https://eciks.org/18000-33364-saving-money-emergency-funds-2026 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T12:02:03-04:00 Saving money: 29% of Americans prioritize emergency funds in 2026 https://eciks.org/17998-buffett-vanguard-sp500-etf ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T11:36:19-04:00 Buffett recommends Vanguard S&P 500 ETF for long-term investors https://eciks.org/17994-dividend-aristocrats-outperform-sp500 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T11:15:34-04:00 Dividend aristocrats beat S&P 500 with 12.9% return in 2026 https://eciks.org/17989-28817-invest-stocks-august-volatility-records ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T11:01:56-04:00 Invest strategically as stocks near records amid August volatility concerns https://eciks.org/17987-giannoulias-chicago-mayor-2027 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T10:45:49-04:00 Giannoulias announces Chicago mayoral bid, enters crowded 2027 race https://eciks.org/17983-bernie-sanders-flanagan-minnesota-senate ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T10:25:04-04:00 Bernie Sanders backs Flanagan in Minnesota Senate race https://eciks.org/17978-35231-small-business-ideas-2026-trending ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T09:02:18-04:00 Small business ideas for 2026 span AI consulting, wellness coaching, and hyperlocal food https://eciks.org/17976-bezos-liverpool-fc-stake ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T08:58:34-04:00 Bezos in talks to join Liverpool FC investment consortium https://eciks.org/17972-el-sayed-michigan-senate-primary ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T08:48:22-04:00 El-Sayed leads Michigan Senate primary ahead of Tuesday’s vote https://eciks.org/17971-comey-dismiss-seashells-indictment ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T08:48:22-04:00 Comey asks judge to dismiss seashells indictment, citing First Amendment https://eciks.org/17964-friendship-day-august-2-celebrate ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T08:25:20-04:00 Friendship Day arrives today on August 2 to celebrate bonds https://eciks.org/17960-thune-trump-communication-two-weeks ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T08:15:39-04:00 Thune hasn’t heard from Trump in nearly two weeks amid leadership questions https://eciks.org/17955-52692-social-security-august-2026-payment-schedule ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T08:03:18-04:00 Social Security releases August 2026 payment schedule; SSI recipients got early payment https://eciks.org/17953-darline-graham-political-debut-primary ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T07:55:16-04:00 Darline Graham makes political debut in South Carolina ahead of Aug. 11 primary https://eciks.org/17949-stock-market-july-gains-amazon ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T07:15:35-04:00 Stock market ends wild July with gains as Amazon soars https://eciks.org/17944-63966-stock-market-amazon-earnings-friday-close ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T07:02:37-04:00 Stock market closes higher Friday as Amazon surges on earnings https://eciks.org/17942-ai-act-enforcement-transparency-rules ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T06:46:09-04:00 EU AI Act enforcement begins today with new transparency rules https://eciks.org/17937-21145-mortgage-rates-2026-high-summer ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T06:02:29-04:00 Mortgage rates hit 2026 high of 6.66% as summer market slows https://eciks.org/17935-laguardia-airport-weather-disruptions ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T05:56:29-04:00 LaGuardia Airport faces severe weather disruptions through Monday https://eciks.org/17931-trump-iran-strikes-deal ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T05:18:45-04:00 Trump cancels Iran strikes after deal framework reached https://eciks.org/17927-mortgage-rates-highest-year-2 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-02T01:04:27-04:00 Mortgage rates hit 6.65%, highest level in a year https://eciks.org/17923-trump-hamas-disarmament-gaza-board-peace ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T23:36:14-04:00 Trump announces Hamas disarmament deal as Board of Peace reaches Gaza agreement https://eciks.org/17919-spacex-starlink-launch-california ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T23:15:43-04:00 SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from California https://eciks.org/17915-mamdani-judicial-panel-jewish ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T22:15:53-04:00 Mamdani faces backlash over judicial panel lacking Jewish members https://eciks.org/17910-rubio-ukraine-peace-talks ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T21:58:27-04:00 Rubio says US will intensify Ukraine peace efforts in coming weeks https://eciks.org/17909-jay-feely-arizona-gop-primary ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T21:58:06-04:00 Jay Feely wins Arizona GOP primary, advances to November https://eciks.org/17901-32049-tax-2026-deductions-credits-workers-seniors ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T21:02:32-04:00 Tax changes for 2026 include higher deductions, new credits for workers and seniors https://eciks.org/17899-bill-maher-fauci-covid-origins ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T20:37:12-04:00 Bill Maher accuses Fauci of lying about COVID origins on Real Time https://eciks.org/17895-sherwin-williams-2027-rewild-paint-colors ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T20:06:19-04:00 Sherwin-Williams unveils 2027 Rewild paint