A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Money 101 newsletter with Sharon Epperson, an eight-week financial education series with special monthly editions. Sign up to receive the newsletters, straight to your inbox. They’re also available in Spanish. When Ashton and Adison Lawrence inherited their grandmother’s South Carolina home earlier this summer, the brothers knew they…
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks next to a BlueField-4 STX Storage tray, from left, Vera CPU compute tray, and Spectrum-X Ethernet Photonics Switch System while holding a Spectrum-X Ethernet Photonics chip during a keynote address at the Nvidia GTC conference in San Jose, California, US, on Monday, March 16, 2026. Bloomberg…
Videos on TikTok of users sharing the items they swear are “always” worth the money have racked up hundreds of thousands of views and likes this summer. The items mentioned in the posts range widely, from skin care products to upgraded airline seats. Sometimes creators make targeted lists, such as purchases that are always worth…
A sailor observes the oil tanker HELGA, which is moored at one of Iraq’s southern offshore oil terminals near Basra, as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, April 24, 2026. Mohammed Aty | Reuters The past week’s earnings from the energy…
Tom Werner | Digitalvision | Getty Images As borrowers come up against new federal limits on student debt, they may encounter financing options from an unexpected source: their state. But don’t assume these government-backed loans are a close substitute for federal student loans. Consumer advocates say state student loans are more akin to private student…
Tesla EVs recharge at a Tesla Supercharger station on July 2, 2026, in South Pasadena, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Prices for used electric vehicles are doing something unusual — and the dynamic poses both good and bad news for consumers, according to automotive experts. Generally, used car prices depreciate over time. Indeed, as…
Prospective homebuyers eyeing a condominium may soon discover that mortgage lenders are as interested in the condo building as they are in the buyer. New condo-lending policies taking effect on Aug. 3 from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — government-sponsored enterprises that purchase qualifying mortgages on the secondary market — mean that some purchases could…
Linda McMahon, US education secretary, speaks during a roundtable on education at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 11, 2026. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers have gotten their debts forgiven, or soon will, due to a $23 billion class-action settlement…
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh concludes a news conference after a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, June 17, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates unchanged at its upcoming July meeting — as higher energy prices and renewed tensions with Iran have complicated the picture for…
The American Dream, much like the country it inspires, is in a state of constant change. Ask 100 people what the ideal means to them, and you’ll likely get just as many answers. Most might agree, for example, that the American Dream includes achieving financial stability or being happy, but what that looks like is…
