Stefanikolic | E+ | Getty Images As tax season opens Monday, families with minor children have the option to register for Trump accounts — plus a one-time federal government contribution — when filing 2025 returns. Enacted via President Donald Trump‘s “big beautiful bill,” Trump accounts were designed to start early wealth building with a one-time…
Soon, parents and guardians can open a Trump account for their children — and a number of large employers are piling on the incentives to get set up. For starters, babies born in 2025 through 2028 may receive a one-time $1,000 contribution from the Department of the Treasury. There are no income requirements, and all U.S. families are…
U.S. President Donald Trump and CEO of Ford Jim Farley clap, as President Trump visits a Ford production center, in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters DETROIT — The only consistency has been inconsistency for the U.S. automotive industry during the first half of this decade — a trend that’s expected…
Fiordaliso | Moment | Getty Images Over the last few years, Emma Kobil, a trauma counselor in Denver, started noticing a new topic coming up with her patients: artificial intelligence. “I’ve had clients lose their jobs due to AI, and it’s something we’ve processed in our sessions,” Kobil said. Often, they express “shock, disbelief and…
A massive winter storm is threatening to wreak havoc across the U.S. in the days ahead — and potentially take a financial toll on households in its path. The National Weather Service said Friday that it expects a “significant, long-duration winter storm” to bring heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain to broad swath of the U.S.,…
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought. Kevin Mohatt | Kevin Lamarque | | Reuters Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday accused the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of undermining President Donald Trump’s stated push to make credit cards more affordable, according…
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Colorado residents fill out cards and share their stories for content to send to congressional representatives regarding health-care cuts on Nov. 1, 2025, the first day of ACA open enrollment, in Northglenn, Colorado. Tom Cooper | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Some states are stepping in to blunt the financial fallout of lapsed federal…
The sudden collapse last fall of a string of American companies backed by private credit has thrust a fast-growing and opaque corner of Wall Street lending into the spotlight. Private credit, also known as direct lending, is a catch-all term for lending done by nonbank institutions. The practice has been around for decades but surged…