I’m 67 with a $140,000 pension. Should I wait until 70 to claim Social Security so my wife gets more?
“When I pass, all my retirement income is reduced to $30,000 a year.”
“When I pass, all my retirement income is reduced to $30,000 a year.”
Strategic Petroleum Reserve stockpiles are precariously low and have been hit by major equipment failures, leaks and spills, according to a government report.
Investors are increasingly borrowing to buy stocks, a reflection of greed in the stock market as they seek to amplify returns with margin debt. The growing pile of borrowed money has some on Wall Street nervous.
The company has shed more than $800 billion in market value from its $2.67 trillion peak in less than a month.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-what-is-mica-markets-in-crypto-assets-regulation2.jpg" alt="Global law firm launches MiCA compliance tool as crypto companies navigate new EU rules" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Reed Smith’s Aquarius platform automates regulatory filings and legal workflows as demand for MiCA compliance tools grows across Europe.</p>
One new stock-price target implies nearly 85% upside from current levels.
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How to satisfy your inner trader without derailing your long-term investment goals.
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<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/article-covers-157300-bolivia-banco-bisa-usdt-custody.jpg" alt="Bolivia mulls recognizing USDT as payment currency amid dollar shortage" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>As foreign currency reserves remain under pressure, Bolivia is considering a framework to let the world’s largest stablecoin be used for payments, savings and trade.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/tether-mints-usdt-on-tron.png" alt="Hyundai completes USDT treasury settlement pilot between US and Mexico" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Hyundai completed a proof-of-concept using Tether's USDT to settle a cross-border treasury transfer between its US and Mexican subsidiaries, highlighting growing enterprise interest in stablecoin-based payments.</p>
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<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-trump-speak-iran-1.jpg" alt="Bitcoin threatens $62K in risk-asset rout as Donald Trump says US will 'run' closed Hormuz Strait" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoin bulls faced an uphill struggle to preserve $62,000 as stocks opened down on Strait of Hormuz rhetoric between the US and Iran.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-blockchain-vc-funding-surpasses-2021-totl-despite-declining-since-may.jpg" alt="Coinbase Ventures tops crypto VC list for H1 2026" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Coinbase’s venture capital arm leads 2026 crypto investing even as funding withered and unique investors shied away amid the bear market.</p>
Big traders don’t always know best.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-japan-gate3.jpg" alt="Strategy sells $467M in MSTR shares, leaves 843,775 BTC stack untouched" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Strategy boosted its US dollar reserve to $3 billion after selling $466.7 million in MSTR shares, while keeping its 843,775 Bitcoin holdings unchanged.</p>
The Dutch semiconductor-equipment manufacturer is reporting its second-quarter results on Wednesday, with analysts expecting a 15% rise in earnings per share year-over-year.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/peace-and-friendship-uk.jpg" alt="UK tokenization push could add as much as $44B to annual output by 2035: Report " class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The government-backed roadmap calls for the UK’s first digital gilt by early 2027 and seeks to make tokenized bonds usable for trading and borrowing.</p>
The immediate impact of rate-hiking cycles is often negative, but, zooming out, stock markets recover.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/whalestormship.jpg" alt="Bitcoin whale moves $188M for first time in 7 years" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>A dormant whale transferred BTC worth $188 million after seven years of holding, adding to the growing ratio of whale transfers to cryptocurrency exchanges.</p>