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ProPublica reporter lost $5,800 on DraftKings acting as a problem gambler — the site rewarded him with VIP status

Could popular services feed your gambling addiction when you're struggling?

Young people sitting on couch looking at smartphone

Managing Money • 4h ago

One-third of young investors say their $492/month market contributions would vanish without family help

Financially supporting adult children while putting your own savings at risk — or going into debt over it — isn’t a long-term approach for success.

Vawn Himmelsbach

Managing Money • 4h ago

One-third of young investors say their $492/month market contributions would vanish without family help

Financially supporting adult children while putting your own savings at risk — or going into debt over it — isn’t a long-term approach for success.

Vawn Himmelsbach

A photo of an older woman reviewing her finances

Managing Money • 4h ago

A woman worth $6 million is cutting her nephew out of her will — attorneys explain why she should tell him now

Do you owe it to your nephew to make sure he's not living like he's going to inherit a ton of cash?

Christy Bieber

Managing Money • 4h ago

A woman worth $6 million is cutting her nephew out of her will — attorneys explain why she should tell him now

Do you owe it to your nephew to make sure he's not living like he's going to inherit a ton of cash?

Christy Bieber

HAPPENING NOW

A photo of cabins in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Investing • 5h ago

A Gatlinburg cabin investor stares down a $150k loss — and a nearby listing has dropped $250k with no buyer in sight

Pandemic-era cabin buyers in Gatlinburg and Big Bear Lake face losses as prices fall and mortgage rates rise.

By Godwin Oluponmile

Investing • 5h ago

A Gatlinburg cabin investor stares down a $150k loss — and a nearby listing has dropped $250k with no buyer in sight

Pandemic-era cabin buyers in Gatlinburg and Big Bear Lake face losses as prices fall and mortgage rates rise.

By Godwin Oluponmile

A photo of NC couple Jayden Sink and Kimberly Laprad

Insurance • 6h ago

A nor'easter destroyed a NC couple's $30,000 wedding plans — then 800 Hatteras Island strangers stepped in to help

Jayden Sink and Kimberly Laprad sank a year of savings into their dream wedding — then a nor'easter wiped out the venue and the road to the island. Hundreds of strangers rescued their big day.

By Peace Longe

Insurance • 6h ago

A nor'easter destroyed a NC couple's $30,000 wedding plans — then 800 Hatteras Island strangers stepped in to help

Jayden Sink and Kimberly Laprad sank a year of savings into their dream wedding — then a nor'easter wiped out the venue and the road to the island. Hundreds of strangers rescued their big day.

By Peace Longe

President Donald Trump speaking at an event.

News • 7h ago

Trump holds up to $9.5M in AI stocks while pushing communities to accept data centers

The president says opponents of AI data centers want to be poor, while admitting he also wouldn't want one as a neighbor.

By Joseph Zeballos-Roig

News • 7h ago

Trump holds up to $9.5M in AI stocks while pushing communities to accept data centers

The president says opponents of AI data centers want to be poor, while admitting he also wouldn't want one as a neighbor.

By Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Managing Money • 7h ago

‘This is absurd’: 22-year-old San Francisco tech founder let AI manage her money — and claims she saved $700 on day one

She gave Claude Code access to her emails, bank accounts, investments and other personal information.

By Victoria Vesovski

Managing Money • 7h ago

‘This is absurd’: 22-year-old San Francisco tech founder let AI manage her money — and claims she saved $700 on day one

She gave Claude Code access to her emails, bank accounts, investments and other personal information.

By Victoria Vesovski

News • 8h ago

10-year Treasury yield hits 5.34% — a 24-year high now driving mortgage rates, car loans and your portfolio

If you’re looking to buy a home or a car, a rise in yields can impact your rate.

By Vawn Himmelsbach

News • 8h ago

10-year Treasury yield hits 5.34% — a 24-year high now driving mortgage rates, car loans and your portfolio

If you’re looking to buy a home or a car, a rise in yields can impact your rate.

