Now, at 30, Pinkham owns a home in the Seattle area and is planning to build an expensive addition. When he and his wife think about having kids, he said child care costs aren’t a major concern, and if he were to lose his job, he’d have enough savings to get by for years. But … Read more
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy was supposed to start the year with a bang, fueled by an unusually large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump’s tax cut legislation. Yet spiking gas prices are on track to eat up those refunds, leaving most Americans with little extra to spend. “Next spring is projected to … Read more
Higher U.S. gasoline prices stemming from the Iran war could effectively wipe out the fatter tax refunds many Americans are expected to collect this year, a new analysis found. Economists from the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) estimate that the average U.S. household will spend an additional $740 on gas this year because of the jump … Read more
Americans are poised to receive bigger refunds when they file their taxes this year than they did in 2025, due to changes in the tax code. Already, U.S. households have received an average federal tax refund of $3,742, according to IRS data as of Feb. 27. That’s about 10.6% higher than the average refund was … Read more
In recent years, local small-boat fishers who pursue prized bottomfish such as ehu, onaga and the red opakapaka that’s popular on table spreads across Hawaii each New Year’s have seen a troubling spike in sharks that swoop in and tear their catch off the hook. “They’re basically losing money because they can’t bring in the … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The House voted Thursday on a Democrat-led Iran War Powers Resolution, aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s military authority in Tehran — bringing to the fore a sharp debate over executive powers, and reviving fresh questions as to what level of consultation, if any, presidents must seek … Read more
Tax refunds are shaping up to be supersized in 2026, thanks to the “big, beautiful bill” signed into law last summer by President Trump. And many Americans already have plans for how to use that money, according to new findings from Bank of America Global Research The most common use of tax refunds — often the … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump will deliver his fourth State of the Union address of his presidential tenure Tuesday night, which will include guests stretching from conservative speaker Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika, to the parents of the National Guard member fatally shot on the streets of Washington, D.C., in … Read more