BofA drops stunning warning about Fed rate hikes
BofA raises risk scenarios if Fed rate hikes miss inflation 2% target.
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Trump treads further on free speech with new journalist bans
The president’s threat against CNN, MS Now, and Politico was real.
The Tax Rich Business Owners Skip That W-2 Workers Can’t: How S Corp Profits Escape the Medicare Surtax
A salaried nurse looks at her pay stub and sees Medicare tax coming out of every dollar she earns. It does not stop at a cap. Once her wages plus her spouse’...
‘Don't quit. Keep your job': Expert says Social Security will 'go away' — and the thing to protect isn't your 401(k)
But maybe this isn’t such a bad thing, as older Americans increasingly face loneliness, social isolation and a lack of purpose.
Mitt Romney warned a billionaire tax triggers demand for 2 assets — now California decides. Get in before the super-rich
California's Prop 40 would tax billionaire wealth at 5%.
Lawsuit accuses Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, Google of AI pacing ‘collusion’
AI companies Anthropic, OpenAI, Space XAI and Google are being sued over alleged collusion as pressure mounts to slow the rapid development of AI. The complaint, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, points to a recent proposal from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who called for “industry-wide coordination” to…
This new bill could save Social Security in America — and boost your monthly check. Is it time to kick your heels back?
There’s a new solution to Social Security’s impending funding crisis. But don’t rely on it while planning your retirement.
US Strikes Deal Over Greenland to End Row That Threatened NATO
The US, Denmark and Greenland struck a security deal that expands Washington’s role on the Arctic island, ending for now a long-running diplomatic spat witho...
The US is being forced to reset Social Security — protect yourself now (especially if you're young or middle-aged)
The future of America’s Social Security payments is in danger, and boomers aren't the only ones at risk.
Why people in the Northeast will be paying higher heating bills this winter
As fuel costs rise amid the U.S.-Iran and Russia-Ukraine wars, Americans in the Northeast may have to pay significantly more to heat their homes this winter. With the price of diesel, in particular, increasing, so too will the cost of a home heating fuel known as heating oil or fuel oil that is commonly used…
Itália quer multar pedestres que atravessarem a rua olhando o celular | G1
Proposta prevê multa de até R$ 450 para quem usar celular, tablet ou computador ao atravessar; medida também endurece punições para motoristas reincidentes.
Pentagon’s count leaves out some deaths in Middle East during Iran war
The Pentagon’s public database left out two deaths of U.S. service members deployed in the Middle East during the war against Iran, who took part in missions unrelated to the conflict in the Middle East. Maj. Sorffly Davius, who served in the 42nd Infantry Division at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, died of “undetermined causes” on March…
Sir Lynton Crosby, CT Group Executive Chairman, on the Case for Capitalism
By Exec-Edge Editorial Staff Sir Lynton Crosby has spent four decades reading public opinion for people who couldn’t afford to get it wrong — prime ministers...
Court reinstates $7B ‘Solar for All’ program axed by Trump
A federal court has rebuffed the Trump administration’s effort to slash a $7 billion program that seeks to provide rooftop solar power in disadvantaged communities. Judge Mary McElroy, a Trump appointee in Rhode Island, vacated the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) move to terminate the Solar For All (SFA) program and claw back the funding. The program in question…
Pentagon’s new UFO file drop includes audio from 1952 Project Blue Book briefing
Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., pushed for the declassification of the audio from early Air Force investigations into UFOs.
Will there be anyone left covering this White House?
Trump has once again escalated his capricious assault on journalism. The president said today that “effective immediately” he is banning CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House, and threatened for “other fake news media outlets to follow.” In 2025, he banned the Associated Press during a temper tantrum over its refusal to go along with his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico. It’s not clear what set the president off this time. [Link: Trump says he's banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico from White House | https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/trump-white-house-ban-msnow-cnn-politico.html | CNBC]
Virginia governor creates an AI task force and moves to restrain data centers
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed an executive order banning NDAs for data center development and creating an AI task force.
Anthropic: AI model Claude helping build next version of it
Anthropic’s chatbot Claude is leading more than a quarter of the artificial intelligence (AI) firm’s research and development efforts, the company revealed Thursday. The report marks the latest sign of AI’s growing capabilities within the development space itself, building on months of suggestions from researchers that the technology is getting closer to building and self-improving.…