Buy now, pay later providers originated nearly $157B in consumer credit products in 2025, up from nearly $116B in 2024, as 44% of Americans said they expect to apply for a BNPL loan in the next six months—13% expecting three or more.
Jul 14, 2026 ·
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SpaceX shares have gained more than 30% since the company’s IPO on Friday, and retirement savers may already own the stock or soon will through active mutual funds and ETFs and index funds that are expected to add it to the Russell 1000 and Nasdaq-100.
Jun 20, 2026 ·CNBC
New rules in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act allow 529 plans to be used as “lifelong education savings accounts,” including withdrawals for your own career training or professional credentials (not just college).
Jun 1, 2026 ·CNBC
About 5% of an overall portfolio is described as a “sensible” cap for most individual investors’ exposure to private credit, despite some pockets of weakness that don’t signal a broad-based meltdown among private credit funds.
Mar 22, 2026 ·CNBC
Some economists say stagflation risk is “very low,” with Raymond James forecasting only a 35% to 40% chance of a U.S. recession, even as high oil prices and weak employment data keep the term in play.
Mar 17, 2026 ·CNBC
Credit card balances hit a record $1.28 trillion at the end of 2025 as more Americans turn to balance transfers and personal loans to consolidate debt, but experts warn it often fails without changes in spending habits.
Mar 11, 2026 ·CNBC
Advisors recommend keeping 6 to 12 months of expenses in an emergency fund and allocating about 2% to 10% of a portfolio to cash, with short-term money (30 days to six months) in checking or high-yield savings and six months to two years in U.S. Treasury bills or short-term Treasury ETFs maturing in zero to three months.
Mar 6, 2026 ·CNBC
