David Tapia has watched one election after another from the sidelines, unfazed and largely uninterested in politics. Until this year, when Donald Trump’s candidacy stirred him to become more politically aware. He intends to cast his first vote for Kamala Harris. “Looking at both sides, I’ll be honest, I’m not…

This year’s hurricane season brought a stark reminder that nobody is safe from the traumatic impacts of severe weather. Hurricane Helene brought devastating once-in -1000 years flooding to part of Appalachia considered relatively safe from those effects. In fact, Asheville, NC, was called a “climate haven” before the hurricane. Hurricane…

Mortgage rates jumped markedly this week, sending demand down for a second straight week. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage surged to 6.32% from last week’s reading of 6.12%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was…

How the Social Security tax calculation worksThe Social Security payroll tax rate is 12.4%, with workers paying 6.2% through paycheck deductions. Employers pay the other 6.2%.For 2025, workers will pay 6.2% on earnings up to $176,100, for a maximum of $10,918.20, according to the Social Security Administration. Once workers reach…

Shares of Meta Platforms are hovering near record highs — but at least one Wall Street analyst is on edge heading into the social-media giants earnings report later this month. The news In a note to clients Friday, analysts at Roth MKM said they are “incrementally cautious” on the Facebook…

Boeing and the families of the victims of two fatal 737 Max crashes more than five years ago will have to wait to see what punishment the company will face for its misdeeds that preceded the crashes. A federal judge on Friday pressed US Justice Department officials to justify the…

TomTom N.V. (OTCPK:TMOAF) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 11, 2024 7:00 AM ET Company Participants Freek Borst – IRHarold Goddijn – CEOTaco Titulaer – CFO Conference Call Participants Marc Hesselink – INGWim Gille – ABN ODDONikos Kolokotronis – Van Lanschot Kempen Operator Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to…

Israeli forces wounded two UN soldiers on Friday, the second consecutive day that peacekeepers have been hit as Israel continues it offensive against Hizbollah in southern Lebanon. The strikes on the Unifil force deployed along Israel and Lebanon’s de facto border have drawn international condemnation, and come 10 days after…

President Joe Biden and other leaders are warning that Congress will soon need to pass additional funding to fill the federal government’s rapidly dwindling disaster-relief coffers after two major hurricanes slammed into the Southeastern US. While officials have stressed that the federal government has enough funds to address immediate needs…

By Chris Farrell, Next Avenue Mention college and the conversation swiftly turns to student loans — with good reason. The current loan-based system to pay for postsecondary education is failing too many students, including a surprisingly large number of debtors nearing or in their retirement years. For one thing, $1.6…