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New rules from the IRS will take away a popular retirement tax break from some of the workforce’s higher earners. Starting in 2027 — although some plans could implement the change by next year — workers aged 50 and up who earn more than $145,000 in the previous year will only be able to make catch-up contributions to their 401(k) …

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days began today, and as usual multiple retailers have introduced their own Prime Day-like sales to compete with Amazon. In this article we’re tracking a few sitewide sales from Samsung, Sony, and Best Buy with big discounts on monitors, TVs, headphones, and more. Sony Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When …

Refresh 2025-10-07T11:58:36.018Z Looking for a great system with streaming and CD smarts? Our editor has you covered (Image credit: What Hi-Fi?) Getting your first hi-fi system, especially if you want a CD player as well as streaming smarts but are scared by full fat separates, is tricky. Hi-fi matching is an art as well as science for a reason, after …

With more Americans living paycheck to paycheck, a new report suggests retirement security may be slipping further out of reach. With more Americans living paycheck to paycheck, retirement security may be slipping further out of reach. According to the 2025 Goldman Sachs “New Economics of Retirement” report, 42% of Gen Z, millennials, and Gen X said they’re already living paycheck …

An anonymous reader shares a report: In a preprint titled “Can LIGO Detect Daylight Savings Time?,” Reed Essick, former LIGO member and now a physicist at the University of Toronto, gives a simple answer to the paper’s title: “Yes, it can.” The paper, which has yet to be peer-reviewed, was recently uploaded to arXiv. That might seem like an odd …

Tracking gravitational waves—invisible ripples in space-time from intense astronomical events—pushes the limits of what astronomers must do to reduce unwanted noise. Scientists have been getting increasingly better at doing just that, but new research warns that something rather unexpected might be getting in the way: daylight savings time. In a preprint titled “Can LIGO Detect Daylight Savings Time?,” Reed Essick, …

Big changes are coming to how some employees save for retirement, thanks to new IRS regulations tied to the SECURE 2.0 Act. These updates will impact workers making over $145,000 a year and could create extra work for employers and HR departments if they’re not prepared, according to Principal.  What’s Changing? Starting January 1, 2026, workers aged 50 or older …

Now’s a great time to open up a new savings account to reach your financial goals. Many of the best savings account rates on the market are above 4.00%, and a few outliers may even reach close to 5.00%. Rising inflation and economic uncertainty prompted the Federal Reserve to pause further rate cuts over the past several months. But that …

Gen Z fell in love with high-yield cash savings. The Fed just crashed the party.  MarketWatch Now that the Fed has cut rates, here’s what UBS says to do with your cash  CNBC Should You Hold Cash Investments After the Fed Cuts Interest Rates?  Morningstar Why Cash Is Still King for Short-Term Goals  Morningstar Put cash to work  UBS Source link

Will a Fed rate cut really help your finances? What it would mean for mortgages, credit cards, savings rates.  MarketWatch Mortgage rates drop to 3-year low ahead of Fed meeting  CNBC What Does a Fed Rate Cut Mean for Mortgage Rates?  Realtor.com Mortgage Rate Scenarios To Watch Following A Likely Fed Rate Cut  Bankrate Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, September 16, 2025: Decreases …