Bad economic news might actually be bad again

This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: The August jobs report on Friday morning confirmed what the market had expected after July’s slowing job growth and prior months’ revisions: The labor market’s Cal Ripken-esque run of indefatigability has ended. The…

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‘[People] swarmed into a Tesla store’

The newly released Tesla Model Y L is generating significant interest in China, drawing crowds of potential buyers to showrooms to check out the latest electric vehicle in Tesla’s lineup, as Teslarati reported. The new model is an extension of the existing Model Y lineup, offering six seats as opposed to the Model Y’s five,…

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I’m about to inherit a lot of money. How do I make sure my husband doesn’t get any of it?

“I’m not assuming that I’m getting divorced, but one never knows what might happen tomorrow.” (Photo subjects are models.) – Getty Images/iStockphoto My husband and I live in Arizona, which from my understanding is a community-property state. We moved here eight years ago from Illinois. I’m about to get money from a late relative’s trust….

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Diddy’s Kids Take Center Stage At Popular Nightclub Amid His Stay In Jail

While Sean “Diddy” Combs remains jailed in New York awaiting sentencing after his July conviction, his children stole the spotlight at Ellaé Lisqué’s 10th anniversary show in Los Angeles. Twins D’Lila and Jessie walked the runway, while Christian, Love, and Quincy supported their sisters from the sidelines. Article continues below advertisement Diddy’s Kids Shine At…

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Your 2026 Social Security Raise Is Set for a “Trump Bump” — Here’s How Much Extra You Can Expect

Most retired Social Security recipients rely on their monthly payout to cover at least some portion of their expenses. President Trump’s tariff policy is believed to be pushing prices modestly higher, which should have a correspondingly positive impact on Social Security’s 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). However, inherent flaws in Social Security’s inflationary measure, coupled with…

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