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What December's Fed rate cut means for your mortgage, credit card, auto loan, student debt and savings

From credit cards and car loans to mortgage rates, student loans and savings accounts, here's a look at the ways a Fed rate cut could affect your finances.

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$7.5 Billion Microsoft AI Buildout In Canada

December 10, 2025 Microsoft Expands AI Investment As Canada Prepares Sovereignty Rules for 2026 On December 9 2025, Microsoft Canada announced, 'the most important commitment in Microsoft Canada's history" or a total of $19 billion CAD to be invested into artificial intelligence (AI), including more than $7.5 billion CAD in the next two years inside Canada


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2 weeks ago

Night owl bitcoin traders: Soon there'll be an ETF just for you

If approved, the Nicholas Bitcoin and Treasuries AfterDark ETF would buy and sell bitcoin-linked financial instruments outside U.S. trading hours.

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53% of investors with a required withdrawal for 2025 still haven't taken it: Fidelity

The deadline for required minimum distributions is Dec. 31. Here's how to avoid an IRS penalty of up to 25%.

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Trump officials move to end student loan payment pause for millions of borrowers

The Trump administration announced a proposed joint settlement with Missouri that would soon force millions of student loan borrowers into repayment.

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How Canadians Can Protect Their Wealth During Market Downturns Using Tax Strategy

December 9, 2025 Market volatility is unsettling when your retirement plans, investment portfolios, and business growth depend on stability. But there is a silver lining to market downturns: tax strategy is one of the few tools Canadians can actively control. Proper planning softens losses and positions wealth to recover faster and potentially grow when markets


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Trump administration moves to remove millions of student loan borrowers from payment pause

The Trump administration announced a proposed joint settlement with Missouri that would soon force millions of student loan borrowers into repayment.

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There's no Dow or S&P 500 for cryptocurrencies yet. Bitwise is getting a step closer with new ETF

The move comes despite a series of recent pullbacks in the crypto market that saw bitcoin trade at around $85,000 earlier this month.

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2026 IPO Outlook

Initial public offerings (IPOs) in the U.S. continued to increase in 2025 after the market slowed in 2024. 371[1] companies have gone public so far in 2025 through traditional IPOs, direct listings, and completed SPAC mergers, compared to 266[2] in … Continue reading


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MetaMask Adds Polymarket to Its Self Custody Wallet

Crypto | December 9, 2025 Prediction Markets Inside Mainstream Self-custody Wallet On December 4 2025, MetaMask expanded its self custody wallet by adding Polymarket prediction access to over 30 million monthly active users, enabling instant reach and impact across a vast user base.  MetaMask wants to serve as a financial gateway where users form views


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2 weeks ago

Almost all companies with a 401(k) now allow Roth savings — here's who benefits

Legislation known as Secure 2.0 made changes that promoted greater availability of Roth 401(k) accounts.

3 weeks ago

42% of student loan borrowers say bills make it harder to cover basic needs such as food, survey finds

A large share of student loan borrowers report that their debt makes it harder to cover basic needs such as food and housing, a new report finds.

3 weeks ago

NextEra to build 15 gigawatts of power for data centers by 2035

NextEra CEO John Ketchum acknowledged that the huge power demand from AI data centers is raising affordability concerns.

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Jewelry owners may want to check their homeowners insurance coverage as gold and other precious metal prices soar

The price of gold and other metals that are used to create jewelry have skyrocketed over the last year, which means your own collection may be under-insured.

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What another Fed cut could mean for your personal borrowing costs

Many types of consumer loans are impacted when the Fed lowers its overnight lending rate, but it also depends on the product and duration.

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