By Vawn Himmelsbach

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US President Donald Trump (C) holds a gavel after signing the "Big Beautiful Bill Act" at the White House in Washington, DC, and children on a school lunch line

News • 8h ago

‘The pandemic on steroids’: New SNAP rules mean millions at risk of losing benefits, as states face billions in costs

SNAP’s overhaul is reshaping how Americans access food assistance, with a tougher path to benefits for millions of needy adults and children.

By Mike Crisolago

News • 8h ago

‘The pandemic on steroids’: New SNAP rules mean millions at risk of losing benefits, as states face billions in costs

SNAP’s overhaul is reshaping how Americans access food assistance, with a tougher path to benefits for millions of needy adults and children.

By Mike Crisolago

News • 8h ago

Texas couple says they ‘made sacrifices’ to score a $1M dream house and start ‘building generational wealth’

Building your own home can come with a hefty price tag. Here’s how one Texas couple saved $300,000 for theirs — and what experts say other aspiring homeowners should know.

By Mike Crisolago

News • 8h ago

Texas couple says they ‘made sacrifices’ to score a $1M dream house and start ‘building generational wealth’

Building your own home can come with a hefty price tag. Here’s how one Texas couple saved $300,000 for theirs — and what experts say other aspiring homeowners should know.

By Mike Crisolago

Trump gives a thumbs up as he attends a Christmas dinner at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

News • 9h ago

Trump is hosting the 'most exclusive dinner in the world' for the top buyers of his meme coin — which is down 97%

The firm behind the president’s meme coin is promising yet another contest to secure an invitation to a dinner with Trump.

By Rinna Diamantakos

News • 9h ago

Trump is hosting the 'most exclusive dinner in the world' for the top buyers of his meme coin — which is down 97%

The firm behind the president’s meme coin is promising yet another contest to secure an invitation to a dinner with Trump.

By Rinna Diamantakos

Taxes • 9h ago

My terminally ill friend plans to sell her $1M condo. Should she pay capital gains, instead of leaving it to her son?

When you're terminally ill, selling a home and taking care of the capital gains taxes may seem like a gift to your heirs. But CPAs and estate planning lawyers warn this could be the wrong move.

By Christy Bieber

Taxes • 9h ago

My terminally ill friend plans to sell her $1M condo. Should she pay capital gains, instead of leaving it to her son?

When you're terminally ill, selling a home and taking care of the capital gains taxes may seem like a gift to your heirs. But CPAs and estate planning lawyers warn this could be the wrong move.

By Christy Bieber

A frustrated couple sits on a couch with moving boxes around them.

Life • 10h ago

My partner and I broke up. I moved out of their house. Am I entitled to any of our furniture we both paid for?

What happens to shared household belongings if an unmarried couple in cohabitation decide to go separate ways? Experts share the legal and emotional considerations.

By AnnaMarie Houlis

Life • 10h ago

My partner and I broke up. I moved out of their house. Am I entitled to any of our furniture we both paid for?

What happens to shared household belongings if an unmarried couple in cohabitation decide to go separate ways? Experts share the legal and emotional considerations.

By AnnaMarie Houlis

On the left, President Trump, and on the right, an omelette served with coffee and toast.

News • 10h ago

Did Trump save your omelettes? Egg prices dropped over 50% in his 2nd term — experts say there's 1 ‘overwhelming' reason

Which came first? The politics or the egg?

By Chris Morris

News • 10h ago

Did Trump save your omelettes? Egg prices dropped over 50% in his 2nd term — experts say there's 1 ‘overwhelming' reason

Which came first? The politics or the egg?

By Chris Morris

Elon Musk speaks during an America PAC town hall.

News • 10h ago

Elon Musk trashed Anthropic's AI as 'evil.' Now its deal with his SpaceX has nearly doubled — to as much as $84.5B

Musk and Anthropic may have buried the hatchet, but the latter’s $518 billion investment spree raises bigger questions about the AI industry’s circular spending.

By Mike Crisolago

News • 10h ago

Elon Musk trashed Anthropic's AI as 'evil.' Now its deal with his SpaceX has nearly doubled — to as much as $84.5B

Musk and Anthropic may have buried the hatchet, but the latter’s $518 billion investment spree raises bigger questions about the AI industry’s circular spending.

By Mike Crisolago