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.
- 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.”
- The World Cup is a smash but America still isn’t a soccer country, poll suggestsby Linley Sanders, The Associated Press on July 2, 2026 at 5:41 pm
Just 17% of U.S. adults are highly excited despite USMNT momentum, as betting and social media—not fandom—drive engagement
- Some states are starting to crack down on companies that foist their workers onto Medicaidby Geoff Mulvihill, The Associated Press on July 2, 2026 at 5:37 pm
New Jersey’s new fees turn public health coverage into a direct cost for employers—reviving an idea that hasn’t lasted long in the past.
- Trump’s $46 billion ‘smart wall’ with Mexico bets on AI and scaleby Rebecca Santana, The Associated Press on July 2, 2026 at 5:26 pm
CBP is building 6 miles a week while deploying AI towers and sensors, reviving a once-failed “virtual wall” model as oversight concerns grow.
- Russia’s economy is ‘sputtering,’ and Putin’s wartime spending model has pushed the country to an ‘economic, political, and military abyss’by Tristan Bove on July 2, 2026 at 5:22 pm
Putin built an economy based on “military Keynesianism” to survive the war in Ukraine. It’s showing signs of fatigue.
- India and Japan just made “economic security” a shared missionby Sheikh Saaliq, The Associated Press on July 2, 2026 at 5:21 pm
A $61 billion investment push and new defense ties fold AI, chips, and shipbuilding into a partnership increasingly defined by China.
- AI “grief videos” turn mourning into a $390 service in South Koreaby Hyung-Jin Kim, The Associated Press on July 2, 2026 at 5:18 pm
"When I saw tears running down my father's face, I felt a bit emotional as I realized my father still misses him."
- 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.
- The defense tech boom has become a bubble—or it will be soonby Allie Garfinkle on July 2, 2026 at 7:00 am
Defense tech was once considered, at best, a fringe area for traditional VCs. Now, there could be a bubble.





