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Guide to mortgage preapproval

Guide to mortgage preapproval

Learn how mortgage preapproval works, what documents you need, how long it takes, and how to improve your chances. Complete guide for homebuyers.

By Joseph HostetlerAugust 18, 2026

The Best Labor Day Treadmill Sales of 2026: Save on Top Treadmills for Your Home Gym

The Best Labor Day Treadmill Sales of 2026: Save on Top Treadmills for Your Home Gym

By Christina SnyderAugust 18, 2026

A Peterson Foundation bus stop sign displays the national debt on June 12, 2026 in Washington, DC.

With the national debt nearing $40 trillion, Bank of America has a warning for bond investors

By Joshua HongAugust 18, 2026

Data center gas plants to boost U.S. power emissions by 20%

Data center gas plants to boost U.S. power emissions by 20%

By Matt Day, Mark Chediak and BloombergAugust 18, 2026

Photo of Sergey Brin at Met Gala

Meet the venture capital and crypto billionaires quietly bankrolling the fight against California’s wealth tax

By Mia OsmonbekovAugust 18, 2026

Home Depot rides America’s housing affordability problem to sales increase on home DIY projects

Home Depot rides America’s housing affordability problem to sales increase on home DIY projects

By The Associated Press and Michelle ChapmanAugust 18, 2026

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Biden’s favor to Trump on cheaper drug prices includes a largely forgotten law to make Medicare more powerful

Biden’s favor to Trump on cheaper drug prices includes a largely forgotten law to make Medicare more powerful

Trump touts “most favored nation” deals and TrumpRx for the 3.1% annual price drop.

By The Associated Press and Ali SwensonAugust 18, 2026

The most important AI habit I have is making one phone call a day

As AI gets better at recording, summarizing, and analyzing every conversation, I’ve started protecting the one skill I never want to outsource: listening.

By Maria ColacurcioAugust 18, 2026

California’s billionaires just poured $40 million into blocking a wealth tax that threatens to force them to pay 5% of their net worth

Billionaires have amassed a nine-figure war chest to defeat Proposition 40 as polls show California voters are nearly split on the one-time tax.

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezAugust 18, 2026

Financial adulthood has moved to the 30s: ‘the decade when people come to terms with where they are in life’

Older millennials bear the scars of 2008. Younger ones face an equally unforgiving—but differently broken—economy.

By Nick LichtenbergAugust 18, 2026

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Top CD rates from major banks Aug. 18, 2026: Chase CDs, Bank of America CDs, Citibank CDs, and more

Top CD rates from major banks on August 18, 2026: Chase CDs, Bank of America CDs, Citibank CDs, and more

A deposit account at a bank you already recognize can be a safe way to earn interest on your money.

By Joseph HostetlerAugust 18, 2026

Today’s top high-yield savings rates: Up to 4.50% on Aug. 18, 2026

Some high-yield savings accounts are still offering rates around 5%. Check out our ranking of the highest savings account rates available today.

By Glen Luke FlanaganAugust 18, 2026

The pandemic loan was for a tire shop. Prosecutors say it helped elect a mayor

Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena allegedly routed $90,000 of a $1.5 million small-business loan into his 2021 campaign while paying off property debt and taxes.

By Michael Casey and The Associated PressAugust 17, 2026

The ‘Jamie premium’ nears $1 trillion as JP Morgan flirts with historic market valuation

CEO Jamie Dimon has spent two decades building JP Morgan into the lion of Wall Street. Its market cap was $138 billion when he took over

By Mia OsmonbekovAugust 17, 2026

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Personal Finance

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Current price of gold as of August 18, 2026

Current price of gold as of August 18, 2026

Trends in gold prices could indicate whether the asset can protect against inflation. Here’s a look at how the precious metal is doing today.

By Danny BakstAugust 18, 2026

Current price of Ethereum for August 18, 2026

Ethereum isn’t just digital money; it’s a decentralized computing platform, meaning users can build and run apps on it without oversight of a company or bank.

By Joseph HostetlerAugust 18, 2026

Current price of oil as of August 18, 2026

When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.

By Joseph HostetlerAugust 18, 2026

Current price of Bitcoin for August 18, 2026

Bitcoin is the original cryptocurrency and remains the most popular crypto coin on the market.

