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’s border czar says ICE agents could guard exits and check IDs at airport screening areas as long lines plague travelersby Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press on March 22, 2026 at 5:58 pm
"We’re going to be a force multiplier,” Homan said.
- Natural gas prices in Texas plunge deep into negative territory and producers are burning it off, while the rest of the world braces for shortagesby Jason Ma on March 22, 2026 at 5:11 pm
Over the past week, spot prices at the Waha gas trading hub in the Permian Basin fell as low as -$9.75 per million British thermal units.
- Kevin O’Leary became a millionaire from a $4.2 billion deal—but said it was ‘very anticlimactic’by Sydney Lake on March 22, 2026 at 4:25 pm
The Shark Tank star and Mr. Wonderful says hitting his first million after selling Softkey to Mattel for $4.2 billion felt like a blip—and every millionaire and billionaire he knows agrees.
- Warren Buffett admits his original philanthropic plans were not ‘feasible’—he’s instead left his three kids $500 million a year to give awayby Preston Fore on March 22, 2026 at 4:05 pm
The Berkshire Hathaway billionaire says his longevity has led to “unavoidable consequences” for his charitable objectives.
- Cuba begins to restore power after third nationwide collapse of the entire energy grid this month aloneby Andrea Rodriguez, The Associated Press on March 22, 2026 at 3:06 pm
Cuba's aging grid has drastically eroded in recent years, but the government has also blamed the outages on a U.S. energy blockade.
- After Trump threatens to destroy Iranian power plants, Tehran warns the region’s vital infrastructure, like desalination facilities, will be targetedby Alon Bernstein, Sam Metz, Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on March 22, 2026 at 2:57 pm
The developments signaled the Iran war, which the U.S. and Israel launched Feb. 28, was moving in a dangerous new direction.
- Banksy may have been identified, but his mystery has long been part of his art’s value, and a fan says it’s like finding out Santa Claus isn’t realby Laurie Kellman, The Associated Press on March 22, 2026 at 2:43 pm
“I feel like they are telling me how a magic trick is done. Sometimes I just want to enjoy the magic trick.”
- The Indian Ocean base targeted by Iran is ‘an all but indispensable platform’ for U.S. security operations in the Mideast, South Asia and East Africaby Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on March 22, 2026 at 2:31 pm
Home to about 2,500 mostly American personnel, it has supported U.S. military operations from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan.
- A charity that usually feeds people in war zones and disaster areas is providing meals to TSA officers who aren’t getting paidby Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Thalia Beaty, James Pollard, The Associated Press on March 22, 2026 at 2:23 pm
Nonprofits are stepping in to help and coordinating closely with airports and local TSA offices because of ethics rules around giving gifts to federal employees.
- A turning point at the Pentagon: Anduril’s new mega‑deal rewrites the rules for Silicon Valley—and raises new risksby Jessica Mathews on March 22, 2026 at 12:00 pm
The $20 billion ceiling contract with the Army shows a new pattern: that VC‑backed platforms can win prime‑like enterprise deals.





