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Why Your Fixed Mortgage Payment Keeps Rising: Escrow Shortages in 2026
Personal Finance

Why Your Fixed Mortgage Payment Keeps Rising: Escrow Shortages in 2026

About 65% of escrow accounts are projected short in 2026, with the average shortfall hitting $2,157. Here's why a 30-year fixed mortgage no longer means a...

May 17, 2026

BlackRock Weighs $10B SpaceX IPO Investment Ahead of Nasdaq Debut
Markets

BlackRock Weighs $10B SpaceX IPO Investment Ahead of Nasdaq Debut

BlackRock is in talks to invest $5 billion to $10 billion in SpaceX's June 12 Nasdaq IPO, which is targeting a $1.

May 16, 2026

China Signals Tariff Cuts After Trump-Xi Summit
Markets

China Signals Tariff Cuts After Trump-Xi Summit

China's commerce ministry says Beijing and Washington will lower tariffs and expand U.S. farm market access after the Trump-Xi summit

May 16, 2026

Mark Bianchi and Parkhill Tax Advisory Group Legal Issues
Business

Mark Bianchi and Parkhill Tax Advisory Group Legal Issues

Mark Bianchi and Parkhill Tax Advisory Group face investor lawsuits and scrutiny over tax liens, dissolved entities, and alleged misrepresentations tied...

May 16, 2026

IDF Kills Hamas Gaza Chief al-Haddad, Last Architect of October 7
World

IDF Kills Hamas Gaza Chief al-Haddad, Last Architect of October 7

Israel confirmed it killed Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the head of Hamas in Gaza and the last of the October 7 architects still alive in the Strip

May 16, 2026

How Hezbollah Turned Southern Lebanon Into a Fortress of Hidden Bases
World

How Hezbollah Turned Southern Lebanon Into a Fortress of Hidden Bases

Hezbollah embedded weapons in mosques, schools, and homes across 100+ Lebanese villages. Here's how Israel mapped the network and what it means for...

May 12, 2026

Intel Drags Chip Sector as AI Spending Concerns Rise
Markets

Intel Drags Chip Sector as AI Spending Concerns Rise

Intel led the chip sector to its worst day of 2026. SOXX fell 3.2% on buyer exhaustion and data-center spending doubts.

May 12, 2026

Copper Hits Record Highs as AI Demand and the Strait of Hormuz Squeeze Global Supply
Markets

Copper Hits Record Highs as AI Demand and the Strait of Hormuz Squeeze Global Supply

Copper prices have surged to a fresh record above $13,900 per ton as the Strait of Hormuz crisis chokes acid supplies needed for refining and AI demand...

May 12, 2026

Golden Dome's $1.2 Trillion Price Tag Explained
World

Golden Dome's $1.2 Trillion Price Tag Explained

The CBO estimates Golden Dome will cost $1.2 trillion over 20 years. What the number means for U.S. missile defense and Israeli technology.

May 12, 2026

Operation Cast Lead: Israel's 22-Day Campaign to Stop Hamas Rocket Fire
World

Operation Cast Lead: Israel's 22-Day Campaign to Stop Hamas Rocket Fire

Operation Cast Lead was Israel's 22-day military campaign in Gaza from December 2008 to January 2009, aimed at stopping years of Hamas rocket attacks on...

May 12, 2026

Gilad Shalit: Captivity and Prisoner Exchange
World

Gilad Shalit: Captivity and Prisoner Exchange

Gilad Shalit spent five years in Hamas captivity before Israel agreed to release 1,027 prisoners to bring him home.

May 12, 2026

Ed Yardeni Lifts S&P 500 Target to 8,250
Markets

Ed Yardeni Lifts S&P 500 Target to 8,250

Yardeni Research lifted its 2026 S&P 500 target to 8,250, citing 25.6% earnings growth and a beat rate not seen since 2021.

May 11, 2026