Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

2 weeks ago | fortune.com | Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez |Amanda Gerut

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez |Amanda Gerut

Markets rebounded hard in the paint after days of global market carnage following President Trump’s announcement of a temporary freeze on some of the previously high tariffs his administration announced last week. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said 75 companies have approached the White House to negotiate and while Bessent said the U.S. is not in a “trade war,” China has “escalated.” During the time-out, a 10% universal tariff will be in effect, Trump wrote on Truth Social.

1 month ago | rethinking65.com | Dorothy Hinchcliff |Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

The Social Security Administration proposed a major change that could force thousands of people every week to show up at a shrinking list of field offices before they can receive benefits. In an effort to combat fraud, the SSA has suggested that citizens applying for social security or disability benefits over the phone would also need to, for the first time, verify their identities using an online program called “internet ID proofing,” according to an internal memo viewed by the Washington Post.