A difficult jobs report comes at a tough time for the White House. Gas prices are rising due to the war in Iran, while stock market turmoil is making savers and retirees antsy about the state of their 401(k)s. Data released Friday showing a loss of 92,000 jobs in February will put pressure on the…
Pnc | Stockbyte | Getty Images Millions of taxpayers have already filed to claim President Donald Trump‘s new “no tax on overtime” deduction. But some filers could risk errors on their tax return, experts say. Enacted via Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” the overtime tax break allows certain workers to deduct up to $12,500 for single…
China’s space program has hit a number of milestones lately. In 2025, China executed over 90 orbital launches, setting a new national record for orbital launches in a single year. In the last five years, China returned the first samples from the far side of the Moon, completed its own low-earth orbit space station and…
Customers use computers at an Internet cafe in Tehran, Iran. Raheb Homavandi | Reuters Iran remains under a near-complete internet blackout, data monitoring site NetBlocks, said on Saturday. “A full week has now passed since #Iran fell into digital darkness under a regime-imposed national internet blackout,” NetBlocks said in a social media post. “The measure…
Lifestylevisuals | E+ | Getty Images When it comes to buying a house, affordability continues to slowly improve. U.S. households that have a median income — an estimated $86,300 — and enough money for a 20% down payment can now afford a $331,483 home, up $30,302 from $301,181 a year ago, according to a new…
U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger as he arrives to deliver remarks on the U.S. economy and affordability at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 9, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters November’s midterm elections were always supposed to be about affordability. Then, the bombs began falling in Iran. The…
A few years ago, Grace Guo began to crave places in New York City where hanging out with friends didn’t have to involve alcohol. Newly sober and surrounded by friends who also chose not to drink, Guo said she wanted alternatives to the typical social scene. After some research, she landed on Bathhouse and Othership:…
Kuwait said Saturday that it has cut oil production and refining output because tankers cannot transit the Persian Gulf due to threats from Iran. The Arab monarchy did not say how many barrels per day it has cut, but described the output reduction as a precautionary measure that will be “reviewed as the situation develops.”…
There was no shortage of setbacks for stocks last week. Surprising economic data, another batch of earnings, and an intensifying conflict in the Middle East all combined to move the market, mostly downward. The S & P 500 closed out Friday with a weekly loss of 2% as the broad-market index flipped between the positive…
Zoey Gong, a Chinese medicine food therapist, was days away from boarding an Emirates flight from Paris to Shanghai via Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran last Saturday. Gong, 30, had her flight plans derailed as a result, and she told CNBC that she had to pay $1,600 to get…
