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Age 62 is the earliest you’re allowed to sign up for Social Security benefits. And it can be very tempting to start getting that money as soon as it becomes available. However, you should know that claiming Social Security at 62 will generally mean reducing your monthly checks substantially, and on a permanent basis. Those…

Benchmark indices on Wall Street ended lower on Thursday, March 19, not before recovering from the lows of the day as oil prices eased on remarks from both US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At one instance during the session, the Dow Jones reversed losses of as much as 500 points,…

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady this week. The central bank says it’s too soon to know how the wartime spike in energy prices will affect overall inflation. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: President Trump’s response to strikes on energy facilities reveals just how sensitive they are. Israel bombed a massive natural gas facility…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that job creation in the U.S. has slowed down to essentially zero as the Fed released its latest economic projections, which included slightly higher economic growth than previously projected and little change to the unemployment rate. Powell said that altogether central bankers see “a degree of stability”…

Key Takeaways Table of Contents Federal safety regulators have advanced their Tesla Full Self-Driving investigation to an engineering analysis phase. Approximately 3.2 million Tesla vehicles are included in the expanded probe — representing virtually every Tesla sold domestically. Regulators have identified nine collisions connected to the concern, with one resulting in a fatality and two…

Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is the world’s second-largest investment bank by revenue and is ranked 55th on the Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. The Wall Street white-glove giant offers financing, advisory services, risk distribution, and hedging for the firm’s institutional and corporate clients. Goldman Sachs is the…

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Trade last year was boosted by North America’s front-loading of imports ahead of the expected imposition of reciprocal tariffs by the US. (EPA Images pic) GENEVA: The Middle East war could weigh heavily on already slowing global trade, potentially threatening global food security, the World Trade Organization (WTO) warned yesterday. If energy prices remain high,…

A weakened World Trade Organization will gather ministers in Yaounde next week as it seeks a road to reform, amid surging global trade tensions, US tariffs and disruptions caused by the Middle East war. The WTO ministerial conference, its supreme decision-making body, is usually held every other year. The stakes at the March 26-29 meeting in…