Jul 12 What happens to your Social Security payments when one spouse dies By Philip Moeller When Social Security was created, family benefits did not drop off sharply when one spouse died because few women were in the workforce. But with the first baby boomers now age 72, the volume of very difficult survivor situations will… Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Trump’s achievements remain unclear after 2 chaotic days at NATO President Donald Trump had spent his time in Brussels berating members of the military alliance for failing to spend enough of their money on defense, accusing Europe of freeloading off the U.S. and raising doubts about whether he would come… Continue reading
Jul 11 Bipartisan vote in Senate calls for more say on Trump administration’s tariffs By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The measure, which passed by an 88-11 vote, directs Capitol Hill negotiators trying to reconcile separate spending bills to include language giving Congress a role when such tariffs are put in place. Continue reading
Jul 10 Where Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh stands on key business issues By Gretchen Frazee Brett Kavanaugh’s record on the D.C. Circuit Court offers clues about how he could rule and potentially shift the Supreme Court on key business issues. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 2:54 Settlement with China over trade war unlikely By PBS News Hour The trade war between the world’s two largest economies officially began Friday as tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese goods went into effect. Calling it the “biggest trade war in economic history,” Chinese officials had said China would raise similar… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 5:49 News Wrap: U.S. added 213,000 new jobs in June, Labor Department reports In our news wrap Friday, the latest jobs report shows a resilient economy despite fears of a trade war with China. The number of new jobs exceeded projections and the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4 percent. Also, Secretary of… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 7:51 What are the ripple effects of a U.S.-China trade war? President Trump set into motion on Friday a 25 percent fee on more than 800 Chinese imported goods and China hit back with tariffs of its own on products like soybeans, pork and corn, which target areas that voted heavily… Continue watching
Jul 06 5 important takeaways from the June jobs report By Erica R. Hendry The U.S. economy surpassed expectations in June, adding more jobs than expected even as the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4 percent. Continue reading
Jul 06 U.S.-China trade war could drive prices up and growth down By Paul Wiseman, Josh Boak, Associated Press The world's two biggest economies fired the opening shots Friday in a trade war that could have wide-ranging consequences for consumers, workers, companies, investors and political leaders. Continue reading
Jul 05 When should you file for Social Security if you have a young child? By Philip Moeller Realistically, money earned today is worth more than money earned in the future, writes Philip Moeller. Continue reading