By Joseph HostetlerAugust 18, 2026

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U.S. businessman Mark Cuban

‘Only idiot startup founders stay in Cali’: Mark Cuban rips billionaire tax—and opens a rift inside the Democratic Party

The business mogul fired shots at the Democratic economic patriot over concerns of taxing young startup companies out of California.

By Joshua HongAugust 17, 2026

Walmart, Target and Home Depot set to give Wall Street a peek at the American consumer, one week after stocks’ all-time high

Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe’s report earnings this week after the steepest drop in U.S. retail spending in more than a year.

By Elaine Kurtenbach, Michelle Chapman and The Associated PressAugust 17, 2026

Current price of Ethereum for August 17, 2026

Ethereum isn’t just digital money; it’s a decentralized computing platform, meaning users can build and run apps on it without oversight of a company or bank.

By Joseph HostetlerAugust 17, 2026

Is it better to pay off your mortgage early or invest?

Wondering whether to pay off your mortgage early or invest your extra money? Here’s a simple framework to figure out the right answer for your situation.

By Joseph HostetlerAugust 17, 2026

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Mortgage rates today, Aug. 18, 2026

Mortgage rates today, Aug. 18, 2026

Compare average mortgage rates on different types of home loans so you can pick the best mortgage for your needs as you house shop.

By Glen Luke FlanaganAugust 18, 2026

Current refi mortgage rates report for Aug. 18, 2026

Looking to refinance your mortgage in hopes of getting a lower rate or tapping home equity? See our latest report on average refi rates.

By Glen Luke FlanaganAugust 18, 2026

Today’s home equity loan and HELOC rates, August 18, 2026

By staying on top of home equity loan and HELOC interest rates, you’ll recognize when it’s a good time to apply for these comparatively cheap borrowing options.

By Joseph HostetlerAugust 18, 2026

Current ARM mortgage rates report for Aug. 18, 2026

Some homeowners might benefit from an adjustable-rate mortgage over the more common fixed-rate loans. Here’s what to know.

By Glen Luke FlanaganAugust 18, 2026

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BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN - A person wades in the water as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. In a recent statement, Iran's Supreme National Security Council said the vital waterway would not reopen until the United States corrects its behavior, demanding that the U.S. end its war on Iran and compensate the country for war damage, among other conditions. Iran has largely halted vessel traffic through the strait with the threat of strikes; meanwhile, the U.S. has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports.

The Iran war may kill the ‘freedom of seas’ worldwide and everyone would pay the price

Iran forcing a fee structure in the Strait of Hormuz may trigger a global domino effect.

By Jordan BlumAugust 18, 2026

U.S. strategic reserves are getting so low the drawdown threatens to damage the 60 underground salt caverns storing American oil

“We should be highly concerned about the integrity of the caverns anytime crude inventories drop below 300 million barrels,” one petroleum engineering professor warned.

By Sasha RogelbergAugust 17, 2026

Current price of oil as of August 17, 2026

When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.

By Joseph HostetlerAugust 17, 2026

Trump’s Venezuela fixer is promoting ‘America First’ oil deals

Seven months after Maduro’s capture, Alejandro Betancourt, dogged by probes, is now brokering access for wildcatters as major US oil companies balk

By Fabiola Zerpa, Ezra Fieser, Patricia Garip, Ben Bartenstein and BloombergAugust 17, 2026

Tether has the gold. Now, CEO Paolo Ardoino is making a bold push into AI

Tether has the gold. Now, CEO Paolo Ardoino is making a bold push into AI

A KPMG audit appears to establish the legitimacy of Tether’s reserves. Meanwhile, the company’s ambitions are scaling far beyond crypto.

By Jeff John RobertsAugust 17, 2026

‘The great quantum migration’ is coming as more than $2 trillion in digital assets is at risk—nearly the entire value of the overall crypto market

According to Quantus CEO Christoper Smith, digital assets are secured by elliptic-curve cryptography that is vulnerable to quantum computing.

By Joshua HongAugust 15, 2026

Prediction markets’ reputation comes back to earth after surprise result in Wisconsin

Kalshi and Polymarket gave Francesca Hong roughly a 95% chance of winning on the eve of the primary, before David Crowley’s upset.

By Camila Grigera NaónAugust 13, 2026

Billionaire Joshua Kushner just bought the Lakers for $12.5 billion—OpenAI’s Sam Altman once said he ‘doesn’t care’ what others think

As Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger close in on a record $12.5 billion Lakers deal, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman once said Kushner makes ‘high-conviction bets’.

