, August 07, 2026

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  Jul 14, 2026

Retirees Prepare to Celebrate 3.7% Raise on Fixed Income

New estimates show Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment for 2027 may be between 3.7% and 3.8%. Here's what to know....

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  Jul 14, 2026

Billionaires Now Hoarding Extinct Lizards as Inflation Hedge

It passes a stegosaurus skeleton that billionaire hedge funder Ken Griffin bought for $44.6 million in 2024....

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  Jul 14, 2026

Barclays Discovers Memory Chips Work Like Every Other Commodity

The memory shortage will allow price increases that will boost revenue, Barclays says....

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  Jul 14, 2026

U.S. Official Confirms Nvidia Sent Some Chips to China

The remark is a sign that H200 shipments to China have restarted, potentially boosting Nvidia's sales even higher....

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  Jul 14, 2026

United Airlines Charges Extra to Guarantee Your Personal Space Bubble

United Airlines will allow customers to pay more to keep the middle seat open on its Airbus A321XLRs...

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  Jul 14, 2026

IBM Blames Customers for Buying the Wrong Products

CEO blamed the shortfall on weakness in the software and infrastructure business because clients shifted money toward hardware purchases....

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