4 tax-reduction tips from 6-figure earners secretly juggling multiple jobs
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Trump is starting a french fry war
President Donald Trump loves McDonald's fries. His tariffs don't.
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A Gen Xer left California to start a business in a retiree hot spot in Mexico. His only regret is that he didn't do it sooner.
Malahki Thorn left California to escape wildfire risks and start a new business in Puerto Vallarta's booming real estate market.
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Trump says he might not want to raise tariffs on China any higher: 'At a certain point, people aren't going to buy'
Trump said he may not raise tariffs higher if China goes beyond the 125% duty it currently has on US goods.
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Trump says China trade deal is weeks away. But does Beijing have the upper hand?
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he expects an agreement "over the next three to four weeks" to end the escalating trade war with China.
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Shein, Target, and 9 other major brands that say Trump's tariffs are pushing them to raise prices
Trump's tariffs announcement has companies scrambling as their costs increase. Here's which companies have hinted at raising prices.
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A boomer lost Medicaid because she gets $2,065 monthly from Social Security. Now she needs to work to afford back surgery.
Rebecca Walriven-Lawson, 74, said she's on the hunt for a job so she can afford necessary back surgery.
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Russian oil prices are sliding. That's not enough to stop Putin's war machine — yet.
Russian oil is trading at about $50 a barrel. That's well below Moscow's forecasts, but not low enough to force Vladimir Putin into major policy shifts.
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Trump escalates feud with Fed Chair Jerome Powell, saying his 'termination cannot come fast enough'
President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's "termination cannot come fast enough."
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Americans don't want Trump's 'masculine' manufacturing jobs
Trump says his tariffs will bring back manufacturing jobs, but Americans don't see themselves working on the assembly line.
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I retired 24 years ago with $1.3 million saved. Joy in retirement isn't a given — we made sacrifices to get here.
Bill Bengel, 84, a Michigan retiree, stopped working 24 years ago. After an amputation, he's learned to reevaluate his retirement goals.
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Trump wants to bring back 'masculine' jobs. Men don't want them.
Trump's tariffs are designed to bring back manufacturing jobs and make work "manly." The only problem: Americans don't want to work in a factory.
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Here is how much the Magnificent 7 lost after stocks tanked over tariff warnings from the Fed and Nvidia
Investors were rattled on Wednesday as dual tariff related news from Nvidia and the Fed trigger a sharp stock sell-off.
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This stroller is getting $300 more expensive because of tariffs, a baby store owner tells me
Parents, get ready: It looks like it's going to get a lot more expensive to raise a family. A baby store owner shares why tariffs mean higher prices.
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California sues the Trump administration, escalating battle with the president over tariffs
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has tussled with Donald Trump over the years, described the president's tariffs as "unlawful."
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The US freight recession is showing no signs of relenting
"I've never seen a recession last three years," J.B. Hunt CEO Shelley Simpson said.
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Americans are rushing to buy cars before Trump's tariffs kick in
In March, auto sales spiked as Americans were rushing to get ahead of tariffs. Car prices could jump.
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College still pays off — if you avoid 3 decisions
While Gen Zers continue to question the value of college, the New York Fed found that a degree is still worth it for most people.
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The housing market was showing signs of thawing. Trump's trade war has thrown a wrench in.
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate snapped six straight weekly declines amid Trump tariffs.
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Investors haven't been this bearish on the economy for 30 years
Trump's trade war is causing all sorts of extreme dislocations in market and economic sentiment.
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Photos show the Heard and McDonald Islands, the remote territory full of penguins and seals Trump hit with a 10% tariff
The Heard and McDonald Islands have no permanent human residents, but they are home to millions of penguins, seals, and other Antarctic wildlife.
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Zillow just started an all-out war over real estate listings
Zillow wants home listings to be available for anyone to see. But its new rule could make searching for real estate more confusing for everyone.
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Jamie Dimon says that with Trump's tariffs turmoil, no one should assume 'they have a divine right to success'
"I am not worried about the markets as much as I am about keeping the Western world together, free and safe for democracy," Dimon said.
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Hongkong Post is suspending postal service for all US-bound goods over Trump's tariffs
The postal service said in a press release Tuesday that the move was in response to the US "bullying and imposing tariffs abusively."
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I'm a coffee expert for a specialty importer and café. We just raised our prices, and I expect others will do the same.
Chris Kornman, a coffee specialist at an importer, says the industry is in a crisis and tariffs made it worse. He thinks customers will soon pay more.
