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Outside the Box The GOP megabill now under Senate consideration threatens healthcare insurance for more than 1 million seniors who rely on Medicare Last Updated: June 21, 2025 at 2:55 p.m. ETFirst Published: June 18, 2025 at 7:35 a.m. ET Listen (5 min) House Republicans passed President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act last month. Among…
I really appreciate your column and the advice you provide. I have been considering “retiring” early to have more time with my husband during our younger years. We were both married for more than 20 years each. We met when I was 46 and he was 54. Our divorces did cause us quite a bit…
Since Warren Buffett announced his retirement plans on May 3, Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE: BRK.A) stock price has unexpectedly lagged the broader market, despite starting the year on a strong note. When the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ first shared his plan to step down, the S&P 500 was 5,686. Since then, the index has climbed to 5,967, …
Canada’s first spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF), launched by Purpose Investments under the ticker XRPP.U, has had a tough start since debuting on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) on June 18. This product is the world’s second spot XRP ETF, following Brazil’s Hashdex offering. Notably, the Purpose XRP ETF closed 1.63% lower at $9.68 on…
The world is finding out the truth—and it’s not a pretty picture. Donald Trump and Elon Musk, each with the most influence, are now turning on each other, and their disagreement has escalated into a war of words. Stocks fell on Thursday as investors digested the latest developments on trade and major economic reports, while…
The worldwide markets are happy that the US-UK trade deal was finalized in June 2025. This has made people more hopeful about the economy and the crypto market. One meme coin, Little Pepe ($LILPEPE), is garnering significant attention. This Ethereum-based ERC20 coin is causing a lot of retail FOMO due to its $0.0012 price in…
Cardano (ADA) was, for years, the most hyped blockchain project due to its research-driven philosophy and sustainable ethos. Its price appreciation from under $0.10 to over $3.00 during four years turned early adopters into millionaires. In June 2025, ADA was worth around $0.61 and remains a top dog in the Layer 1 blockchain wars. However,…
While Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been one of the most talked-about stocks of the AI boom, a dollar-cost averaging (DCA) strategy over the last 3-year period wouldn’t have captured the explosive gains headline numbers might suggest. Using monthly closing prices from June 2022 through June 2025, an investor who consistently invested $100 across 36 months…
The volatility of the cryptocurrency market in 2025 has become the norm. Bitcoin has broken through the historical high of $110,000, Ethereum has shown new potential after the Pectra upgrade, and XRP is experiencing an unprecedented wave of institutional adoption – more than 50 international banks and payment companies around the world have integrated XRP…