By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 14, 2026

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The Best Labor Day Fitness Sales of 2026: Save on Treadmills, Rowers, and More

The Best Labor Day Fitness Sales of 2026: Save on Treadmills, Rowers, and More

By Christina SnyderAugust 18, 2026

OpenAI says it paused AI training for two weeks and announces new security protocols following Hugging Face hack

OpenAI says it paused AI training for two weeks and announces new security protocols following Hugging Face hack

By Emily ForliniAugust 18, 2026

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., attends a media briefing following the company's "Japan AI Ecosystem" reception in Tokyo.

OpenAI data center deal with Nvidia comes in $145 billion lower than reported—signaling concerns of artificial demand for chips

By Joshua HongAugust 18, 2026

Land O’Lakes wants in on the protein boom—and it could be a lifeline for dairy farmers

Land O’Lakes wants in on the protein boom—and it could be a lifeline for dairy farmers

By Emma HinchliffeAugust 18, 2026

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Reed Hastings says he learned why companies aren’t families after laying off one-third of Netflix: ‘You would never lay off two of your kids’

By Preston ForeAugust 18, 2026

Dropbox co-CEO Ashraf Alkarmi

Dropbox co-CEO has just shared the simple rule he follows for when to turn down a meeting

By Emma BurleighAugust 18, 2026

Dave Sunday gestures while speaking to the audience in the Forum Auditorium across the street from the Capitol after taking the oath of office to become Pennsylvania's next attorney general.

2 Penn State frats were main suppliers in ‘upper level trafficking’ cocaine ring, authorities say

By The Associated Press and Josh KeletyAugust 18, 2026

One guinea pig helped her son heal. Now she has to feed 400 every day, running America’s biggest Guinea Pig Sanctuary

By Kimberlee Kruesi and The Associated PressAugust 18, 2026

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There isn’t just one AI bubble, strategist says — there’s a ‘rolling sequence of bubbles’ instead

By Nick LichtenbergAugust 16, 2026

Cybersecurity
Flock Safety says it will totally be better about (not) giving your license plate to law enforcement
By Sarah Rankin, Claudia Lauer and The Associated PressAugust 14, 2026

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on August 9, 2026 at Morristown Airport in Morristown, New Jersey.

Trump’s grand plan to put American workers first may be backfiring as U.S.-born unemployment rises and wage growth stalls

By Eleanor PringleAugust 16, 2026

Seven ways college students can manage their finances — because money decisions impact financial security when starting a first job after graduation

Personal Finance

Seven ways college students can manage their finances — because money decisions impact financial security when starting a first job after graduation

By Adriana Morga and The Associated PressAugust 15, 2026

Harvard fund discloses $2.2 billion stake in Musk’s SpaceX

Harvard fund discloses $2.2 billion stake in Musk’s SpaceX

By Janet Lorin and BloombergAugust 15, 2026

Scott Bessent fired a currency bazooka, but global finance still looks like a ‘giant Jenga tower’ propped up by a Japanese yen that’s in deep trouble

Scott Bessent fired a currency bazooka, but global finance still looks like a ‘giant Jenga tower’ propped up by a Japanese yen that’s in deep trouble

By Jason MaAugust 15, 2026

Tariff refunds are juicing corporate profits and GDP as more tailwinds converge to propel growth to a blistering 4.3% pace, top economist says

Tariff refunds are juicing corporate profits and GDP as more tailwinds converge to propel growth to a blistering 4.3% pace, top economist says

By Jason MaAugust 15, 2026

Big Tech
41-year-old Josh Kushner’s World Cup privatization scheme fell apart. Then he became the Lakers co-owner days later
By Greg Beacham and The Associated PressAugust 14, 2026

Iran business leader admits U.S. blockade will inflict more economic damage than war, and the ‘worst thing that could happen’ is trying to evade it

Iran business leader admits U.S. blockade will inflict more economic damage than war, and the ‘worst thing that could happen’ is trying to evade it

