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It's Never Been This Expensive to Buy a New House

By Lindsay Dunsmuir, Reuters

New U.S. single-family home sales rose in May and the median sales price surged to an all-time high, suggesting the housing market had regained momentum. The Commerce Department said on Friday new...
How an Impatient Pentagon Is Wasting Billions in Taxpayer Dollars

By Ciro Scotti

Navy plans to possibly skip critical testing of the $12.9 billion aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford are part of a pattern of the military pushing forward with major weapons systems before design,...
Obama Rips ‘Fundamental Meanness’ of the GOP Health Plan

By Rob Garver

There was a time, when he was in office, when President Obama actively avoided making public statements about legislation that was the subject of tough partisan fights. He and his aides had become...
Why Some GOP Senators Are Balking at Their New Health Care Plan

By Rob Garver

The long-awaited release of the Senate’s proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act started the clock ticking on another countdown: the wait to see how crucial Republicans whose support...
How Amazon Could Dominate 3 Megatrends of the 21st Century

By Michael Hodin, The Fiscal Times

Jeff Bezos has hit the trifecta of megatrends now that Amazon has announced plans to add Whole Foods to its portfolio.

Family Feud: The Financial Issue That Can Tear Siblings Apart

By Beth Braverman

For siblings who argue about money, the same issues often arise.
How the Opioid Crisis Could Derail the GOP Health Plan

By Eric Pianin

A bruising internal GOP battle in the Senate over Medicaid funding to address the deadly prescription drug abuse epidemic throughout the country may well jeopardize passage of the Republicans’ highly...
Here Are Six Key Differences Between the House and Senate Health Care Plans

By Rob Garver

After weeks of secret deliberation that has irritated many of its members, the Senate’s Republican leadership is expected on Thursday to finally release its version of the American Health Care Act, a...
Six Risks That Should Make Stock Market Bulls Nervous

By Anthony Mirhaydari

The Wall Street bulls have had things all their own way over the past seven months, with the "Trumpflation" rally in industrial and bank stocks giving way to the tech rally among the "FAANGs" —...
How to Save America From a Horrific Constitutional Crisis

By Norman Ornstein

The horrific shooting last week on a group of Republican lawmakers playing baseball left House Majority Whip Steve Scalise in critical condition and hospitalized others — including two brave Capitol...