Bitcoin’s Identity Crisis: Can It Truly Become a Digital Store of Value?
As we move deeper into 2025, many people are wondering: “Why does it feel like everything’s getting more expensive — even though wages are supposed to be recovering?” The truth is, while the economy is showing pockets of strength, rising costs and shifting monetary...
How Students Can Earn a Degree With Minimal or No Debt
As tuition continues climbing faster than inflation, many students are rethinking the traditional path to a four-year degree. Rising costs are forcing families to look for creative, strategic ways to limit borrowing — and fortunately, there are more options than ever...
What to Do With Your Retirement Plan After Losing a Job
Job loss brings uncertainty, but one financial decision often gets pushed aside: what to do with the retirement money left behind in your former employer’s plan. That account may be one of your largest assets, and handling it wisely can protect your long-term...
Why More Borrowers Could Soon See Smaller Student Loan Payments
With living costs rising faster than many households can adjust, policymakers are searching for ways to lighten financial strain — and student borrowers may soon see relief. A series of updates to repayment rules could broaden who qualifies for lower monthly payments,...
Understanding the Proposed Child Savings Incentive: What Parents Should Know
As we move deeper into 2025, many people are wondering: “Why does it feel like everything’s getting more expensive — even though wages are supposed to be recovering?” The truth is, while the economy is showing pockets of strength, rising costs and shifting monetary...
Why Americans Are Feeling the Pinch — And What You Can Do About It
2025 isn’t a return to “pre-pandemic normal.” Instead, we’re in a transition: a time where rising costs, economic uncertainty, and shifting global conditions demand both vigilance and adaptability.
- Trump trots out the C-word — communism — not getting the memo that capitalism has been largely discredited with Gen Zby Steven Sloan, The Associated Press on July 2, 2026 at 6:30 pm
President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans are reviving a line of attack against Democrats heading into the midterm elections: They’re communists. In just the past week, Trump has issued dark warnings that members of the Democratic Party’s ascendant left are communists who want to “completely destroy the traditional American way of life” and even engage in assassinations.
- California bans ‘sell by’ labels to curb food waste and emissionsby Olga R. Rodriguez, The Associated Press on July 2, 2026 at 6:23 pm
In a state that dumps 6 million tons of edible food a year, lawmakers are betting that two plain-English stamps can change garbage habits.
- Egg companies made $1.22 billion in profit off a $6 carton — now they’re buying their way out of a price-fixing case with 53 million donated eggsby Wyatte Grantham-Philips, The Associated Press on July 2, 2026 at 6:19 pm
None of them admitted wrongdoing.
- No holiday for New York City cops, who get a heat wave, World Cup and a Taylor Swift wedding at MSGby Anthony Izaguirre, The Associated Press on July 2, 2026 at 6:13 pm
The New York Police Department will deploy thousands of officers to handle security.
- Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding at Madison Square Garden will run from 5pm on Friday until maybe 4am on July 4th, permit saysby Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press on July 2, 2026 at 6:07 pm
Nearby bars are warning of lost holiday-weekend revenue.
- Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce donate $26 million to charities ahead of rumored Madison Square Garden weddingby Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press on July 2, 2026 at 5:55 pm
Nine of the selected organizations are based in New York, ranging from the Food Bank For NYC to City Harvest to Musical Mentors.
- Trump visits new Teddy Roosevelt library in the badlands: ‘He had a freakin’ wild life’by Jack Dura, Collin Binkley, The Associated Press on July 2, 2026 at 5:51 pm
During a tour of the 96,000-square-foot library and in a speech afterward, Trump spoke admiringly of Roosevelt and compared himself — favorably.
- NYPD confirms ‘an event that we are tracking at Madison Square Garden on Friday night,’ declines to comment on Taylor Swift weddingby Jake Offenhartz, Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press on July 2, 2026 at 5:46 pm
“We are fully prepared,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said at a news conference on Wednesday. “There isn’t anything to share beyond that.”
- Securitize is latest crypto company to go public as BlackRock-backed firm sees stock jump 3% on debutby Camila Grigera Naón on July 2, 2026 at 5:05 pm
The company raised $400 million after merging with a special-purpose acquisition vehicle on Thursday.
- McKinsey chairs: Building a more resilient industrial base may require $2 trillion in investmentby Eric Kutcher, Shubham Singhal on July 2, 2026 at 2:21 pm
U.S. factories could replace half the trade deficit just by running harder. Closing the gap on semiconductors and other critical goods is a much bigger lift.