By Jason MaAugust 15, 2026

What Bessent’s economic isolation of Iran could look like

What Bessent’s economic isolation of Iran could look like

By Magdalena Del Valle and BloombergAugust 15, 2026

Iran, Oman home in on Hormuz Strait deal as ship attacks mount

Iran, Oman home in on Hormuz Strait deal as ship attacks mount

By Arsalan Shahla, Sara Gharaibeh, Catherine Lucey and BloombergAugust 15, 2026

Berkshire pads Delta, Alphabet stakes as Abel taps cash pile

Berkshire pads Delta, Alphabet stakes as Abel taps cash pile

By Alexandre Rajbhandari and BloombergAugust 15, 2026

Nvidia has $21 billion SpaceX stake, $30 billion in Intel shares

Nvidia has $21 billion SpaceX stake, $30 billion in Intel shares

By Lynn Doan and BloombergAugust 15, 2026

North America
One ticket, one gas station, $1 billion: Powerball’s drought ends in Illinois
By The Associated PressAugust 14, 2026

Jane Street lost $15 billion in its first down month in a decade

Jane Street lost $15 billion in its first down month in a decade

By Katherine Doherty, Sridhar Natarajan, Laura Benitez and BloombergAugust 15, 2026

Nasdaq IPO for SpaceX

Boiler room raised $74 million selling retirees SpaceX, Anduril, Anthropic, and Perplexity while reaping ‘massive hidden fees,’ SEC claims

By Amanda GerutAugust 15, 2026

Trump embraces a political strategy of being in charge of everything but responsible for nothing when things go badly

Trump embraces a political strategy of being in charge of everything but responsible for nothing when things go badly

By Will Weissert and The Associated PressAugust 15, 2026

Brian Niccol sits on a chair onstage in front of a blue and purple background.

Starbucks CEO says the coffee chain won’t lose its cash-strapped consumers because it’s on its way to being a ‘world-class customer service’ company

By Sasha RogelbergAugust 15, 2026

AI is creating a new wave of philanthropists. The system they’re walking into is broken

By Nick Allardice and David GoldbergAugust 15, 2026

hospitals

Before employers shift more healthcare costs to workers, they should ask hospitals a question

By Eugene LitvakAugust 15, 2026

McKinsey senior partners: America’s growth strategy demands a health reset

By Pooja Kumar and Eric KutcherAugust 15, 2026

Some gamblers are buying losing lottery tickets on eBay as a way to offset taxes on their gambling wins

Personal Finance

Some gamblers are buying losing lottery tickets on eBay as a way to offset taxes on their gambling wins

By Catherina GioinoAugust 15, 2026

Liability vs. full coverage insurance: What’s the difference?

Personal Finance

Liability vs. full coverage insurance: What’s the difference?

By Joseph HostetlerAugust 14, 2026

Actual cash value vs. replacement cost: What’s the difference?

Personal Finance

Actual cash value vs. replacement cost: What’s the difference?

By Joseph HostetlerAugust 14, 2026

Donald Trump and Scott Bessent sit next to each other.

‘If your tariff was 0%, there’s no need to commit fraud’: The White House is sounding off on a $112 billion tariff-dodging scheme it made worse

By Sasha RogelbergAugust 14, 2026

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is shut down. The Trump administration says 9 million barrels a day are still getting out

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is shut down. The Trump administration says 9 million barrels a day are still getting out

By Jason MaAugust 14, 2026

Tesla CEO Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s $158 billion Tesla pay was 2.5 million times his workers’ salary last year—it’s ‘unlike anything we have seen before,’ exec pay watch says

By Emma BurleighAugust 14, 2026

Personal Finance

E*TRADE CD rates 2026

By Joseph HostetlerAugust 14, 2026

Peter Navarro rips into China in White House report that is more about other countries aiding tariff avoidance

By The Associated Press and Josh BoakAugust 14, 2026

The secret history of Ray Dalio and the creation of Chicken McNuggets—how a 1980s hedge strategy unlocked a whole new menu

The secret history of Ray Dalio and the creation of Chicken McNuggets—how a 1980s hedge strategy unlocked a whole new menu

By Sarah GlodekAugust 14, 2026

Over 400% of GDP: top analyst finds corporate equity double the level from the dotcom bubble — and triple 1987’s Black Monday

By Nick LichtenbergAugust 14, 2026

Sean Duffy speaks behind a podium. An American flag hangs behind him.

Facing a decadeslong shortage, the FAA has now hired more than 2,000 air traffic controllers after its campaign recruiting Gen Z video gamers

By Sasha RogelbergAugust 14, 2026

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The gilded cage: Why Gen Z’s favorite escape is the era that looks most like now

By Nick LichtenbergAugust 14, 2026

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