The second-largest Powerball jackpot in US history has been claimed — and after taxes, the record-shattering prize looks a lot smaller than the headline figure. Saturday’s $1.787 billion drawing ...

The latest COLA projection is 2.7%, or slightly above the average COLA. This would add about $54 to the average Social Security benefit. The Social Security Administration will announce the official ...

On Friday, September 5, 2025, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell by 16 basis points, reaching 6.29%. This marks the most substantial single-day decline since August 2024 and the lowest level ...

*The August 2025 jobs report brought troubling news for the Black community. The unemployment rate for Black or African American workers jumped to 7.5%, up from 7.2% in July. This is the highest rate ...

Aliss Higham is a Newsweek reporter based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively covered U.S.

Whoever wins the monster Powerball jackpot will have the world at their fingertips — but they’re going to have a hard time spending their spoils in one go. Saturday night’s drawing is expected to be ...

A federal jury has ordered Google to pay $425.7 million for improperly snooping on people's smartphones during a nearly decade-long period of intrusions. The verdict reached Wednesday in San Francisco ...

Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level since October 2024, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on ...

Oklo Inc. is planning a $1.68 billion first-of-its-kind facility in Tennessee that will convert nuclear waste into fuel to power the company’s advanced reactors. The company is planning the first ...

DETROIT – A Powerball ticket sold in Detroit won $2 million in the drawing on Wednesday, Sept. 3. The lucky player matched the five white balls – 03-16-29-61-69 – in Wednesday night’s drawing to win a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Although there was no big winner declared after Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, some Tennesseans took home a nice chunk of change. The jackpot reached an estimated $1.4 ...

AQR Capital Management is among firms to have lost its mandate with PFZW, as the Dutch pension fund cuts a number of external managers due to concerns that they’re not adequately focused on ...