For many adult children, watching their aging parents struggle with daily living in an unsafe home is a distressing reality. The situation becomes even more challenging when those parents adamantly refuse to leave despite clear evidence that their environment is no longer safe. Consider the real case of an elderly couple, both in their late
A student studies in the Perry-Castaneda Library at the University of Texas at Austin, Feb. 22, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The Trump administration has taken down the applications for popular student loan repayment plans from the U.S. Department of Education‘s website, leaving millions of borrowers with fewer options for now. Borrowers are unable
The air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk said Thursday that he’s sending his Starlink satellite internet terminals to the Federal Aviation Administration while saying, without providing evidence, that current technology poses a risk to air travel safety. The billionaire
In this article WBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A sign outside of the Warner Brothers Discovery Techwood Turner Broadcasting campus is seen on June 26, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery said Thursday it added 6.4 million global streaming subscribers in the fourth quarter for a total
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Budget Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau‘s new leadership on Thursday dismissed at least four enforcement lawsuits
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Despite President Trump’s repeated promises that “we’re not touching Social Security, other than to make it more efficient,” it appears his Administration is planning deep cuts in the program’s administration. And that inevitably will mean trouble for those receiving or applying for benefits. By slashing staff and tinkering with its internal computer systems, the Trump
In this article WBD DIS FOXA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An advertisement for Venu Sports, the sports streaming venture by Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox, hangs at the Fanatics Fest event in New York City on Aug. 16, 2024. Jessica Golden | CNBC With Venu done before it even got out of
Pra-chid | Istock | Getty Images With tax season well underway, you may be eager for strategies to reduce your 2024 taxes or boost your refund. However, there are limited options, especially for so-called “W-2 employees” who earn wages, experts say. After Dec. 31, there are “very few” tax moves left for the previous year,
In this article DELL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive officer of Dell Inc., speaks during the Dell Technologies World conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Monday, May 20, 2024. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dell reported fourth-quarter sales that fell short of analysts’ estimates but
Jonathan McKernan, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, sits on the day he testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 27, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images There’s a new ETF in town. SPDR SSGA Apollo IG Public & Private Credit ETF (PRIV) will trade Thursday at the NYSE. This fund intends to invest at least 80% of its net assets in investment grade debt securities, including a combination of public credit and private credit.
In this article PARA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Paramount Global headquarters in New York on Aug. 27, 2024. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Paramount Global told its employees this week that it’s ending numerous diversity, equity and inclusion policies, according to a memo obtained by CNBC. In the memo sent
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 11, 2025. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images As the so-called Department of Government Efficiency looks to cut federal spending, Elon Musk and President Donald Trump have floated the idea that some of any savings could come
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The skyline of Doha, Qatar. Tim De Waele | Corbis | Getty Images The Qatar Investment Authority is leveraging its over-$500 billion in assets to attract venture capital firms to the hydrocarbon-rich state. The sovereign wealth fund’s $1-billion fund of funds program — which invests in both international and regional VC funds — is designed
In this article LCID Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson poses at the Nasdaq MarketSite as Lucid Motors (Nasdaq: LCID) begins trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange after completing its business combination with Churchill Capital Corp IV in New York City, New York, July 26, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters
Richard Stephen | Istock | Getty Images As lawmakers in Washington, D.C., work to rein in government spending, some advocates and consumers are concerned that Social Security could see cuts. Congress faces a March 14 deadline to extend funding for the federal government in order to avoid a government shutdown. Meanwhile, the Trump administration had
A model of an UltraFan on the Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc stand on day two of the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images British aerospace group Rolls-Royce on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected full-year earnings after undertaking a “significant” transformation and declaring a £1 billion ($1.27 billion)