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‘It is their fault’: My condo board forgot to bill for storage fees. Must I pay retroactively?

“They now intend to bill us for seven to eight months of storage fees.”

New York City is floating a $500 million second-home tax — and it would hurt industries that support thousands of jobs

Surcharge on luxury units is a gamble that the ultrawealthy won’t leave for low-tax states.

Caregiving has become so crazy expensive that it’s financially devastating to most families

Only the wealthiest Americans can bear the costs of long-term care, new research found

New Social Security proposal would cap payments for wealthy people now — and many more later on

Benefit limits could do a lot to solve Social Security’s fiscal problems, CRFB suggests. But check the fine print.

Planning to age in place? Watch out for these hidden costs.

Most retirees want to stay in their homes as they age. It might not be worth it.

Iran says Strait of Hormuz is closed again as vessels attempting to cross come under fire

Iranian officials say they have closed the strait because of the U.S.'s ongoing blockade of its ports.

No escape: U.S.-Iran war, $4 gas, have taken all the fun out of consumer spending

Consumers are still spending amid U.S.-Iran war and $4 gas prices, but there's a pullback at entertainment and dining venues hitting local economies hard.

Three things to know about FISA Section 702: Congress passes short-term extension of controversial surveillance program

The law allows the U.S. government to surveil people outside the U.S., including when they're communicating with American citizens.

There's an 'art' to writing AI prompts for personal finance, MIT professor says

There's a good and bad way to write effective artificial intelligence prompts for personal finance advice.

2026's biggest crypto exploit: $292 million gets drained from Kelp DAO with wrapped ether stranded across 20 chains

An attacker drained 116,500 rsETH, roughly 18% of circulating supply, from Kelp's LayerZero-powered bridge on Saturday, triggering emergency freezes across Aave, SparkLend, Fluid and Upshift.

Why Michael Saylor's Strategy decided to make STRC's dividend bi-monthly

Strategy aim to reduce volatility, enable consistent bitcoin buying, and create the only bi-monthly paying preferred shares in the market.

From smelters to servers: Alcoa to cash in on crypto’s thirst for energy

Alcoa is in advanced negotiations to sell its dormant Massena East smelter in upstate New York to Bitcoin mining firm NYDIG.

AI is increasingly eating into VC fundings and here is how crypto firms are adapting

AI companies raised $242 billion (80% of global venture funding) in early 2026, with Gartner projecting total AI spending will reach $2.52 trillion this year.

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