collection with 48 handpicked hues https://eciks.org/17890-33437-insurance-relm-powell-asia-pacific ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T19:02:40-04:00 Insurance firm Relm appoints Powell to lead Asia Pacific expansion https://eciks.org/17888-iran-us-strikes-weekend ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T17:36:33-04:00 Iran prepares response as US, Israel plan new strikes this weekend https://eciks.org/17884-450k-borrowers-debt-relief-court ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T17:34:16-04:00 450K borrowers get debt relief after court blocks Trump delay https://eciks.org/17880-trump-truth-api-early-access-100k ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T16:35:01-04:00 Trump Media launches Truth API to sell early access to his posts for up to https://eciks.org/17876-iran-us-escalation-strikes ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T16:21:14-04:00 Iran warns US against escalation as Trump threatens new strikes https://eciks.org/17871-23147-employee-layoffs-august-2026-companies ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T16:02:31-04:00 Employee layoffs continue in August as major companies announce job cuts https://eciks.org/17869-democrats-affordability-midterm-message ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T15:18:22-04:00 Democrats unify around affordability message for midterms with 100 days left https://eciks.org/17868-bitcoin-price-63000 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T15:18:22-04:00 Bitcoin holds near $63,000 as August trading begins https://eciks.org/17861-spacex-rocket-moon-crash-august-5 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T14:14:53-04:00 SpaceX rocket set to crash into moon on August 5 at 5,400 mph https://eciks.org/17856-16041-credit-score-changes-2026-new-models ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T14:02:34-04:00 Credit scores shift in 2026 as lenders adopt new models with trended data https://eciks.org/17854-trump-approval-new-low-iran-gas ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T13:40:09-04:00 Trump approval hits new low amid Iran war and rising gas prices https://eciks.org/17850-max-miller-abuse-allegations-reelection ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T13:36:25-04:00 Max Miller faces abuse allegations as Ohio reelection bid unravels https://eciks.org/17846-trump-new-york-times-lawsuit-15-billion ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T12:56:28-04:00 Trump gets new chance to amend $15B New York Times lawsuit https://eciks.org/17842-collins-jackson-maine-senate-race ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T12:27:07-04:00 Susan Collins faces Troy Jackson in Maine Senate race with 100 days left https://eciks.org/17837-21245-saving-money-automate-high-yield-accounts ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T12:02:10-04:00 Saving money in 2026: automate transfers to high-yield accounts https://eciks.org/17835-buffett-berkshire-divestment-2034 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T11:47:07-04:00 Warren Buffett pledges to divest all Berkshire shares by 2034 https://eciks.org/17831-movie-theaters-box-office-10-billion ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T11:37:29-04:00 Movie theaters surge with $10B box office year on horizon https://eciks.org/17829-dsa-chicago-summit-2026 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T11:17:22-04:00 Democratic Socialists gather in Chicago for national summit amid primary wins https://eciks.org/17824-34765-invest-sp500-august-2026-ai-infrastructure ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T11:02:52-04:00 Invest in August 2026: S&P 500 up 8% as AI and infrastructure demand fuel market https://eciks.org/17822-xrp-ledger-v3-3-0-upgrade-five-features ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T09:35:18-04:00 XRP Ledger v3.3.0 upgrade adds five features for tokenization and institutional https://eciks.org/17818-fauci-federal-work-ban-fifth-amendment ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T09:27:25-04:00 Fauci faces federal work ban after invoking Fifth Amendment at Senate hearing https://eciks.org/17814-eucom-general-israel-defense-forces ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T09:16:20-04:00 US European Command general warns Pentagon he lacks forces to protect Israel https://eciks.org/17809-34157-small-business-ideas-2026-trending ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T09:02:20-04:00 Small business ideas for 2026 emphasize AI consulting, pet services, wellness coaching https://eciks.org/17807-today-august-1-2026 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T09:01:05-04:00 Today is Saturday, August 1, 2026 https://eciks.org/17806-california-lettuce-growers-skip-harvest ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T09:01:04-04:00 California lettuce growers skip harvest as buyers cut orders https://eciks.org/17805-social-security-2027-cola-forecast-2 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T09:01:04-04:00 Social Security 2027 adjustment forecast at 3.8%, official announcement Oct. 14 https://eciks.org/17795-trump-vaccine-gavi-mercury-reforms ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T08:44:59-04:00 Trump admin secures vaccine reforms from Gavi, releases $600M in funding https://eciks.org/17793-harris-2028-decision-court-expansion ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T08:35:45-04:00 Harris keeps 2028 decision open while outlining court-expansion platform https://eciks.org/17789-south-carolina-republican-primary-august-11 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T08:18:27-04:00 