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The biggest winners of the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce podcast

After years of speculation, Taylor Swift finally appeared on Travis and Jason Kelce’s podcast “New Heights,” in an episode released on Wednesday night. Source link

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Taylor Swift’s last record made up more than 6% of all album sales in 2024. Will ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ do even better?

Sales of Swift’s albums drive the fortunes of the entire music industry, as her catalog continues to dominate streaming lists all over the world. Source

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Intel’s stock is rising as Trump suggests a path forward after CEO’s White House visit

Just days ago, Trump called for Lip-Bu Tan’s firing. Now he’s praising the Intel CEO’s ‘amazing’ success story, suggesting that tensions are easing. Source link

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U.S. stock futures inch higher ahead of inflation reports this week

U.S. stock-market futures advanced Sunday, as investors await a potentially tumultuous week. Source link

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My late husband’s employer is forcing me to take 10% 401(k) distributions. Help!

“A company representative said the account needed to be emptied within a 10-year period.” Source link

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‘This scam stuff is going to get worse’: A man approached me in my car — he had a crazy story

“I got rid of him by asking for a business card and a company name, and he bugged out.” Source link

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‘Billions’ in Medicare waste? Read the fine print.

Yet another investigation into federal government spending has found that “waste, fraud and abuse” is a lot less than some people say. Source link

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Trump’s new tariffs start today. Here’s who’s getting hit, and by how much.

“Reciprocal” levies are due to kick in Aug. 7 — with some exceptions. Source link

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High tariffs drive China imports down to a 16-year low. But U.S. trade deficits are still as big as ever.

High tariffs on China-made products drove U.S. imports from the world’s second-largest economy to a 16-year low in June — yet the dramatic shift hasn’t

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Parents are draining money from retirement accounts and home equity to pay for college. They should do this for their kids instead.

Sallie Mae says the average amount taken out in home-equity loans, retirement withdrawals and credit cards all jumped in 2025. Source link