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What Does It Take To Join The Top 1% in The U.S.? In Some States, $1 Million Still Isn't Enough.
New IRS data show the income threshold varies widely across the country.
Oct 10, 2026
One Job Isn't Enough For Millions Of Americans. In Some States, Nearly 1 In 10 Workers Have a Second.
New federal employment figures show approximately 9 million Americans held multiple jobs in September, with women accounting for a majority of those workers.
Oct 09, 2026
The Homebuying Market Could Normalize Again In Five Years, But Starter Homes Are Getting Harder To Find
Two new housing reports show why lower mortgage costs may not be enough to solve the challenges facing first-time homebuyers.
Oct 09, 2026
Investors Poured $166 Billion Into Cash Funds in Just One Week. BofA Says They Aren't Ready To Leave.
Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett said investors may keep their money in cash until the Federal Reserve begins a sustained cycle of interest-rate cuts.
Oct 09, 2026
OpenAI And Anthropic Are Planning For 'The Day After.' The Fear Is A Major AI-Driven Crisis.
The planning comes as frontier AI models gain stronger cyber capabilities and companies build new safeguards around critical infrastructure and advanced systems.
Oct 09, 2026
Ray Dalio Says Stocks Are Losing Their Buffer. Rising Bond Yields Are Becoming Harder To Ignore.
Strong earnings have helped equities withstand higher rates, but their advantage over bonds is narrowing, the Bridgewater Associates founder said.
Oct 09, 2026
What Can $2,500 a Month Budget Afford to Rent? In Some Cities It's a House, In Others, a One-Bedroom
A new Zillow analysis shows a six-figure household income unlocks 77% of U.S. rental listings, but location can dramatically change what renters get for their money.
Oct 09, 2026
Iran Has Executed Dozens Of January Protesters. The Crackdown Is Now Reaching Iranians Abroad.
Security forces, courts and state media have continued pursuing people tied to the unrest months after the demonstrations were suppressed.
Oct 08, 2026
Samsung Is Heading For Another Record Quarter. Its Chip Business Is Doing The Heavy Lifting.
Samsung will release its full results on Oct. 29. Investors will get a detailed breakdown of how its semiconductor and consumer businesses performed.
Oct 08, 2026
Microsoft Is Suspended From Green Card Program. Vance Accuses Company Of H-1B Abuse.
The Trump administration says Microsoft and several other major technology companies are being suspended from a federal program used to sponsor foreign workers for permanent U.S. residency.
Oct 08, 2026
Maduro And His Wife Face Torture Charges. More Than A Dozen Americans Are At The Center of The Accusation.
New York prosecutors brought charges tied to Americans who were allegedly tortured while held in Venezuelan custody during Maduro's rule.
Oct 08, 2026
AI Boom Meets War And Rising Debt. IMF Warns Global Economy Is Facing a Risky Mix.
IMF Kristalina Georgieva warned that high energy costs, tighter financial conditions and concentrated AI investment are creating sharply different outcomes across countries.
Oct 08, 2026
ChatGPT For Teens is Facing New Safety Concerns, With Specialized Organization Calling it an 'Unacceptable Risk'
Independent testing found ChatGPT blocked many harmful requests but sometimes failed to recognize when teens needed outside help.
Oct 07, 2026
Most U.S. Voters Want Stricter AI Rules. Many Say Trump And Congress Are Falling Short.
A new poll found 84% of registered voters see AI as a threat to American workers, while majorities want tighter government oversight.
Oct 07, 2026
Bitcoin Drops Below $84,000 as Nearly $500 Million in Long Bets Get Wiped Out.
The digital asset briefly fell to around $83,500 as a sharp market pullback hit leveraged traders across major cryptocurrencies.
Oct 07, 2026
Google's Massive Finland AI Bet is Facing Trouble. Authorities Have Halted Work At Two Data Centers.
The order comes less than a month after Google announced a €13 billion investment in Finnish data centers, clean energy and supporting infrastructure.
Oct 07, 2026
Oil Flows Are Recovering But Diesel is Likely To Continue Being Expensive For a While. Here's Why.
Depleted inventories and limited refining capacity are keeping fuel markets tight even as crude shipments through the Strait of Hormuz recover.
Oct 07, 2026
More Americans Are Open To Buying Crypto, But Scams and Confusion are Holding Back Many Of Them
A new Harris Poll survey found prospective buyers are looking for clearer information, stronger scam protections and access through institutions they already trust.
Oct 06, 2026
Google's AI Buildout Needs More Power. It Just Locked in a Massive Additional Amount.
A deal with Constellation includes 890 megawatts of new nuclear capacity from upgrades to 11 existing reactors.
Oct 06, 2026
CFTC Moves To Bring More Crypto Trading Under Federal Oversight. Exchanges Would Get A New Regulatory Path.
Exchanges choosing the federal route would face requirements covering market manipulation, customer funds and proof of reserves.
Oct 06, 2026
East Asia Is Getting An AI Export Boost. World Bank Warned The Boom Is Uneven.
The World Bank raised its 2026 growth forecast for East Asia and the Pacific to 4.5% as AI-related manufacturing lifted exports across several economies.
Oct 06, 2026
French Students Have Taken To The Streets Over Learning Conditions. Thousands Have Been Detained.
The unrest is adding political pressure as France struggles with a 5.1% deficit, rising debt and a contentious push to rein in public spending.
Oct 06, 2026
China Closed Hundreds Of Banks In A Sweeping Cleanup. Rural Lenders Remain The Weakest Link.
Rural banks are carrying higher bad-loan ratios and weaker profitability than the broader banking sector as China restructures smaller lenders.
Oct 06, 2026
Sailors Are Reportedly Being Offered $25,000 For Gulf Oil Runs as Hormuz Strait Continues to be a Battle Zone
Oil flows have recovered from their wartime lows, but crews making the journey are still confronting missile threats, damaged vessels and disrupted navigation.
Oct 05, 2026
Nvidia Is Closing In On A $6 Trillion Valuation. Options Traders See October As The Key Window.
Options pricing gives Nvidia roughly even odds of reaching $6 trillion by the end of October, according to an analysis of contracts tied to the shares.
Oct 05, 2026
Flavio Bolsonaro Beat Lula In Brazil's First Round. The Presidency Will Be Decided Later This Month.
The right-wing senator got 47.03% of valid votes to Lula's 45.16%, setting up a rematch between Brazil's two dominant political camps.
Oct 05, 2026
AI Could Link Georgia Voters To Their Ballots. Officials Are Reviewing A Privacy Flaw Before Early Voting.
Georgia has begun redacting identifying information from public cast-vote records as officials revisit a vulnerability first disclosed in 2022.
Oct 05, 2026
Bond Yields Pull Back After A Weak Jobs Report. Options Traders Had Already Started Positioning For Relief.
Large options positions suggest some traders had begun positioning for lower rates after the 10-year Treasury yield climbed above 5.3%.
Oct 02, 2026
Trump Won Over Crypto Fans In 2024. Some Young Investors Now Say They Feel Burned.
Interviews and focus groups show frustration among some younger crypto enthusiasts as Trump-linked tokens slump and expectations around federal crypto policy collide with the current reality.
Oct 02, 2026
Paramount And Warner Bros. Will Become Skydance. David Ellison Is Keeping Both Studio Brands.
The combined media company will also switch its stock ticker to SKYD when the Warner Bros. Discovery deal closes.
Oct 02, 2026
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