NBA Strips Clippers of 5 First-Round Picks, Fines Ballmer $30 Million Over Kawhi Leonard Scheme

NBA Strips Clippers of 5 First-Round Picks,

NBA Strips Clippers of 5 First-Round Picks, Fines Ballmer $30 Million Over Kawhi Leonard Scheme The NBA announced sweeping penalties against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, September 2, after a yearlong independent investigation found the organization ran a systematic scheme to funnel off-court income to star forward Kawhi Leonard through corporate sponsors — resulting … Read more

Gas and Diesel Hit Record Labor Day Highs as Iran War Squeezes US Fuel Supply

Gas and Diesel Hit Record Labor Day Highs as Iran War Squeezes US Fuel Supply

Gas and Diesel Hit Record Labor Day Highs as Iran War Squeezes US Fuel Supply Fuel prices climbed to their highest levels ever recorded for Labor Day weekend this year, with regular gasoline averaging $4.14 a gallon and diesel hitting an all-time national record of $5.85 a gallon — a spike energy economists attribute largely … Read more

US Destroys Iranian Oil Tanker, Disables Two Others; Iran Declares “Proportionate Responses” Over

US Destroys Iranian Oil Tanker, Disables Two Others; Iran Declares "Proportionate Responses" Over

US Destroys Iranian Oil Tanker, Disables Two Others; Iran Declares “Proportionate Responses” Over U.S. forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers on Saturday, September 5, destroying one and permanently disabling two others, after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer. Iran’s parliament speaker declared Sunday that the “era … Read more

Fed Rate Decision Outlook Changes: What It Could Mean for Credit Cards and Loans

Fed Rate Decision Outlook Changes: What It Could Mean for Credit Cards and Loans

Fed Rate Decision Outlook Changes: What It Could Mean for Credit Cards, Loans and Savings The Federal Reserve’s next interest-rate decision could have major implications for millions of American households. On September 3, 2026, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he would be willing to support keeping interest rates unchanged at the upcoming September meeting … Read more

Jobless Claims Rise to 206,000: What the Latest U.S. Labor Data Means for Workers

Jobless Claims Rise to 206,000: What the Latest U.S. Labor Data Means for Workers

U.S. Jobless Claims Rise to 206,000: What the Latest Numbers Mean for American Workers The latest U.S. unemployment data is giving Americans another important look at the health of the labor market—and for workers and households, the numbers matter far beyond Wall Street. Initial applications for unemployment benefits rose to approximately 206,000 in the latest … Read more

Oil Prices Rise Again: Could Higher Energy Costs Hit American Household Budgets?

Oil Prices Rise Again: Could Higher Energy Costs Hit American Household Budgets?

Oil Prices Rise Again: Could Higher Energy Costs Hit American Household Budgets? Rising oil prices are once again becoming a major concern for American consumers. On September 3, 2026, oil markets experienced another volatile trading session as renewed tensions in the Middle East increased concerns about potential disruptions to global energy supplies. Reuters reported that … Read more

Mortgage Rates Today, September 3, 2026: What Rising Rates Mean for U.S. Homebuyers

Mortgage Rates Today, September 3, 2026: What Rising Rates Mean for U.S. Homebuyers

Mortgage Rates Remain Elevated on September 3, 2026 Mortgage rates remain a major concern for Americans considering buying a home, refinancing an existing loan or simply trying to understand where the U.S. housing market is heading. On Thursday, September 3, 2026, mortgage-rate data showed that borrowing costs remained significantly higher than many homebuyers would prefer. … Read more

Beyond the COLA: 3 Other Social Security Changes Coming in 2027 That Could Affect Your Check

Beyond the COLA: 3 Other Social Security Changes Coming in 2027 That Could Affect Your Check

The COLA Isn’t the Only Number Changing Next Year Most of the attention on Social Security’s 2027 update has focused on the cost-of-living adjustment, but the COLA is only one of three figures the Social Security Administration typically revises each fall. The other two — the earnings test limits for people who claim benefits early … Read more

Anthropic Signs $35 Billion Compute Deal With Nvidia-Backed Lambda for Texas Data Center

Anthropic $35 billion Nvidia Lambda deal

Anthropic Signs $35 Billion Compute Deal With Nvidia-Backed Lambda for Texas Data Center Anthropic has signed a roughly $35 billion, six-year cloud-computing deal with Lambda, a cloud provider backed by Nvidia, to secure additional computing capacity for its Claude AI products at a Texas data center — the latest in a rapid series of massive … Read more

US Launches New Strikes Inside Iran, Trump Warns of Even Bigger Response If Tehran Retaliates

US Launches New Strikes Inside Iran, Trump Warns of Even Bigger Response If Tehran Retaliates

US Launches New Strikes Inside Iran, Trump Warns of Even Bigger Response If Tehran Retaliates The U.S. military carried out a new, expanded round of strikes against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets across Iran on Tuesday, September 1, escalating a conflict that had just resumed after weeks of relative calm. President Trump called the strikes … Read more

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U.S. House Approves $1 Trillion Defense Bill