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Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty ImagesThe new 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment doesn’t just increase Social Security checks, starting with January payments — it also boosts thresholds related to the maximum retirement benefit.The maximum Social Security benefit for workers who claim at full retirement age will increase to $4,152 per month in 2026, up from $4,018 per month in 2025, following the 2.8% COLA.The Social Security Administration detailed the change on Oct. 24 as part of its announcement about the 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment in 2026 for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefit payments. The news, originally slated for Oct. 15,…

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The U.S. Capitol building, weeks into the continuing U.S. government shutdown, in Washington on Oct. 27, 2025. Kylie Cooper | ReutersOpen enrollment for health insurance bought on the Affordable Care Act marketplace starts Nov. 1 in most states — but millions of people may get a financial surprise when they try to sign up.That’s because a congressional deadlock tied to the extension of enhanced subsidies for insurance premiums has continued with no end in sight.Consumers are “going to get huge sticker shock, because prices are going up,” said Carolyn McClanahan, a physician and certified financial planner based in Jacksonville, Florida.That…

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If you’re looking to hire new employees for your business, you may ask yourself at some point: Should I be running a background check on candidates?Conducting background checks on your potential hires can help you verify someone’s credentials, make sure there is no history of criminal activity that could negatively affect your line of business and even protect your company. Plus, background checks aren’t only for large corporations and small businesses — even property owners run background checks to make sure they’re renting to creditworthy applicants with clean tenant records.If you’re looking to add background checks as an extra safeguard…

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Amid high-profile job cuts at major companies like Meta, Amazon and Target, many workers are undoubtedly anxious about future downsizing.According to Jason Walker and Rey Ramirez, co-founders of Thrive HR Consulting, a significant portion of these recent job cuts can be credited to AI.”Companies are seeing their ability to be more efficient and use less staff with AI, and so they’re taking the opportunity right now to reduce staff,” Walker says.Another reason could be that toward the end of the year, companies “start to look at head count, they start to look at cost, and there’s just general trimming of…

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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailOn today’s episode of CNBC Crypto World, major cryptocurrencies cap the month of October with weekly losses. Plus, Coinbase and Strategy report third-quarter earnings that topped analyst estimates. And, BlackRock head of digital assets Robert Mitchnick discusses the adoption of spot bitcoin ETFs as the asset manager’s IBIT bitcoin fund approaches $100 billion in assets under management.13:19Fri, Oct 31 20253:00 PM EDT Source link

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Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda gets out of a Tesla Motor’s Roadster electric car with Tesla Motors Chief Exective Officer Elon Musk (behind car) upon their arrival at a news conference in Tokyo November 12, 2010.Issei Kato | ReutersEight years ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promoted a next-generation Roadster, basing the name of the sports car on the company’s debut electric vehicle from 2008.The updated version has yet to hit production. But Musk is again promising that a new one is on the way.In a discussion with podcaster Joe Rogan that was published on Friday, Musk was asked about the long-delayed vehicle. He…

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Min-Liang Tan speaks during a conference at SXSW Sydney on October 16, 2024 in Sydney, Australia.Nina Franova | Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence is set to have a huge impact on the gaming industry and its billions of players, according to Min-Liang Tan, the billionaire CEO and co-founder of gaming firm Razer.From the ways in which games are developed to hacks for completing levels, Tan said the technology’s ramifications across the sector can’t be overstated.”For us at Razer, the way we see it is that AI is going to completely disrupt everything, or change everything in gaming,” Tan told CNBC’s “Beyond the…

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