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Banks Are Sounding the Alarm About Stablecoins
The Kiplinger Letter The banking industry says stablecoins could have a negative impact on lending.
By Rodrigo Sermeño
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How Medicare Is Affected by a Government Shutdown
A look at how Medicare is affected by a government shutdown, as well as other government-related health care.
By Donna LeValley
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Will Your Social Security Checks Stop During the Government Shutdown?
Will your Social Security check be derailed or delayed by a government shutdown? What services might be paused? We've got answers.
By Donna LeValley
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Ways A Government Shutdown Could Disrupt Travel
A look at how a government shutdown could disrupt travel plans, which would have a great impact the longer a shutdown goes on.
By Adam Shell
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The 'Nothing Ever Happens' Market: How Stocks React (Or Don't) to Geopolitical Events
Geopolitical events – terrorist acts, wars or military intervention – can give stocks a jolt. But that doesn't mean your portfolio will take a long-term hit.
By David Milstead
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Trump's Economic Intervention
The Kiplinger Letter What to Make of Washington's Increasingly Hands-On Approach to Big Business
By Matthew Housiaux
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What is AI Worth to the Economy?
The Letter Spending on AI is already boosting GDP, but will the massive outlays being poured into the technology deliver faster economic growth in the long run?
By David Payne
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What Happens To Mortgage and Savings Rates If Trump Fires Federal Reserve Governors?
The President has backed off on firing Powell. Instead, he recently announced he fired Fed Gov Lisa Cook.
By Sean Jackson
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More Shutdown Struggles Ahead for Divided Congress
The Kiplinger Letter Failure to pass a government funding bill by September 30 would trigger a shutdown of many federal services.
By Sean Lengell
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