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The White House in Washington, DC, US on Saturday, January 3, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | getty imagesThe White House on Friday launched a smartphone app that selects accomplishments from President Donald Trump’s second term and curates favorable news articles.It also invites users to report tips to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.app will provide updates “Straight from the source, no filters,” about the Trump administration The White House said The app was unveiled in a message on X.This comes after the White House shared several short, cryptic videos on its official social media channels that hinted at an upcoming…

Stock market, as measured S&P 500 The index of America’s 500 largest companies is down 5.4% this year through March 24. When the S&P 500 is down, it means that more than a few companies’ stocks are also down. And with dividend-paying stocks, a lower stock price means an increased dividend yield. Image Source: Getty Images. So, which dividend payer should you consider for your long-term portfolio, whether you have $10,000 or $100 or $100,000 to invest? Well, I suggest buying bunch of solid dividend payers through a single Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF): The Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD 0.59%).…

Crews work at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on March 13, 2025.Annabelle Gordon | AFP | getty imagesRead more about CNBC government shutdown coverage”Today, at the direction of President Trump and @SecMullinDHS, TSA has immediately begun the process of paying its workforce,” DHS said in a Friday post on Twitter.”TSA officers should begin receiving pay checks no later than Monday, March 30. TSA is grateful to the President and Secretary for their leadership in putting money back into the pockets of TSA employees who worked without pay during the current Democrat DHS shutdown.”Choose CNBC as your favorite…

President Donald Trump speaks during the Future Investment Initiative summit in Miami on March 27, 2026.Mandel Ngan | AFP | getty imagesPresident Donald Trump on Friday referred to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil-shipping route and a key choke point in the Iran war, as the “Strait of Trump.””Iran has to open up Trump’s strait – I mean, Hormuz,” the president said in a speech at the Future Investment Initiative in Miami.”Sorry. I’m so sorry. Such a terrible mistake,” he said, pretending to apologize before clarifying, “The fake news will say, ‘She said it by mistake’ – no, I…

genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) and Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) has earned dividend king status Through decades of unbroken annual growth. Genuine Parts has increased its dividend 70 consecutive years. Stanley has maintained a streak of consistent annual growth for more than 25 years, with a historical record that extends far beyond that. But 2026 is testing both companies in ways that matter to them income investor. Genuine parts: 70 years at risk metric price annual dividend $4.25/share dividend yield 4.0% consecutive years of growth 70 years most recent increase 3.2% (February 2026) dividend king status Yes The cost of the…

WASHINGTON – With no end in sight to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, President Donald Trump signed an order on Friday, March 27, declaring an “unprecedented emergency” to redirect federal funds to pay airport security staff. According to the text of the decree, the White House said it would “use appropriate and logical nexus funds for TSA operations to provide compensation and benefits to TSA employees that they would have received had the Democrat-led DHS not been closed.” As soon as Trump signed the memo, Homeland Security Secretary Markway Mullin began the process of paying TSA workers, the agency…

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released its Top Safety Picks for 2026. Of the 45 winners, 13 models were mid-size SUVs. These mid-size SUV winners were subjected to a number of crash tests to determine how the vehicles would hold up in various crash scenarios. Safety features were also tested to determine whether they would work and how effective they were at preventing and reducing accidents. Here are the winners and which models are among the 13 safest 2026 midsize SUVs. These midsize SUVs are IIHS’s top safety picks for 2026 Japanese and South Korean midsize SUVs dominate…

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In Yemen, after more than a decade of war and economic collapse, thousands of women seeking financial independence thought they had found a way out of poverty. Online trading platforms – often promoted by friends and family – promised huge returns on investment of 20%, even 50%. But the companies were frauds. And in a single week, one particular company disappeared with $12 million from nearly 40,000 investors. Hashed Mozakar and Bassem al-Nawawi spoke to victims in Sanaa about how these scams spread, and how they exploit people desperate for income.

As the war in Iran escalates, mortgage rates are at a disadvantage. The housing market got a slight boost earlier this year when the 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell below 6% for the first time in years. But barely a month later, the popular product dropped to 6.38%. Late March saw the largest one-week increase since April 2025, when the White House made its first surprise tariff announcement. These aren’t the highest rates in recent years, but with home prices still high and many Americans struggling to afford higher prices on everything from milk to gas, borrowers need all the…