South Carolina Republicans set to vote in special Senate primary August 11 https://eciks.org/17785-domestic-violence-cases-rise-legal-aid ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T08:12:47-04:00 Domestic violence cases rise 5.4% as legal aid demand grows https://eciks.org/17781-domestic-violence-attorney-protections-2026 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T08:07:51-04:00 Domestic violence attorneys navigate new protections and policy shifts in 2026 https://eciks.org/17776-81521-social-security-2026-cola-benefits-increase ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T08:02:43-04:00 Social Security benefits rise 2.8% in 2026 as Medicare costs climb https://eciks.org/17774-ssi-august-payments-july-31 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T07:35:21-04:00 Supplemental Security Income recipients get August payments early on July 31 https://eciks.org/17769-12937-stock-market-amazon-earnings-july-close ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T07:02:14-04:00 Stock market ends July higher as Amazon surges on cloud strength https://eciks.org/17767-cryptocurrency-coldcard-exploit-70-million ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T06:56:16-04:00 Cryptocurrency trading hit by $70 million Coldcard wallet exploit https://eciks.org/17763-idaho-montana-democrats-senate-strategy ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T06:45:40-04:00 Idaho, Montana Democrats pursue new Senate strategy with candidate exits https://eciks.org/17760-mcconnell-beshear-prove-serve ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T06:28:12-04:00 McConnell faces ultimatum from Kentucky governor to prove he can serve https://eciks.org/17759-education-dept-loans-settlement ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T06:28:11-04:00 Education Department must discharge loans for 500,000 borrowers, court rules https://eciks.org/17751-38779-mortgage-rates-highest-year-6-66-percent ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T06:02:52-04:00 Mortgage rates hit highest level in a year at 6.66% https://eciks.org/17749-new-home-housing-bill-affordability ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T04:27:46-04:00 New housing bill aims to boost home construction and affordability https://eciks.org/17745-google-earth-ai-tool-misinformation ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T04:15:42-04:00 Google withdraws Earth AI tool after one day over misinformation risks https://eciks.org/17741-stock-market-july-big-tech-earnings ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T03:36:09-04:00 Stock market ends volatile July with gains as Big Tech earnings boost sentiment https://eciks.org/17737-emily-moreno-restraining-order-max-miller ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T02:33:54-04:00 Emily Moreno files restraining order against ex-husband Rep. Max Miller https://eciks.org/17733-trump-iran-military-strike-august-2026 ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T01:25:44-04:00 Trump orders fresh military strike on Iran as war enters sixth month https://eciks.org/17729-spacex-starship-flight-13-starlink ECIKS.org en 2026-08-01T00:05:51-04:00 SpaceX launches Starship Flight 13 with 20 Starlink V3 satellites from Texas https://eciks.org/17725-spacex-starlink-vandenberg-launch ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T23:28:25-04:00 SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg tonight https://eciks.org/17721-hasan-piker-2028-democrat-pro-israel ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T23:06:50-04:00 Hasan Piker predicts zero chance 2028 Democrat nominee will be pro-Israel https://eciks.org/17717-yen-intervention-japan-us-coordinated ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T21:30:24-04:00 Japan, US intervene to prop up yen as currency hits 40-year low https://eciks.org/17713-apple-stock-plunge-chip-shortage ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T21:27:04-04:00 Apple stock plunges 7.4% after Cook warns of memory chip shortage https://eciks.org/17709-melat-kiros-unaffiliated-challenger-ballot ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T21:06:42-04:00 Melat Kiros faces unaffiliated challenger after doctor qualifies for November ballot https://eciks.org/17704-19615-tax-2026-working-families-tax-cuts-deductions ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T21:02:40-04:00 Tax changes for 2026 include higher deductions, new credits under Working Families Tax Cuts https://eciks.org/17702-us-israel-iran-energy-strikes ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T20:55:30-04:00 U.S., Israel plan strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure this weekend https://eciks.org/17698-mcconnell-kentucky-governor-ultimatum ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T19:25:42-04:00 McConnell faces ultimatum from Kentucky governor to prove he can serve https://eciks.org/17694-fauci-fifth-amendment-senate-hearing ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T19:15:47-04:00 Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Senate hearing on COVID origins https://eciks.org/17688-70185-axa-earnings-beat-xl-premium-softening ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T19:02:23-04:00 Axa beats consensus despite XL premium dip in softening market https://eciks.org/17686-ari-emanuel-paramount-warner-merger ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T18:56:04-04:00 Ari Emanuel backs Paramount-Warner Bros. merger in WSJ op-ed, blasts antitrust https://eciks.org/17682-faa-unleaded-fuel-transition-2030 ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T18:47:26-04:00 