How to deal with your money when the news makes you anxious
The latest government shutdown that began on Oct. 1 may reasonably raise stress levels for many Americans. But that doesn’t mean it’s a good time to make money moves like changes to your investment portfolio or major revisions to your long-term financial plan. “It’s common for people to second-guess their financial decisions when uncertainty arises, […]
FIFA World Cup tickets released to lottery winners as excitement builds
MIAMI (AP) — Not even half of the spots in the 48-team field have been claimed. The schedule of matches won’t be finalized until December. And other than host nations U.S., Canada and Mexico, nobody has any idea where or when they’ll be playing. Millions of soccer fans worldwide evidently don’t seem to mind any […]
Where and how to watch Jimmy Kimmel Live! And who is boycotting? | Censorship News
EXPLAINER As Kimmel returns, he is expected to address the controversy that led major station groups to drop his late-night comedy show. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel returns to ABC on Tuesday in the United States after being suspended for nearly a week following controversial remarks about the alleged assassin of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which provoked […]
Opinion | How to Defeat Trump
Almost at no point in the last 10 years has Trump been a majority popular figure with a majority of Americans. But at this point, I think we’ve learned that you’re not going to see something like, in the absence of maybe some catastrophic economic meltdown, you’re not going to see anything like the kind […]
Investors aren’t quite sure how to react to the Fed’s quarter-point cut
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell takes questions from reporters during a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve on Sept. 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday stateside cut interest rates by a quarter point, bringing the […]
On Govt table: How to help exporters not lose market share due to 50% US tariff | Business News
TO PREVENT loss of market share following the high 50% US tariffs, the government is ready to extend a series of mitigating measures such as subsidised interest rates, collateral-free loans and credit guarantee, to labour-intensive exporters. Exporters also want government support in facilitating access to big domestic buyers — both public like the Railways, and […]
JB Pritzker Shows How to Handle Trump
One of the most consistent themes of Donald Trump’s rise to power has been the utter fecklessness of his opposition. The Republican establishment’s pick of nominee in 2016, Jeb Bush, turned out to be a helpless buffoon. Then the Democrats picked Hillary Clinton as Trump’s opponent, who turned out to be the second-most unpopular nominee […]
How to maximize the $40,000 limit for 2025
Milan Markovic | E+ | Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s “big beautiful bill” raised the limit on the federal deduction for state and local taxes, known as SALT, and there are ways to maximize it for 2025, experts say. If you itemize tax breaks, you can claim the SALT deduction, which includes state and local […]
Media grappling with new questions about how to cover a president’s health
Early in Donald Trump’s news conference Tuesday, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked a question that surely baffled people who avoided social media for Labor Day. “How did you find out over the weekend that you were dead?” Doocy said to the president. Doocy was referring to speculation about Trump’s health that spread online during the […]
Ed Davey knows how to have fun. But can the Lib Dems get serious? – POLITICO
“Health and social care will be a top issue at the next election, and people who think otherwise haven’t read their history books, they haven’t looked at election day, over the last 30, 40, 50 years,” he argues. “If you look across Parliament and outside, the Tories are nowhere, they’ve got no credibility. They don’t […]