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Social Security 2027 COLA Forecast Holds at 2. 8%, but Retirees May Get Less Relief Than They Hope
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (513+ words) Washington, April 19, 2026, 14: 40 EDT Social Security's 2027 cost-of-living adjustment is still tracking at 2. 8%, unchanged from this year, despite March inflation coming in hot and nudging a competing projection upward. The Senior Citizens League calculates that a 2. 8% COLA translates to roughly $56. 69 more each…...
Gold Price Near $4, 830 Faces Monday Test After Hormuz Reversal Revives Safe-Haven Risk
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (580+ words) LONDON, April 19, 2026, 18: 42 (BST) Gold kicks off Monday carrying a renewed risk premium, as Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend rattled markets and threatened to wipe out Friday's relief gains'throwing bullion's recent rally into sharper focus. Spot…...
Social Security's 2027 COLA Estimate Just Jumped " But Retirees May Not Like Why
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (559+ words) Washington, April 19, 2026, 09: 45 EDT Spiking oil prices have jolted early projections for the 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, bumping estimates up to somewhere between 2. 8% and 3. 2%. That could mean fatter benefit checks next year, but for retirees right now, inflation is chewing through…...
US Stock Market This Week: S&P 500, Nasdaq Close at Records as Oil Tumbles Before Big Earnings Week
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (369+ words) NEW YORK, April 18, 2026, 14: 21 EDT U. S. stocks pushed further into record territory Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq locking in a third consecutive record close. That came as officials in Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would stay open to shipping…...
Mortgage Rates Today: 30-Year Fixed Holds Near One-Month Low, but Spring Buyers Stay on the Sidelines
4+ day, 5+ min ago (419+ words) WASHINGTON, April 15, 2026, 16: 02 EDT U. S. mortgage rates barely budged on Wednesday, with 30-year fixed offerings holding close to a four-week trough. The Mortgage News Daily index ticked up to 6. 32%, a rise of just 0. 01 point from Tuesday, following what the outlet called lenders…...
US Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Hits Record as Wall Street Bets Earnings Can Outrun War Shock
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (424+ words) NEW YORK, April 15, 2026, 14: 26 EDT U. S. stocks pressed upward Wednesday, the S&P 500 setting a fresh intraday high'the first since the U. S. -Iran conflict erupted'while the Nasdaq advanced nearly 1% by midafternoon. The Dow trailed behind, but sentiment held up, fueled by robust bank…...
Gold Price Today: Bullion Slips After One-Month High as Dollar Firms, Iran Talks Stay in Focus
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (499+ words) Bengaluru, April 15, 2026, 23: 49 IST Gold slipped from a one-month high on Wednesday, with spot prices losing 0. 9% to $4, 798. 89 an ounce by 1: 31 p. m. ET. U. S. gold futures finished 0. 5% lower at $4, 823. 60. The retreat followed a sharp 2% rally the previous day, as bullion lost momentum once the…...
U. S. Mortgage Applications Rise as Rates Hit One-Month Low, but Buyers Stay Cautious
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (425+ words) Washington, April 15, 2026, 10: 04 (EDT) U. S. mortgage applications broke a five-week losing streak, climbing 1. 8% in the week ending April 10, as interest rates dipped to their lowest point in a month. Average rates for a 30-year conforming loan slipped to 6. 42% from 6. 51%, according to the…...
US Inflation Shock Explained: Why Fed Rate-Cut Hopes Are Fading After March CPI Hit 3. 3%
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (549+ words) Washington, April 15, 2026, 05: 09 (EDT) The Federal Reserve is still wrestling with March's inflation surprise, despite a dip in wholesale prices and two sessions of weaker oil. Last week's jump in consumer prices, officials and economists say, actually complicates any move toward…...
Mortgage Rates Today: 30-Year Fixed Falls to 6. 31%, but Homebuyers Still Face a Tough Spring
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (368+ words) NEW YORK, April 14, 2026, 15: 01 EDT Mortgage rates in the U. S. slipped Tuesday. Mortgage News Daily pegged the 30-year fixed at 6. 31%, an 8 basis point drop from Monday. Bankrate's national average landed at 6. 40% for that loan, lower than the 6. 50% registered last week. Relief here…...