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Experts weigh in on how the urge to hoard certain goods ahead of potentially higher prices can backfire.

The Trump administration is looking to shut down the Education Department. Here's what it could mean for the 42 million Americans with federal student loans.

CBDCs | Feb 4, 2025 CBDC Research Continues Despite Diverging Strategies in Canada, UK and U.S. While Canada paused its retail CBDC project last year, the Bank of Canada (BoC) recently published a 35 page report on "Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) for CBDC Solutions" while the UK is advancing its digital pound initiative and has provided

Crypto | Feb 3, 2025 Crypto ETF Competition Heats Up as XRP, Dogecoin, and Solana Gain Traction Canada’s Purpose Investments announced that they officially filed a preliminary prospectus to Canadian regulators to launch an XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF), which may beat American competitors to market.  The proposed XRP ETF will provide investors with direct exposure

Meme coins plummeted over the weekend as President Donald Trump signed new tariffs, kicking off a trade war that caused investors to dump risk assets.

Nearly 1 in 5 eligible taxpayers miss the earned income tax credit, which was worth an average of $2,743 in 2023, according to the IRS.

More than one-third, or 37%, of Americans want a retirement that looks different from previous generations, a recent report finds.

Despite President Joe Biden's unprecedented rate of student loan forgiveness, the country's outstanding debt still grew while he was in office. Here's why.

Trump's tariffs could give steel companies more pricing power, but weaker demand could weigh on the stocks longer term, Wall Street analysts said.

The asset manager said this is its biggest fee cut ever and will save investors about $350 million this year.

The cost to rent is coming down faster in some areas of the U.S. than others. Here are some of the most and least affordable spots.

The fund would serve as an economic development tool and perhaps be used to buy TikTok.

Proposed tariffs are expected to raise inflation and keep interest rates elevated into 2026, if they take effect, according to economists.

Tariffs | Feb 3, 2025 Canada's Trade Story – What’s Happening Now and Next On February 1, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China to begin February 4, 2025. The White House claims that the move was necessary to offset illegal drug trafficking (specifically fentanyl) and stop illegal immigration

Plans for new tariffs on Canada and China and Mexico sent stocks falling early Monday. Even as markets recover, experts say it's a wake-up call for investors.