The next round of March’s Social Security payments are on the way. Beneficiaries who have received Social Security prior to May 1997 and those who receive both Social Security and Supplementary Security Income should have already been paid. For everyone else,…
The outgoing Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act at the end of last year which repealed two laws that reduced benefits for certain workers, their spouses and survivors who receive pensions for non-covered employment. The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)…
After a 24-hour economic boycott on Feb. 28, the organizers are aiming at bigger targets. A new action from People’s Union USA is asking supporters not to buy anything from retail giant Amazon for one week. The proposed boycott of Amazon started…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added solid 151,000 jobs last month, but the outlook is cloudy as President Donald Trump threatens a trade war, purges the federal workforce and promises to deport millions of immigrants. The Labor Department reported Friday…
Last week, there was a call for a one-day economic boycott on Feb. 28. Now, the organizer of a grassroots boycott aimed at corporate greed has bigger plans, with the People’s Union USA calling for a boycott of mega-online retailer Amazon…
President Donald Trump’s decision to establish official government cryptocurrency reserves in the US has drawn criticism from industry watchers. He has signed an executive order creating what he calls a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve as well as a Digital Asset Stockpile,…
Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor on March 03, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures were higher on Thursday evening as traders sought to look past U.S. trade policy worries…
New York CNN — President Donald Trump established a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve through an executive order, according to an X post by David Sacks, the White House czar for AI and cryptocurrency. Trump had posted on social media on Sunday…
Walgreens Boots Alliance said on Thursday that it had agreed to be acquired by Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, in a $10 billion deal that will take the struggling pharmacy chain out of the glare of public markets. Walgreens…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marc Rosenberg, founder and CEO of The Edge Desk in Deerfield, Illinois is getting ready to introduce a fancy ergonomic chair designed to reduce customers’ back pain and boost their productivity. He figures the most expensive one…