A person holds a sign reading “Save Our Social Security” during a rally against President Donald Trump’s tax plan, near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, April 10, 2025. Bryan Dozier | Afp | Getty Images Washington lawmakers have a new deadline by when to fix Social Security‘s retirement trust fund, based on a new annual…
Choreograph (Konstantin Yuganov) | Istock | Getty Images The IRS has released the 2027 contribution limits for health savings accounts, or HSAs, which offer triple-tax benefits for investors. Starting in 2027, the new HSA contribution limit will be $4,500 for self-only plans, up from $4,400 in 2026, based on the latest inflation adjustments. The HSA limit for…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, left, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Getty Images (L) | CNBC (R) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani fired back on Wednesday at Jeff Bezos after the Amazon founder and executive chairman questioned whether raising taxes on billionaires would do anything to help working-class New Yorkers. “You could double the taxes I pay, and it’s…
Ultrabillionaire Jeff Bezos on Wednesday hyped artificial intelligence, blamed government meddling for economic woes and broadly defended himself and his mega-rich peers in an exclusive interview with CNBC. But the Amazon and Blue Origin founder, in a wide-ranging interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin, initially struck a populist tone, at times sounding more like some progressive…
Former President Donald Trump arrives at his caucus night event, with sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, at the Iowa Events Center on January 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images Federal tax returns filed by President Donald Trump, family members, the Trump Organization, and related…
US President Donald Trump (R) and his son Eric Trump (L) depart the White House en route to Charlottesville, Virginia on April 10, 2026, in Washington DC. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump, his two eldest sons, and the Trump Organization dropped their $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service…
Fly View Productions | E+ | Getty Images As many homebuyers discover, getting a fixed-rate mortgage doesn’t necessarily mean your monthly payment will remain the same. For many homeowners, in addition to principal and interest payments each month, their mortgage payment includes amounts that go into an escrow account. That account then pays out homeowners…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in front of the American flag to the press as he departs the White House on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Democratic lawmakers on Friday slammed the Trump administration over reports that President Donald Trump would drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal…
Opposition to President Donald Trump‘s plan for a gas tax holiday to ease cost-of-living concerns is coming not just from his political foes, but also from the Republican-leaning trucking and construction sectors. Those industries rely heavily on the road and transportation infrastructure projects funded by the federal gas and diesel taxes. “A gas tax holiday…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks about the fiscal year 2027 budget in New York City on May 12, 2026. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP via Getty Images) Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images From New York to Vancouver to London, a once-niche policy idea is moving into the mainstream…
