GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor incorporates proven components. Courtesy: GE Vernova Van Buren County is a rural redoubt in southwestern Michigan, a quiet corner of a swing state. Pillow soft sand dunes shift and shape along the shores of Lake Michigan. And the county seat – Paw Paw – is named after…
Strauss/curtis | The Image Bank | Getty Images Early in the fourth quarter is an ideal time to tackle some financial planning tasks that set you up for success for the rest of the year — and into 2026. “It’s absolutely a great time to do that,” said Dan Moisand, a certified financial planner and…
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. The top 10% of Americans added $5 trillion to their wealth in the second quarter as the stock market rally continued to benefit…
As the U.S. begins its first federal government shutdown since 2018, with uncertain repercussions for the economy, the ghost of Elon Musk continues to rattle real estate markets across the U.S. Even though Musk left the government months ago, his legacy remains with DOGE. One of the ways in which DOGE has sought to cut…
Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Kimberly Blair, a San Diego-based wellness practitioner who specializes in grief counseling, noticed an uptick in “screen fatigue” among her clients, whom she had been counseling largely virtually. So, she decided to open a storefront location and offer more in-person sessions. When she began casting about for locations,…
Fading West modular housing development built after the Hawaii wildfires. Fading West Owning a home is one of the pillars of the American Dream. But with a nationwide housing affordability crisis headlined by a lofty median price of a single-family home at more than $422,000, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate coming down but still relatively…
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump signed two executive orders, establishing the “Trump Gold Card” and introducing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images A version of this article…
Navan, the business travel, payments, and expense management startup, filed on Friday afternoon to go public. Its S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission indicates that the company plans to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “NAVN.” Navan reported trailing 12-month revenue of $613 million (up 32%) across over 10,000…
Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon, speaks during an unveiling event in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anyone who has ever gone in search of a product review on Amazon knows how valuable the experience of other shoppers can be, and how easy it is…
This may not be an era in which Americans are awash in physical currency fattening their wallets, but we are awash in cash parked inside accounts that have been generating attractive yields thanks to Federal Reserve interest rate hikes to combat inflation. There is a record amount of cash in money market funds, roughly $7.6…
