Find Low Rates
Just as mortgage rates fell below 6% at the end of February — a drop homebuyers awaited for four years — the war in Iran has pushed them back up again. Economists predict rates could fluctuate throughout the year if the fighting continues. Mortgage rates and the 10-year Treasury yield rose in lockstep with oil […]
What Is It and How Can It Save You Money?
Do you soothe your financial anxieties by watching money grow in a traditional savings account? So much so that you avoid putting that money anywhere else out of fear of making mistakes or poor investments? You’re not alone. Shane Walker, CEO of the banking app Qube Money, says he often hears this sentiment from clients. […]
How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance
For all these approaches, from the fully public to the paranoid, the same principle applies as in a Signal conversation: A piece of information is only as secure as the least secured device that accesses it. So as you consider your threat model and whose devices and accounts within your group have access to your […]
How the global effort to keep AI safe went off the rails – POLITICO
The Trump administration “is very focused on encouraging the success of AI around the world. So this is an important opportunity and a strong showing for the U.S. government,” Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade William Kimmitt said at an event in Washington this month. American companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta, are announcing billions […]
UN waiting to see how much US intends to pay
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said Monday it’s waiting to find out how much of the nearly $4 billion the United States owes the world organization the Trump administration intends to pay and when the money will arrive. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned last week that the world body faces “imminent financial collapse” […]
Trump’s future Fed influence tests market trust — how to prepare your portfolio
In this week’s Club Check-in, Paulina Likos and Zev Fima break down the uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve as markets approach a pivotal transition in May, when a new Fed chair is expected to be appointed, and assess how Club members should be thinking about their investments. Multiple developments have raised questions about the future […]
Opinion | How to Train Citizens to Observe ICE
It’s not that we are teaching people to protest, although protesting peacefully is a right that we all have. But it was about: How do we teach people their rights? How do we ask people who are not impacted by immigration issues to participate? So that was the core of this work that we do. […]
Some traders say the market is too calm. How to hedge just in case
The market has not seen much volatility from President Donald Trump’s latest policy demands. If anything, traders have reacted with a strange calm. But now Bank of America thinks investors should position for tumultuous times. In recent days, Trump has made numerous calls related to easing costs on Americans, proposing a 10% interest rate cap […]
How to access your IRS online account before tax season opens
D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Read more CNBC personal finance coverage This is one of the ‘most important steps’ before tax season opens, IRS says How tax-efficient investing could boost your portfolio returns in 2026 and beyond For 2026, these new 401(k) details ‘matter more than ever,’ advisor says We’re in a ‘hiring recession,’ […]
How to find a way back.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. At the close of 2025, many progressive commentators were seizing on any glimmer of hope that America’s march toward authoritarianism might be slowing to a crawl. On Dec. 26, the New York Times’ Michelle […]