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Gen X faces a money crisis as rising costs, retirement worries and family pressure drive low consumer confidence (Pexel/Representative image) (Pexel)
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Gen X money crisis: Why America’s forgotten generation fears the US economy

Gen X is facing a major money and confidence crisis as it enters the middle years of life. Generation X, generally people in their 40s…

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US stocks fell as oil prices and Treasury yields rose, while Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq faced pressure (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)
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Why is the stock market down today? Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq fall as oil, yields and earnings pressure stocks

US stocks fell on Thursday as investors became more careful. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6%. The S&P 500 dropped 0.2%, while the Nasdaq…

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SpaceX stock faces pressure as 911.5 million shares unlock. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo) (REUTERS)
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SpaceX stock faces pressure as 911.5 million shares unlock after record IPO

More than 900 million SpaceX shares are set to become available for trading on Thursday. Up to 911.5 million shares will be unlocked, allowing some…

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Governments look increasingly as if they are betting on economic growth to pay the bills—which today means a bet on ai. (REUTERS)
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Governments are making a dangerous bet on the AI boom

After a STEADY upward climb this year, 30-year bonds in America, France, Japan and Britain are all near their highest since the global financial crisis…

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Bitcoin and Ethereum prices rise as Hormuz talks continue and weak US jobs data supports risk assets. (Pexel/Representative image) (Pexel)
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Bitcoin price today: BTC, Ethereum firm as Hormuz talks continue; can Bitcoin rally in August?

Bitcoin and Ethereum prices opened higher on Thursday, August 6, as investors moved back toward riskier assets while negotiations linked to Iran and the Strait…

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FILE PHOTO: A live feed shows SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on the day of SpaceX's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York City, U.S., June 12, 2026. (REUTERS)
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Investors are having doubts about Elon Musk’s grandiose ambitions

ON AUGUST 5TH SpaceX may have at last achieved Elon Musk’s goal of reaching the Moon—by accident. The upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket,…

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Pizza Hut is closing US restaurants as sales fall and customers shift to faster, cheaper food. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)
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Why Pizza Hut is failing in America: How the us fell out of love with the once-dominant pizza chain

Pizza Hut’s decline can be seen clearly in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Highway 321 runs through the tourist town, surrounded by motels, amusement parks, fast-food restaurants…

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The investment firm, Late Stage Management, wasn’t selling actual shares, but stakes in vehicles that it said held them.
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The Investors Whose SpaceX Shares Vanished Before They Could Cash In

Ram Rupireddy could hardly believe his luck in 2020 when his friend told him about a New Jersey firm pitching investment opportunities in SpaceX and…

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents patrol Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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Airlines Push Back Against ICE Enforcement at Airports

Airlines are pushing back against federal authorities intensifying immigration enforcement at U.S. airports. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents patrol Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. In…

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SpaceX stock faces a key year ahead as revenue, Starlink and AI growth rise. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (AFP)
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SpaceX revenue jumps 92%: Where will SpaceX stock be in 1 year?

SpaceX has reported a strong second quarter, but investors were not fully convinced by the results. The company, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies, reported…

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