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In April 2026, I gave up my private sports club membership. The stock market was correcting again due to the war in Iran, oil and inflation had shot up, and I figured it was time to cut expenses and simplify. The membership was $185 a month. On top of that I paid $25 per guest to bring each of my two kids, so another $50 every visit four times a month. Earlier in the year, I cut cable to save about $70 a month. I was watching all the NBA and NFL games in 10 to 15 minute highlights on…

Construction continues on a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House and the East Wing ballroom on August 10, 2026, in Washington, DC.Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court, in a split decision Monday, allowed President Donald Trump to continue construction of his controversial White House ballroom as legal challenges to the project play out.A five-justice majority of the court said that the plaintiff challenging the ballroom, the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States, likely lacks legal standing to sue to block the roughly $400 million project. The majority’s unsigned order does not address…

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Bank of Canada Holds Wednesday; Two Banks Forecast October Hike: Lock In or Wait? Tech Times

A California bill is “more focused on victim protections without any new investor protections,” according to analysts.

Companies that hope to survive and thrive must adopt and integrate AI technologies as quickly as possible… Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). As InvestorPlace Senior Analyst Eric Fry says, the scale of AI’s transformative potential is “difficult to embrace seamlessly and profitably.” But following the companies that understand and utilize AI effectively can lead to rare, once-in-a-generation investment opportunities. In this Sunday Digest takeover, Eric compares Henry Ford’s revolutionary tractor to AI – and revisits the 1990s to show how the internet’s infrastructure boom enabled companies like Netflix and Amazon to thrive, leading to…

Crypto’s dead zone may finally be ending… Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Editor’s Note: For months, the smart crypto play was patience – waiting until the market showed real evidence the next cycle was turning. Last week, for the first time, it did. Bitcoin reclaimed its 200-day moving average, a setup that has appeared just three times in history. And every time, it marked a multi-year bottom. In today’s Smart Money, InvestorPlace crypto expert Luke Lango breaks down that signal, the confirmation still ahead, and why the worst may be behind us. Then, he…

Treasury’s pivot toward long-bond buybacks gives duration buyers their first clear green light in months — and the November midterms may add a second leg. Key takeaways Treasury’s decision to at least double 10- to 30-year buybacks is a policy signal, not a technical footnote. It argues for adding duration and positioning for a flatter curve. […] The post Getting Paid to Extend: The Case for Muni Duration appeared first on ETF Trends.

(RTTNews) – Indian shares opened lower on Monday, tracking weak cues from global markets and amid caution ahead of MSCI’s index rejig. Inflation and interest-rate concerns returned to the fore as Brent crude prices jumped nearly 3 percent to above $90 a barrel following fresh U.S. attacks on Iran for the first time in around a month. The benchmark 30-share BSE Sensex was down 350 points, or half a percent, at 76,915 in early trade while the NSE Nifty index slipped 136 points, or 0.6 percent, to 24,036. HDFC Bank shares rose about 2 percent after Sashidhar Jagdishan conveyed his…

There are a few quirks to the Costco experience that all regular shoppers know: bracing for an icy chill when entering the walk-in dairy section, packing your items in miscellaneous boxes instead of bags and handing over your receipt to the employee with the marker at the exit. Costco also has a strict payment rule that shoppers rarely encounter anywhere else in 2026. If you want to pay in-store with a credit card, you must use a card that runs on the Visa network. “As far as I’m aware, they’re the only significant retailer that only accepts one credit card:…