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Why American Soy Farmers Are Struggling While Brazil Surges
The quick takeaway How we got here For years, American farmers leaned on China as their most important soybean buyer. When tariffs rose, Chinese ...
Student-Loan Forgiveness Processing Resumes for IBR Borrowers: What to Know Now
The Education Department has resumed processing student-loan forgiveness for borrowers on Income-Based Repayment. After a months-long pause to verify payment counts, emails went out ...
Gold Hits Another Record High as Investors Eye $4,000; ETFs See Big Inflows
Key Takeaways What Is Pushing Gold Higher Gold is riding several forces at once. Investors are buying safe assets as uncertainty lingers. With key ...
Major Health Insurers Scale Back Medicare Advantage Offerings for 2026: What It Means for Seniors
Several top health insurers will reduce Medicare Advantage availability in 2026 as they face lower reimbursements and higher medical costs. Here is what is ...
Bitcoin’s “Uptober” Surge Puts a Fresh Record High in Sight
Bitcoin is charging higher to start October, a month traders call “Uptober” for its history of strong returns. After pushing through the 120,000 mark, ...
Supreme Court Faces Questions Over Presidential Tariffs: What’s at Stake and What Comes Next
Legal challenges to sweeping tariff powers could shape trade policy, consumer prices, and presidential authority. Debate is intensifying over how far a president can ...
Starbucks Store Closures: Brian Niccol’s Strategy and What Comes Next
Starbucks is closing a group of underperforming stores as it resets strategy under CEO Brian Niccol. The aim is to improve speed, lift margins, ...
SWIFT’s New Push for Faster, Predictable Cross‑Border Payments: What It Means for Banks, Businesses, and Consumers
Quick summary Why SWIFT is making changes now Cross-border payments have long been slow, opaque, and costly. People want the experience to feel like ...
Fermi Targets $13 Billion Valuation in US IPO: What It Means for Data Center REITs
Rick Perry-backed Fermi files for a US IPO that could value the data center REIT at about $13 billion. Here is what investors and ...
Could Bitcoin Join Gold on Central Bank Balance Sheets? What Deutsche Bank’s View Signals
Bitcoin and gold often trade as alternative stores of value. Gold has the history and central bank adoption. Bitcoin has scarcity, portability, and a ...