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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

U.S. consumers to pay 55% of tariff costs, Goldman Sachs says

https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_07abd53e-6bce-4dec-8911-345d1cea89e3.html

China-US shipping dispute deepens as Beijing sanctions branches of South Korean giant

https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3328899/china-sanctions-five-us-subsidiaries-south-korean-shipping-giant

Monday, October 13, 2025

What Does Aging in Place Cost? This Tool Helps Calculate the Price

https://paradehomeandgarden.com/home/aging-in-place-this-tool-helps-calculate-the-price

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/12/nx-s1-5572507/us-measles-outbreaks-texas-south-carolina-utah-minnesota

The World's First Climate Tipping Point Has Been Crossed

https://time.com/7325086/coral-reef-climate-tipping-point-crossed/

CNBC Star 'Anxious' Wall Street Is 'Reliving' 1929 Crash

https://www.mediaite.com/media/cnbcs-andrew-ross-sorkin-is-anxious-wall-street-is-reliving-1929-market-crash-under-trump/

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Why Western executives who visit China are coming back terrified

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/10/12/why-western-executives-visit-china-coming-back-terrified/

I've been looking for a killer email app, and this might be it

https://www.pocket-lint.com/betterbird-email-app/

Trump’s tariff revenue checks could create a ‘weird feedback loop’ that encourages more price hikes, analyst says

https://fortune.com/2025/10/12/trump-tariffs-revenue-checks-inflation-price-hikes-biden-stimulus/

Wall Street Expects Trump's 'Massive' Tariff Hike Threat Against China To Hurt US More, Says Expert: 'Dollar Is Not Looking Healthy'

https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/10/48166569/wall-street-expects-trumps-massive-tariff-hike-threat-against-china-to-hurt-us-more-says-expert-dollar-is-not-looking-healthy

Why Kenya’s swap of US dollar loans for Chinese yuan offers more than debt relief

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3328665/why-kenyas-swap-us-dollar-loans-chinese-yuan-offers-more-debt-relief

Saturday, October 11, 2025

How the downfall of Starbucks is destroying the housing market: 'This isn't just about coffee'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/real-estate/article-15177679/starbucks-downfall-housing-market.html

'Absolutely Don't Do This': Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas Warns Against Misuse Of AI Tools

https://www.benzinga.com/news/education/25/10/48164089/absolutely-dont-do-this-perplexity-ceo-aravind-srinivas-warns-against-misuse-of-ai-tools

Did Fed Chair Jerome Powell Drive a Dagger Through the Stock Market's Heart With These 6 Words? Historical Data Backs Up His Claim.

https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/10/11/fed-chair-jerome-powell-6-word-dagger-stock-market/

Friday, October 10, 2025

Measles outbreaks across the US continue to add to record case count

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/health/measles-outbreaks-utah-arizona-south-carolina

Massive Global Study Finds 99% of Heart Attacks and Strokes Are Tied to Just 4 Risk Factors

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/massive-global-study-finds-99-of-heart-attacks-and-strokes-are-tied-to-just-4-risk-factors/

US Growth Hides Trouble Beneath — Economist Warns Low-Income Americans Are 'Hanging On By Fingertips'

https://www.benzinga.com/news/macro-notification/25/10/48144173/us-growth-hides-trouble-beneath-economist-warns-low-income-americans-are-hanging-on-by-fingertips

UPS Admits ‘Disposing’ of Parcels as Tarriff Chaos Creates Backlog

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ups-admits-disposing-thousands-of-us-shipments-thanks-to-trump-chaos/

Thursday, October 9, 2025

China's Relentless Gold Buying Spree Signals 'Rising Uncertainty In The World,' Says Chamath Palihapitiya: 'Hedging Against Dollar Risk'

https://www.benzinga.com/markets/commodities/25/10/48116933/chinas-relentless-gold-buying-spree-signals-rising-uncertainty-in-the-world-says-chamath-palihapitiya-hedging-against-dollar-risk

If You Have A Paid Off Mortgage, This Is The Best State To Retire In (Indiana is #2!)

https://www.housedigest.com/1985638/best-state-to-retire-with-paid-off-mortgage/

China tightens controls on rare earths exports

https://apnews.com/article/china-earths-exports-trump-dad99d532f858f04d750d0b8c50e5ed6

I run this command weekly, and my PC never slows down

https://www.makeuseof.com/run-this-command-weekly-pc-never-slows/

Factory fire crushes production of America's best-selling car and wipes billions off company's value

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-15174267/ford-novelis-factory-fire-billion-loss-f150.html

Microsoft flips the switch: Word will now save new documents to OneDrive by default — and that changes everything

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-office/microsoft-is-making-word-automatically-save-new-documents-to-onedrive-by-default

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Atlanta Fed in Nashville says economic outlook murky amid labor shifts

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2025/10/08/atlanta-federal-reserve-nashville-economic-labor-market/86555119007/

