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Social Security recipients keep an eye out for their benefits each month. If you’re one of those folks — and you’re wondering when you can expect your payment for March — here’s what to know about the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) payment schedule. According to the SSA, when a person receives their Social Security payment…

Trays of printed social security checks wait to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Management services facility in Philadelphia. Bradley C Bower, FRE / AP Of the over 71 million Americans who receive regular Social Security payments, some receiving disability benefits can expect their March checks to arrive this week. The month’s SSI payments…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A key question hangs over the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting that ends Wednesday: Will central bank policymakers still reduce short-term interest rates this year, now that the Iran war has sent oil prices higher and gas prices spiking? Or will they have to stand pat for months to see how the conflict…

It’s difficult, but try for a moment to imagine what US politics will be like after 2028. President JD Vance or Gavin Newsom or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson could have any number of problems to confront, from the economic impact of artificial intelligence to a new international conflict. But there’s one thing…

Options are derivatives contracts whose value is derived from an underlying asset, in this case XRP. They give traders the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell XRP at a s …

Mortgage interest rates have risen to around 6.5% this spring after briefly dipping below 6%, creating fresh challenges for home buyers and sellers. The increase is primarily attributed to the start of the war in Iran, which analysts say has pushed rates back up just as the traditionally busy home-buying season is in full swing..…

Top Irish political and business leaders are meeting with their American counterparts in Washington this week to announce new, historic levels of investment in the U.S. economy. The meetings come ahead of a busy week for the Irish taoiseach, or prime minister, who is meeting with President Donald Trump and congressional leaders. The investments total…

When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard. Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences. At the 8th Future Investment Initiative…

Why are US stock market indexes up today, and Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq are in green now? US stock markets opened higher on March 17 as investors focused on the Federal Reserve meeting and global developments. The central bank began a two-day policy meeting with expectations that interest rates will remain unchanged. Rising…

The US national average for diesel prices crossed $5 per gallon on Tuesday to reach $5.044, marking a new level of stress for the US fuel market spurred by the war in Iran. The price is up from $3.651 per gallon a month ago, according to AAA data. Diesel is one of the mainstays of…