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An 85-year-old mom started giving money away and hiding her finances — lawyers explain the options children have

If your mother is making potentially dangerous financial decisions, you have legal options, but you'll have to prove there's a problem first.

Christy Bieber

News • 1h ago

Fourth-generation farmer raises alarm bells about diesel prices, says it costs him $1,000 to fill his tractor

Rising fuel prices are hitting U.S. farmers hard, right in the midst of harvest season.

Brian O’Connell

News • 1h ago

Fourth-generation farmer raises alarm bells about diesel prices, says it costs him $1,000 to fill his tractor

Rising fuel prices are hitting U.S. farmers hard, right in the midst of harvest season.

Brian O’Connell

On the left, a Flock Security system mounted to a tree and on the right, a group protesting against the company.

News • 1h ago

Flock offers employees a ‘most generous’ voluntary exit package as the surveillance company weathers nationwide backlash

Flock employees are reportedly weighing a lucrative exit as the company faces mounting cancellations amidst privacy and law enforcement abuse concerns.

Mike Crisolago

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Flock offers employees a ‘most generous’ voluntary exit package as the surveillance company weathers nationwide backlash

Flock employees are reportedly weighing a lucrative exit as the company faces mounting cancellations amidst privacy and law enforcement abuse concerns.

Mike Crisolago

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An elderly couple walks through a Walmart parking lot in Chicago, Illinois.

News • 2h ago

Firms are keeping billions in tariff refunds. Fed study says only 15% plan to lower prices, including Walmart

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has collected $166 billion in tariffs on imported goods from 330,000 importers.

By Laura Boast

News • 2h ago

Firms are keeping billions in tariff refunds. Fed study says only 15% plan to lower prices, including Walmart

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has collected $166 billion in tariffs on imported goods from 330,000 importers.

By Laura Boast

Entrepreneur and Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC) Co-Founder Mark Cuban speaks during a Senate Committee in 2025.

News • 2h ago

Mark Cuban says $27K-a-year healthcare costs will kill more jobs than AI — and backs a bill to break up big insurers

Middle-class people are the most likely to have their jobs affected both by AI and exploding healthcare costs.

By Godwin Oluponmile

News • 2h ago

Mark Cuban says $27K-a-year healthcare costs will kill more jobs than AI — and backs a bill to break up big insurers

Middle-class people are the most likely to have their jobs affected both by AI and exploding healthcare costs.

By Godwin Oluponmile

A Huawei employee travels on a shuttle train at Huawei Lianqiu Lake research campus during a media tour in Shanghai.

News • 3h ago

Huawei hit with 12 felony charges as prosecutors accuse Chinese tech giant of stealing secrets for decades

The Department of Justice has brought 12 felony charges against the tech giant

By Becky Robertson

News • 3h ago

Huawei hit with 12 felony charges as prosecutors accuse Chinese tech giant of stealing secrets for decades

The Department of Justice has brought 12 felony charges against the tech giant

By Becky Robertson

A man is captured purchasing an item at a vending machine.

Managing Money • 3h ago

Couple owes $1 million after vending machine venture goes wrong — beware of viral get-rich-quick passive income schemes

Dave Ramsey shares his blunt advice for an Ohio couple that's buried in debt.

By Laura Grande

Managing Money • 3h ago

Couple owes $1 million after vending machine venture goes wrong — beware of viral get-rich-quick passive income schemes

Dave Ramsey shares his blunt advice for an Ohio couple that's buried in debt.

By Laura Grande

Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Las Vegas Raiders stands on the field prior to an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on September 20, 2026.

Managing Money • 15h ago

No. 1 NFL pick Fernando Mendoza partners with U.S. Bank on a video series to teach Gen Z fiscal responsibility

The Raiders quarterback says he wants to give younger people a "practical guide" about finances.

By Chris Morris

Managing Money • 15h ago

No. 1 NFL pick Fernando Mendoza partners with U.S. Bank on a video series to teach Gen Z fiscal responsibility

The Raiders quarterback says he wants to give younger people a "practical guide" about finances.

By Chris Morris

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Microsoft's CEO calls for AI 'kill switch' as Nvidia's CEO says 'we have to shut the labs' if models can't be contained

Despite the caution, however, industry evangelists remain firmly behind AI.

By Chris Morris

News • 21h ago

Microsoft's CEO calls for AI 'kill switch' as Nvidia's CEO says 'we have to shut the labs' if models can't be contained

Despite the caution, however, industry evangelists remain firmly behind AI.

By Chris Morris

Managing Money • 21h ago

She thought she was helping her ‘best friend.’ After forking over $600K, he ghosted her — and she owed $225K to the IRS

Lori Flowers fell for a “pig butchering” scam. She’s left with no retirement money and insurmountable tax debt.

By Kit Pulliam

Managing Money • 21h ago

She thought she was helping her ‘best friend.’ After forking over $600K, he ghosted her — and she owed $225K to the IRS

Lori Flowers fell for a “pig butchering” scam. She’s left with no retirement money and insurmountable tax debt.

By Kit Pulliam

Michael Burry at a screening of "The Big Short" in New York City.

Investing • 23h ago

Michael Burry says $3 trillion in off-balance-sheet AI commitments could blow a hole in Big Tech's revenue

The famed short seller says the companies leading the AI boom are amassing trillions in financial commitments that aren’t reflected in their balance sheets.

By Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Investing • 23h ago

Michael Burry says $3 trillion in off-balance-sheet AI commitments could blow a hole in Big Tech's revenue

The famed short seller says the companies leading the AI boom are amassing trillions in financial commitments that aren’t reflected in their balance sheets.

By Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Investing • 23h ago

Kevin O’Leary eyes a $1 million Bitcoin — why the Shark Tank star says he’s placing his bets on a crypto comeback

A $1 million Bitcoin isn’t so far-fetched for one Shark Tank celeb. See why Kevin O’Leary is so sure that Bitcoin’s best days have yet to come.

By Eric Esposito

Investing • 23h ago

Kevin O’Leary eyes a $1 million Bitcoin — why the Shark Tank star says he’s placing his bets on a crypto comeback

A $1 million Bitcoin isn’t so far-fetched for one Shark Tank celeb. See why Kevin O’Leary is so sure that Bitcoin’s best days have yet to come.

By Eric Esposito

News • Sep 24

PepsiCo shutters 60-year-old Maryland plant, laying off 143 workers as weakening soda demand drives nationwide closures

Layoffs in Cheverly are the latest in a string of closures and workforce reductions at PepsiCo facilities across the country.

By Rebecca Payne

News • Sep 24

PepsiCo shutters 60-year-old Maryland plant, laying off 143 workers as weakening soda demand drives nationwide closures

Layoffs in Cheverly are the latest in a string of closures and workforce reductions at PepsiCo facilities across the country.

By Rebecca Payne

An Amazon employee places parcels from a conveyor belt into a box.

News • Sep 24

Amazon laid off more than 30,000 workers — now it wants some of them back. Why ‘boomerang’ hiring is taking off

"We’re always interested in connecting with talented people — both new candidates and former Amazonians — for open roles."

By Victoria Vesovski

News • Sep 24

Amazon laid off more than 30,000 workers — now it wants some of them back. Why ‘boomerang’ hiring is taking off

"We’re always interested in connecting with talented people — both new candidates and former Amazonians — for open roles."

By Victoria Vesovski

Investing • Sep 24

Hedge fund manager once spent $5M a year on staff. Now 4 AI bots run his entire firm more effectively for $40K

Brian Kelly admits his company Bracket22 has been more efficient with a team of bots.

By Godwin Oluponmile

Investing • Sep 24

Hedge fund manager once spent $5M a year on staff. Now 4 AI bots run his entire firm more effectively for $40K

Brian Kelly admits his company Bracket22 has been more efficient with a team of bots.

By Godwin Oluponmile

James Farthing attends a court proceeding for one of his charges.

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Kentucky man won a whopping $167.3 million Powerball jackpot last year — and has been arrested 5 times since

The latest was for public intoxication in a Walmart parking lot.

By Chris Morris

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Kentucky man won a whopping $167.3 million Powerball jackpot last year — and has been arrested 5 times since

The latest was for public intoxication in a Walmart parking lot.

By Chris Morris

A middle-aged man sits at his kitchen table looking pensive.

Retirement • Sep 24

Americans are throwing a 'stock-fueled retirement party', but when the music stops, it's back to work

A market downturn could be particularly detrimental for new retirees unless they have a strategic plan to manage their assets throughout their retirement.

By Vawn Himmelsbach

Retirement • Sep 24

Americans are throwing a 'stock-fueled retirement party', but when the music stops, it's back to work

A market downturn could be particularly detrimental for new retirees unless they have a strategic plan to manage their assets throughout their retirement.

By Vawn Himmelsbach

News • Sep 24

Trump's warning about Obama starting a war with Iran resurfaces, Pentagon pegs his own war at $43.6B — $1,760 per home

Moody's chief economist Mark Zandi breaks down the figure: $930 in higher energy prices, $425 in higher interest rates and $405 in military spending.

By Rinna Diamantakos

News • Sep 24

Trump's warning about Obama starting a war with Iran resurfaces, Pentagon pegs his own war at $43.6B — $1,760 per home

Moody's chief economist Mark Zandi breaks down the figure: $930 in higher energy prices, $425 in higher interest rates and $405 in military spending.

By Rinna Diamantakos

Younger people are negotiating hard for better benefits.

Managing Money • Sep 24

27% of Gen Z workers score stock awards as 'benefit-maxxing' trend pushes young employees to grab every workplace perk

Many young employees are more financially literate than their parents’ generation, experts say.

By Laura Boast

Managing Money • Sep 24

27% of Gen Z workers score stock awards as 'benefit-maxxing' trend pushes young employees to grab every workplace perk

Many young employees are more financially literate than their parents’ generation, experts say.

By Laura Boast

If you don't have a mom nearby at college, you can rent one.

Life • Sep 24

Parents pay $525 a year to hire a local 'stand-in mom' for their college kids hundreds of miles away

MindyKnows charges $1,600 for unlimited support at Washington University. Campus Mom offers laundry, wellness check-ins and sorority recruitment help. It's a business built on parental anxiety.

By Emma Caplan-Fisher

Life • Sep 24

Parents pay $525 a year to hire a local 'stand-in mom' for their college kids hundreds of miles away

MindyKnows charges $1,600 for unlimited support at Washington University. Campus Mom offers laundry, wellness check-ins and sorority recruitment help. It's a business built on parental anxiety.

By Emma Caplan-Fisher

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