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Rocket Companies just crushed its own earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2026, delivering $2.94 billion in total revenue and its highest profit in four years. The stock rose 1.23% in aftermarket trading on May 8 following the results, even as Wall Street analysts who had set lower expectations recalibrated their models for the […]

Many Americans believe they are making responsible financial decisions by cutting everyday expenses, but the data suggest a more complicated reality. Across multiple surveys, households are increasingly reducing spending not just on discretionary items, but on essentials tied to health, stability, and long-term financial security.  What appears to be a short-term adjustment is often a

Working Americans putting money aside for their retirement years often look at Social Security and worry about a couple of major concerns. One is that average Social Security monthly paychecks are calculated to be barely above the poverty line, so they alone will not be enough to live on after one’s career, personal finance bestselling

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) CEO Greg Abel isn’t chasing the AI trade just because everyone else is.  In his first annual meeting as Berkshire’s top honcho and Warren Buffett’s successor, he said that the company isn’t treating tech spending or tech stocks as a momentum game.  That’s the opposite of what we’ve seen transpire over

The federal government is less than two months away from opening Trump Accounts for private contributions on July 4, 2026, and a debate over what should go in them has begun. White House and Treasury officials have discussed allowing wealthy donors to contribute shares of stock directly into the children’s savings accounts, a shift that

HubSpot gave investors a first-quarter report that showed several positive headline numbers, but Bank of America came away focused on a different part of the story. The firm downgraded HubSpot to underperform from buy and cut its price objective to $180 from $300, arguing that the company’s changing go-to-market strategy brings a new layer of execution risk. The

Known for his sharp remarks and fiery temper as much as his decades-old career growing what is now Europe’s biggest low-cost airline, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has repeatedly clashed with politicians, public figures and airport authorities. Over the last year, the Dublin-based airline launched a “Great Idiots Sale” inspired by Elon Musk while O’Leary also

Every American household runs on a quiet routine. You fill up on the way to work, again on the way home from soccer practice, again before the long weekend road trip. The receipt slides into the cup holder and gets forgotten. Until it does not. I have been tracking pump receipts in my own family

America has been experiencing a seller’s market for several years — but now the market is self-correcting, and experts even consider some metro areas to be buyer’s markets. This means sellers have less power than a few years ago. Now that the housing market is shifting, you probably have a lot of questions as you

Credit card debt in the U.S. has surged — now around $1.2 trillion — while average APRs hover near 20%. In this interview with Bankrate’s Ted Rossman we break down what’s driving higher balances and rates, who benefits from rewards, why minimum payments barely dent balances, and practical steps to escape the cycle: pay in