Author: Michael Erst

Four properties have sold since mid-December in the security zone that closes to traffic when the president is in residence at Mar-a-Lago.An updated 1950s-era house near President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach has changed hands for $12 million, or $2 million less than it sold for in September 2023, courthouse records show. The five-bedroom house at 168 Kings Road is the fourth property to change hands since the middle of December in the security zone that closes to through-traffic when Trump is in residence at Mar-a-Lago. The one-story house was sold by a Delaware-registered limited liability company named after the property’s…

Social Security is bringing back a controversial plan to fix its mistakes by withholding people’s benefits. The agency had just sought 10% of funds it accidentally overpaid. Now it wants 100% repaid.Here’s how Social Security was created in the U.S.Social Security benefits get talked about a lot in the U.S. but have you wondered how the benefits work and if they are taxable? Here’s a breakdown.Just CuriousIf Social Security accidentally overpays you, be prepared to pay back the funds.The Social Security Administration (SSA) will begin recouping 100% of overpayments to beneficiaries starting March 27, the agency said in a notice…

Fired federal workers speak out about DOGE cuts, fear for economyCommunity members and former employees rallied near the Bureau of Fiscal Service offices in Parkersburg, West Virginia, after DOGE cut over 125 jobs.A National Park Ranger from Iowa who went viral for his Valentine’s Day social media post describing his firing has a new collaboration. Raygun, an ethically-sourced merchandise company, has released two new T-shirts inspired directly by ranger Brian Gibbs.Gibbs made a Facebook post regarding his termination as an education park ranger at the Effigy Mounds National Monument that was shared 234,000 times and has more than 94,000 likes.…

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Odds of winning the Powerball and Mega Millions are NOT in your favorOdds of hitting the jackpot in Mega Millions or Powerball are around 1-in-292 million. Here are things that you’re more likely to land than big bucks.The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to $233 million for Friday’s drawing after no one won the top prize on Tuesday night.If someone matches all six numbers, they can choose a one-time cash payment of $108.8 million. The numbers were drawn just after 11 p.m. ET on Friday, and we have the results below.The most recent big Mega Millions winner was a lucky…

Looking for a one-of-a-kind Cape house? A church dating back nearly 200 years on Cape Cod, Massachusetts has been repurposed as a home, and it’s now for sale.The 3,400-square-foot, three-bedroom home in the town of Yarmouth Port was recently listed for sale for $1,990,000, according to the property listing.The home is unique enough to be recently featured on popular Instagram account “Zillow Gone Wild.””I know it (isn’t) SUNDAY but this #zgwCHURCHSUNDAYS couldn’t wait because this Yarmouth Port, MA goth revival church built in 1836 has one of “New England’s oldest working organs” and a Ben Franklin fireplace and BONUS: the clock works…

Crypto prices jump after Trump sets plan for US strategic reservePrices for bitcoin and the like have soared after Donald Trump set out plans for a U.S. cryptocurrency reserve. He said in a social media post that the stockpile would include bitcoin and ether, as well as smaller tokens XRP, solana and cardano.Industry leaders are meeting with President Donald Trump for the first-ever White House cryptocurrency summit Friday, a day after he signed an executive order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile.The idea for the U.S. digital asset stockpile is part of Trump’s plans…

The Trump administration implemented 25% tariffs against Canada and Mexico on March 4, as well as an additional 10% tariff on goods from China — bringing the total tariff on Chinese-made goods to 20%. The countries swifly issued retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, escalating tension between the countries and rattling the stock market. Major indexes dropped sharply after the tariffs took effect, with the S&P 500 (^GSPC -1.78%) falling by 2.96% since Monday, as of this writing. The Nasdaq (^IXIC -2.61%) dipped by around 2.98% in that time, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -0.99%) slipped by 3.01%. If…

Analyzing trends in the stock market can serve as a pretty good proxy for the general psyche of investors. Since Donald Trump’s presidential victory on Nov. 5, the stock market has moved in just about every direction. In the immediate weeks after the election, the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) gained as much as 9.4%. In a way, this wasn’t too surprising. During his campaign, Trump spent a lot of time pumping up voters over the idea that he would increase domestic manufacturing, strengthen international trade relations, and bring peace to Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Given that rhetoric, I’m…

Costco has plans to open six new stores in the U.S. over the next nine days and six more over the next six months. The warehouse retailer will soon have more than 900 locations worldwide.Walmart forecast disappoints, shares fall on consumer worriesShares of Walmart dropped as much as 7% after the world’s largest retailer forecast sales and profit below Wall Street’s expectations.Costco will be opening two new stores in Southern California this week and four more in other states next week, which will drive the wholesaler’s plan to have over 900 locations worldwide.A new location opens Friday in Brentwood and…