Photo by Peter Burdon on Unsplash Nearly four in ten Americans who lose their jobs in today’s economy are exhausting their unemployment benefits before they manage to find new work, a sign that the labor market has grown far less…
Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash Starting January 1, 2026, workers who earn more than $150,000 in FICA wages will no longer be allowed to make traditional pretax catch-up contributions to their 401(k) plans. Instead, those contributions must be designated…
Photo by Luke Miller on Unsplash The first round of the 2026 WNBA playoffs averaged 1.3 million viewers over 10 games on ESPN, Prime Video and USA Network, making it the most-watched opening round in league history. The surge was…
Photo by Aurelien Romain on Unsplash EU ambassadors have approved the bloc’s largest single batch of Russia sanctions since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022, targeting 743 individuals and 826 entities tied to Moscow’s military-industrial complex. The package also…
Photo by Unsplash on Unsplash The Federal Reserve was set to release the minutes from its September 15-16 policy meeting on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET, giving investors their first detailed look at the internal debate behind…
Photo by Jennifer Bonauer on Unsplash Open enrollment for 2027 coverage on HealthCare.gov will run from November 1, 2026 through January 15, 2027, with a December 15, 2026 deadline for coverage to start on January 1, 2027, the Centers for…
Photo by Stuart Jenkins on Unsplash Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics for his efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos, tiny cosmic particles that researchers believe offer clues to how the universe evolved. The Royal…
Photo by Dan Gold on Unsplash Paramount Skydance on Tuesday completed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, uniting the movie studios behind “The Godfather” and the “Harry Potter” films into a media colossus rebranded as Skydance. The deal…
Photo by Maxim Hopman on Unsplash The US goods and services trade deficit widened sharply to $105.6 billion in August, a 13.7% jump from the prior month that marked the largest monthly gap since March 2025, according to Commerce Department…
Photo by LSE Library on Unsplash The maximum amount workers can funnel into a 401(k), 403(b) or 457 plan is projected to climb by $1,000 in 2027, rising from $24,500 this year to $25,500. That forecast comes from actuarial consulting…
Photo by L M on Unsplash Forces of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen have recaptured several key areas around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Yemeni officials said. The strategic waterway, one of the world’s busiest shipping…
Photo by Saim Munib on Unsplash A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ilaje Local Government Area in Ondo State, killing everyone on board. The plane, designated NAF 931 and also referred to by the…