I'm 87 and earn $12 an hour working two jobs. I hope to retire by 90, but who knows if I'll be able to.

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Rebecca Reed, 87, works two part-time jobs to stay financially afloat.

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Social Security payments vary by state. Here's where retirees get the most — and least.

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Retirees on the East Coast generally see larger Social Security checks.

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Putin's annual Q&A with Russians is back. 2 issues are front and center.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

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Millionaires are rethinking where they move — soaring private healthcare costs are redrawing the global map

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Millionaires are rethinking where to live as soaring private healthcare costs reshape the world's most desirable destinations, according to Henley & Partners.

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The best small cities in the US to live in 2025

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Satatoga Springs, New York

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This influencer marketing company raised $15 million to fuel an M&A spree. Read its pitch deck.

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Humanz recently acquired influencer marketing companies Bambassadors and Ubiquitous.

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Inflation unexpectedly slowed in November in what may be a 'distorted' first release since the government shutdown

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics published new inflation data about November on Thursday.

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I booked a business-class ticket on the new Amtrak Acela train. It wasn't worth the $180 price tag.

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The author rode in business class on the Amtrak NextGen Acela train.

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A US startup building a radical 'flying wing' plane to take on Airbus and Boeing revealed its first airline customer

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Natilus' futuristic "blended-wing body" plane builds the cabin into the wing.

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China's economic slump isn't stopping a billionaire boom in AI chips

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Chen Tianshi, a cofounder of Cambricon Technologies, has become China's richest AI chip billionaire.

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