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21 vintage photos show how desperate and desolate America looked during the Great Depression
The Great Depression was the worst economic crisis in US history. More than 15 million Americans were left jobless and unemployment reached 25%.
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A Tesla investor and fund manager explains why the volatility from Trump's tariffs hasn't changed his stock picks
"I think it's too soon to tell if the tariffs will lead the world into a recession," Christopher Tsai said of Trump's reciprocal tariffs.
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I turned my $100K savings into a $1M investment portfolio. Even during a recession, these 3 tactics worked for me.
Financial educator Bola Sokunbi left her consulting job and launched Clever Girl Finance after her side hustles and investments reached $1 million.
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20 CEOs who make a typical worker's yearly pay in less than a day
Business Insider ranked dozens of companies in the S&P 500 based on how long it would take their CEO to make what a typical worker makes in a year.
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I forgot a form on my tax returns. It was the beginning of a nightmare.
Many countries make doing your taxes simple. In the age of Musk and DOGE cuts to the IRS, will America ever get a better system?
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Married student-loan borrowers' monthly payments could surge next month under a new move by Trump's administration
The Trump administration said married couples filing separate tax returns would have their spousal incomes used for monthly student-loan payments.
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Advertising giant WPP is offering free-lunch Fridays to help fill the office as its RTO policy upsets some staff
Amid criticism of its return-to-office mandate, advertising giant WPP offers free-lunch Fridays to sweeten the deal for employees back in the office.
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Welcome to trade war TikTok
As the US's tariffs on goods from China have stacked up to 145%, the trade war between the US and China is the hot topic on TikTok right now.
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US tariffs could give the EU exactly what it doesn't want: even more Chinese products
Chinese exporters will be looking for new markets as they face 145% tariffs from the US. Europe is a target.
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Price hikes are coming — at lightning speed
Companies have an opportunity to raise prices, thanks to the economic chaos and uncertainty over tariffs. Tech lets them do so faster than ever.
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Ray Dalio says Trump's approach to tariffs is 'like throwing rocks into the production system'
The Bridgewater Associates founder said the tariff back-and-forth is 'very disruptive.'
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A key GOP senator wants to know the 'end game' for Trump's tariff plan: 'What's the strategy?'
Trump's rapid tariff rate changes have led to volatility in both the stock and bond markets.
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When my husband wanted to retire early, I agreed to do the same. But I hated retirement life, so I went back to work.
I hated retirement, so I went back to work. My husband is focused on saving money, and we fought a lot because I wanted to keep spending.
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US companies are demanding price cuts from Chinese suppliers to mitigate tariffs — but there's nothing left to squeeze
US firms are trying to get price cuts from Chinese suppliers to mitigate tariffs, but supply chain experts say there are no margins left.
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What baby boomers learned from weathering the Great Recession — and what they regret
Three Americans in or near retirement told BI how they navigated the 2008 Great Recession — and their top ways to cope with uncertainty.
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Retaliate or capitulate? How countries are responding to Trump's tariffs
Some countries, like China, have already set countermeasures to Trump's tariffs, while others are looking to negotiate exemptions.
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The anti-aging secret these 80-somethings swear by: work
Four 80-somethings say they choose to work for the fulfillment and social connections.
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Trump teases 'exceptions' to 10% baseline tariffs
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said this week that the US had about "70 negotiations lined up" with foreign governments to discuss trade deals.
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Homes under $300K: See the states with the cheapest real estate
If you want to find an inexpensive home, look to Iowa, Oklahoma, or Ohio.
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The moves companies have already made as they navigate Trump's tariffs
In response to Trump's barrage of tariffs, companies signaled price hikes and others halted US orders as they navigate the highly fluid situation.
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Don't worry too much about tariffs as they may be 'for the LOLz,' analyst says
BCA Research's Marko Papic suggested markets may be overpricing fears of a US-China trade war given they're likely to be short-lived and theatrical.
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China just poured more fuel on the trade war fire and called the US a 'joke'
China accused the US of "unilateral bullying and coercion" as it announced fresh tariffs on Friday morning.
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns the economy faces 'considerable turbulence'
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said the US economy faces several crosswinds as the banking giant posted strong growth in revenue and profits last quarter.
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The consumer tariff tax is here. Coffee shops are starting to raise prices.
The coffee industry is reeling from Trump's tariffs, and some cafés and importers are starting to bump up their beans' price tags.
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