Fed meeting recap: Central bank cuts rates for a 3rd time — and shows its biggest split in years

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The Fed cut rates at its last meeting of 2025.

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What the Fed's December interest rate cut means for your wallet

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The federal funds rate will affects mortgages for American homebuyers.

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What to expect from the last Fed meeting of 2025 — and what a rate cut could mean for your wallet

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Chair Jerome Powell will announced the Fed's last interest rate decision of the year December 10.

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Trump wants to change student-loan borrowing limits for nurses. Most advanced programs won't be impacted.

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Nurses would qualify for a lower student-loan cap under Trump's proposal to limit borrowing for advanced degrees.

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What's changing with Social Security in 2026 — from COLA raises to Medicare costs

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Social Security COLA, tax rules, and more will change in 2026.

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The AI boom has all 4 classic bubble signs — and it could pop in 2026 if interest rates rise, a top economist says

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Ruchir Sharma says AI's explosive surge looks like a bubble that may burst in 2026.

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Inside the tax that incentivizes boomers to die in their homes, rather than selling — because it's better for their kids

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Bernie Sanders and Mamdani joined the Starbucks picket line in Brooklyn — see the photos

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and US Sen. Bernie Sanders join striking Starbucks workers on a picket line outside a Starbucks store on 4th Avenue near 11th Street in Brooklyn, New York City, on Monday, December 1, 2025.
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We asked Americans to tell us how prices have changed. Here's what they said.

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Business Insider readers said prices have gone up on everyday items like groceries and pet food.

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Why so many Americans over 80 are still working

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D'yan Forest, 91, is the Oldest Working Female Comedian in the World, as documented by the "Guinness Book of World Records."

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