Economy

Back-up care benefits at work go beyond kids, aging parents as more employers pay for pets

Companies are expanding employee benefits to cover a wide variety of caregiving needs, including back-up care for children, aging parents, and pets.

The 3 Big Things We're Watching in the Stock Market in the Week Ahead

The war in Iran remains the biggest market driver. But a fresh batch of jobs data and earnings from Club name Nike matter, too.

Trump ban on investor homebuying may come at cost of a bigger real estate deal

President Trump's plan to ban big investors from home ownership may not be the key to reviving the American Dream in affordable housing legislation.

April Social Security Direct Payment Worth $994 Out in Three Days

The April 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in three days.

This Chinese gold play is attractive even as the metal sees big price swings, analysts say

This stock still has room to run, the analysts predict, despite recent volatility in gold prices.

Which retailers win and lose from high gas prices? Deutsche Bank sorts it out

Companies indexed to higher-income customers are more likely to weather higher gas prices, the firm found.

Logan Paul sold a Pokémon card for more than $16 million. Here's why investors are watching

Some rare Pokémon cards are fetching huge prices and yielding better returns than the S&P 500.

Oil on track for record monthly surge as Iran war disrupts markets

Brent crude jumps 51% since start of March and gold suffers fifth-largest monthly fall in 50 years

First round of April Social Security payments goes out in 10 days

The first round of April Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued in 10 days.

WTO talks near deal on reform roadmap amid U.S.-India e-commerce deadlock: Reuters

The talks at a WTO meeting in Cameroon include efforts to bridge differences between the U.S. and India over extending the e-commerce moratorium.

'Visible from space': why Spain has the world’s biggest concentration of greenhouses

Andalusia houses ‘Europe’s vegetable garden’ – a laboratory of development and innovation producing vegetables for all of Europe

In June Dr. Kirk Elliott Detailed The Economic Devastation That Would Result From A Potential Iran War

We are now seeing what Dr. Elliott warned about play out.