The Currency - Money

The tariff pinch: Estimating the impact on earnings

Marta Norton walks through an analysis of tariffs and what could be coming for financial markets and consumers in Q2 2025.

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Q2 markets outlook: Tariffs, inflation and AI

The arrival of tariffs brings more complexity to U.S. fiscal policy and sets up what markets could look like in Q2 2025, according to Empower chief investment strategist Marta Norton.

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Best of both worlds: Why some workers want to ease into retirement

More Americans are keeping their careers well into their 60s as a way to stay productive and socially engaged. Phased retirement programs are helping them do it.

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⚾ Fever pitch

Excitement is at a fever pitch as Major League Baseball returns for Opening Day with high-tech innovations. Here's this week's money news.

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Stock buybacks set $942.5B annual record: What does it mean for investors?

Some of the biggest names in business returned $1.6 trillion to investors in 2024 — three-fifths of which came in the form of stock buybacks.

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Retirement readiness trends: Financial preparedness snapshot

Nearly half of Americans (45%) feel financially prepared for retirement or felt so prior to retiring.

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Capital markets perspective: Unforced error

Is ‘transitory’ the right way to describe what’s going on with the latest surge in inflation expectations? Only time will tell.

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Medical FSAs: Use it or lose it time is here

March is crunch time for many Americans to “use or lose” unspent funds from last year’s medical FSAs, as the grace period ends on some employer-sponsored plans.

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🌷 Spring forward

Just as clocks spring forward, the housing market may be poised to do the same. Here's this week's money news.

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Taking Stock: Fed holds interest rates with wait-and-see approach

Along with interest rates holding for the second consecutive meeting, the Fed's economic projections have shifted.

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Cracking the code on high-flying egg prices

Understanding the various factors behind rising price tags can help shoppers make smarter choices — and maybe even find a few ways to cut costs along the way.

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Price check: Find out which states spend the most on groceries

While soaring egg prices and picked-over egg aisles seem to dominate the headlines, supermarket prices on the whole are on a steady climb, and consumers in some states are spending more than others.