Fourth of July celebrations may be more muted than you're expecting

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A 4th July party with 6 people around a table.
 

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The US needs to reinvent manufacturing for the AI age, or risk losing out to China, Marc Andreessen warns

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Workers applying digital technology to produce core components of an elevator in Haian, Jiangsu Province, China, on January 23, 2024.
Marc Andreessen urged policymakers to reimagine factories not as relics of the past, but as engines of America's AI future.

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Many boomers are open to passing on an early inheritance — but their adult kids are too afraid to ask

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Some boomers are passing on their wealth early rather than waiting to leave an inheritance.

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I've done gig work in all 50 states. Here's how I use apps like Lyft and DoorDash to support my love of travel and food.

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Kreskin Torres has visited all 50 US states as a gig worker.

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I got laid off at 65 and can't find a job. I don't want to retire, but I feel invisible to potential employers.

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Mary Jane Surette, 65, was laid off from her job in February and is looking at retirement if she doesn't find something else soon.

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How Trump's big spending bill will overhaul repayment for millions of student-loan borrowers

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President Donald Trump's spending bill overhauls student-loan repayment.

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Trump's America First tariffs are raining on America's birthday parade

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President Trump pinching the spark out of a firework

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For a decade, Indiana businessman Bob Hamilton has operated six fireworks pop-ups in the weeks leading up to July 4. Most years, it's a great business — he says he brings in about $200,000 for a few weeks of work.

Europe's top negotiator says it's impossible to get a trade deal done by Trump's July deadline

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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen is talking to media at the end of the second day of an EU Africa Summit on February 17, 2022 in Brussels, Belgium.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it's impossible to strike a trade deal with the US by Trump's July 9 deadline.

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4 ways Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' could impact your wallet

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President Donald Trump could sign the bill into law by July 4, marking a major achievement for his second term.

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The strong June jobs report was fueled by a lot of teachers and nurses

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A teacher.
Local and state government education bolstered payrolls.

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