Eminent domain condemnation awards are not considered earned income for Social Security’s earnings test, so Social Security benefits won’t be withheld regardless of the check’s size.
Aug 30, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
The U.S. plans to take a 35% passive stake in North American Blue Energy Partners, a Venezuelan oil venture linked to Alejandro Betancourt, and also seek preferential rights to buy 20% of the company’s production at cost.
Aug 30, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Borton & Sons plans to lay off 928 farmworkers in November, with layoffs beginning Nov. 8 and running through Nov. 15 across operations in Yakima, Zillah, Pasco, Burbank, Prescott, Soap Lake, Othello, and Mesa.
Aug 30, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The Iran-U.S.-Israel conflict swelled global oil, fuels, and LNG import costs by as much as $330 billion over March–August compared with analysts’ forecasts, with the bill still at risk of growing further.
Aug 29, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Milo Yiannopoulos was arrested by ICE and deported to the UK after overstaying his visa after a final order of removal was issued on July 22.
Aug 29, 2026 ·
The Verge
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals overruled Kalshi’s attempt to block Nevada from overseeing its prediction market platform.
Aug 29, 2026 ·
Engadget
Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable became unavailable to users outside Europe earlier in 2024, prompting European investors and founders at TechBBQ to refocus on whether Europe should control the AI models and infrastructure rather than renting power from the U.S. and China.
Aug 29, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Warsh signaled in his Jackson Hole speech that he will hike interest rates if inflation data don’t improve, and market odds for a September hike jumped to 60% from 35%.
Aug 29, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The 30-year Treasury yield has hit a 19-year high and the 10-year yield has approached levels last seen during the financial crisis despite plans to reduce long-duration yields via increased Treasury buybacks.
Aug 29, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The 30-year Treasury yield hit 5.34%—its highest level since 2007—and Treasury said it will raise the cap on 10- to 30-year Treasury buybacks from $2 billion to $4 billion per operation in Sept. 9–Nov. 4 as gross national debt surpassed $40 trillion.
Aug 29, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Testing 100 CCPA access requests, the author found multiple companies misclassified access requests as deletion or refused to process requests through the methods listed in their privacy policies.
Aug 29, 2026 ·Ars Technica
ERISA generally prevents ordinary creditors from reaching or garnishing money in most employer-sponsored 401(k) plans, even after a creditor sues and obtains a judgment.
Aug 29, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Bitcoin was on track to finish the week more than 20% higher as crypto stocks including Coinbase and Robinhood surged on Aug. 21.
Aug 29, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
NatWest Group received U.S. Federal Reserve approval to establish a representative office in Connecticut to market and strengthen relationships with existing and prospective U.S. customers and companies.
Aug 29, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Japan’s yen rescue involved Treasury buying yen via the Exchange Stabilization Fund rather than lending, meaning Japan “owes Treasury nothing” because no debt was created.
Aug 28, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Mattie Duppler says Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole message on the availability of credit and market liquidity mattered more than his interest-rate comments, especially as federal debt tops $40 trillion and AI buildout increases capital needs.
Aug 28, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
AT&T sued Charter claiming Spectrum’s “fiber-powered” marketing is misleading because Spectrum uses fiber-optic cables for most of its network but typically switches to copper coaxial for the last mile to customers’ homes.
Aug 28, 2026 ·
CNET
A court ruled Kalshi’s sports event contracts are gambling and not “swaps,” rejecting Kalshi’s argument that the contracts could fall under the CFTC’s exclusive swaps jurisdiction.
Aug 28, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Flock says 93 jurisdictions ended Flock contracts in August 2026, up from 90 in the Secure Justice count updated Aug. 28.
Aug 28, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Commodity vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to a three-month low as the Iran conflict continued disrupting the corridor, while VLCC tanker rates reportedly climbed as high as $650,000 per day and Qatar’s estimated LNG exports collapsed 96%.
Aug 28, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