FAA releases plan to transition general aviation to unleaded fuel by 2030 https://eciks.org/17678-continuing-resolution-house-passes-december ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T18:37:46-04:00 House passes continuing resolution to fund government through December https://eciks.org/17677-memphis-thunderstorms-tonight-forecast ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T18:37:26-04:00 Memphis weather: Thunderstorms expected tonight, pleasant 80s ahead https://eciks.org/17670-roblox-stock-earnings-miss-guidance ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T18:18:31-04:00 Roblox stock plunges 30% after Q2 earnings miss, guidance withdrawal https://eciks.org/17666-clarity-act-senate-stalls-crypto ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T18:15:23-04:00 Clarity Act stalls in Senate as ethics dispute delays crypto vote https://eciks.org/17662-royal-caribbean-legend-seas-debut ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T17:46:58-04:00 Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas debuts with world’s biggest pool at sea https://eciks.org/17658-trump-iran-decimated-camp-david ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T17:26:29-04:00 Trump warns Iran is being ‘decimated’ at Camp David Cabinet meeting https://eciks.org/17654-peso-mexicano-strengthens-fed-rates ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T16:58:30-04:00 Mexican peso strengthens to 17.35 per dollar after Fed holds rates steady https://eciks.org/17650-senate-republicans-recess-agenda ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T16:55:28-04:00 Senate Republicans prep jam-packed agenda for final week before recess https://eciks.org/17646-trump-irs-settlement-voided ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T16:47:43-04:00 Trump’s IRS settlement voided by judge for improper purpose https://eciks.org/17642-clive-alderton-retirement-king-charles ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T16:31:51-04:00 Sir Clive Alderton to retire as King’s principal private secretary https://eciks.org/17641-amazon-q2-earnings-beat-aws-growth ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T16:31:50-04:00 Amazon beats Q2 earnings on 37% AWS growth, raises capex to $220B https://eciks.org/17640-reddit-stock-plunges-earnings-search ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T16:31:50-04:00 Reddit stock plunges 23% after Q2 earnings beat amid search traffic concerns https://eciks.org/17630-apple-stock-weak-guidance ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T16:15:49-04:00 Apple stock falls on weak guidance despite earnings beat https://eciks.org/17626-spacex-space-force-1-6-billion-contract ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T16:06:51-04:00 SpaceX wins $1.6B Space Force contract for 18 Falcon 9 launches https://eciks.org/17621-47958-employee-discipline-framework-douglas-factors ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T16:02:35-04:00 Trump administration proposes scrapping 45-year-old federal employee discipline framework https://eciks.org/17619-treasury-yen-intervention-notice ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T15:45:48-04:00 US Treasury notifies banks of potential yen market intervention Friday https://eciks.org/17615-iran-us-missile-strikes-escalate ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T15:07:24-04:00 US and Iran trade missile strikes as five-month conflict escalates https://eciks.org/17611-wisconsin-governor-barnes-drops-out ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T15:03:52-04:00 Mandela Barnes drops out of Wisconsin governor race, leaving 4 Democrats https://eciks.org/17607-situational-awareness-citadel-portfolio-sale ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T14:55:15-04:00 Situational Awareness fund sells stock portfolio to Citadel after AI losses https://eciks.org/17603-ticketmaster-live-nation-q2-earnings-revenue ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T14:25:34-04:00 Ticketmaster parent Live Nation reports $7.7B Q2 revenue, 49M concert fans https://eciks.org/17599-senate-shutdown-deal-december-funding ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T14:16:27-04:00 Senate GOP close to deal to avert government shutdown through December https://eciks.org/17595-hormuz-strait-closed-iran-rejects-peace ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T14:04:37-04:00 Strait of Hormuz remains closed as Iran rejects US peace efforts https://eciks.org/17592-50597-credit-delinquencies-financial-crisis-levels ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T14:04:05-04:00 Credit card delinquencies hit highest levels since financial crisis https://eciks.org/17587-trump-approval-32-percent-quinnipiac ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T13:37:45-04:00 Trump’s approval hits all-time low of 32% in Quinnipiac poll https://eciks.org/17586-dunkin-iced-bucket-holder-return ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T13:37:45-04:00 Dunkin’ brings back 48-ounce iced buckets with new car cup holder https://eciks.org/17579-amazon-stock-surge-earnings ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T12:36:50-04:00 Amazon stock surges on strong Q2 earnings beat, AWS cloud growth https://eciks.org/17575-aschenbrenner-ai-fund-stocks-losses ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T12:25:36-04:00 Aschenbrenner’s AI fund forced to sell all stocks after steep losses https://eciks.org/17571-strait-hormuz-iran-tanker-strikes ECIKS.org en 2026-07-31T12:11:31-04:00 Strait of Hormuz remains paralyzed as Iran strikes tankers, seizes vessel