Top Mistakes In Wills, According To Estate Lawyers

https://www.buzzfeed.com/monicatorres2/biggest-mistakes-wills-estate-lawyers-sc

Zohran Mamdani's plan to cut gifted program stirs NYC debate

https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5543446-mamdani-new-york-schools-gifted-program/

The Thing About Sleep That Most Doctors Don’t Mention After Seventy

https://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2025/10/07/10167613_the-thing-about-sleep-that-most-doctors-dont-mention-after-seventy.html

They don't teach these mean Excel functions in school but they're super handy

https://www.makeuseof.com/they-dont-teach-these-mean-excel-functions-in-school/

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Not Just Tourists: The U.S. Just Lost Another One Of Its Most Valuable Travelers

https://www.thetravel.com/us-international-student-numbers-decline-in-2025/

US liquor exports to Canada drop 85 percent

https://thehill.com/business/5541921-us-liquor-exports-to-canada-drop-85-percent/

Mark Sanchez: How an altercation between NFL broadcaster and a truck driver revealed the intense partisN pressure on the leaders of America’s big cities

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/07/sport/mark-sanchez-indianapolis-crime-politics

Ray Dalio Issues Stark Warning On US Debt, Says Situation At 'Dangerous Inflection Point' As Buying Power Is Now Getting 'Squeezed'

https://www.benzinga.com/markets/macro-economic-events/25/10/48059921/ray-dalio-issues-stark-warning-on-us-debt-says-situation-at-dangerous-inflection-point-as-buying-power-is-now-getting-squeezed

Zillow sounds alarm on worrying housing market, mortgage concern

https://www.thestreet.com/real-estate/zillow-sounds-alarm-on-worrying-housing-market-mortgage-concern

Microsoft once again blocks online account bypass on Windows 11

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-triples-down-and-blocks-even-more-microsoft-account-bypasses-on-windows-11-an-online-account-is-non-negotiable

Monday, October 6, 2025

People are just learning the average weight for American males and it's leaving them shocked

https://www.unilad.com/news/health/american-average-weight-reddit-overweight-327924-20251006

How Far $1.5 Million in Retirement Savings Plus Social Security Goes in Your State

https://www.gobankingrates.com/retirement/planning/how-far-1-5-million-plus-social-security-goes-in-every-state/

Passkeys aren't scary - passwords are. Let's bust some security myths

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2923100/passkeys-arent-scary-passwords-are-lets-bust-some-security-myths.html

Could Crypto and Stocks Face a Major Correction if This Unlikely Scenario Unfolds?

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/10/05/the-fed-s-next-move-on-oct-29-how-a-scenario-few-expect-could-derail-u-s-stocks-and-crypto

CEO Solomon Says AI Will Create Jobs At Goldman: ‘We’ll Wind Up With More Jobs 10 Years From Now Than We Have Today’

https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/10/48033448/ceo-solomon-says-ai-will-create-jobs-at-goldman-well-wind-up-with-more-jobs-10-years-from-now-than-we-have-today

Sunday, October 5, 2025

The Hidden Financial Stress of Aging Solo That No One Prepares You For

https://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2025/10/05/10167529_the-hidden-financial-stress-of-aging-solo-that-no-one-prepares-you-for.html

Rite Aid closes all remaining stores after filing bankruptcy twice

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/rite-aid-closes-down-all-remaining-stores-after-bankruptcy

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Elon Musk Caught Letting China Invest in SpaceX, a Huge US Military Contractor

https://futurism.com/future-society/elon-musk-china-invest-spacex-military-contractor

The Future of Retirement: How Technology Will Make Aging Easier

https://due.com/the-future-of-retirement-how-technology-will-make-aging-easier/

Why the cost of buying economic growth is destined to rise

https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3327660/why-cost-buying-economic-growth-destined-rise

Friday, October 3, 2025

Shutdown delays jobs report, leaving Wall Street without key data

https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/your-money/shutdown-delays-jobs-report/

Sora 2 Is Wonderful and Terrifying at the Same Time

https://www.businessinsider.com/sora-video-app-openai-pros-cons-explained-why-2025-10

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Washington University lays off over 300 employees

https://www.highereddive.com/news/washington-university-layoffs-300-federal-cuts-andrew-martin/801729/

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Retirement communities hide potentially harsh financial realities

https://due.com/retirement-communities-hide-harsh-financial-realities/

The US economy lost 32,000 private-sector jobs in September

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/01/economy/adp-private-jobs-report-september

Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant facing 'critical' situation after weeklong power outage, Zelensky warns

https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-warns-of-critical-situation-at-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant-after-weeklong-outage/

Swiss glaciers shrank 3% this year, the fourth-biggest retreat on record, experts say

https://apnews.com/article/switzerland-glaciers-global-warming-994f227b545cfa87c2357aa1cb4f2d6d

Health insurance costs for 22 million in limbo as shutdown begins

https://thehill.com/homenews/5529925-obamacare-premium-spikes-threat/

‘Stop Freezing, Start Seizing’ – US Senators Demand $10B Monthly Lifeline for Kyiv Funded by Moscow

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/61189

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