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This account is like an ‘extra strength’ Roth IRA, advisor says. Here’s when to use it

For savers, choosing how to best allocate money among a stream of account types may seem an impossible task. There…

Kremlin says Russia and China must edge closer to counter Western efforts to contain them

A senior Kremlin official on Tuesday called for closer policy coordination between Moscow and Beijing to counter what he described…

Former Indiana congressman sentenced to 22 months in prison for insider trading convictions

A former Indiana congressman was sentenced Tuesday to 22 months in prison for his insider trading conviction for making illegal…

White House no longer sending top officials to Detroit for UAW strike talks this week

The Biden administration is no longer sending two key officials to Detroit this week to potentially help broker a deal…

U.S. national debt hits $33 trillion for the first time

WASHINGTON — The national debt of the U.S. reached a historic milestone by passing $33 trillion for the first time,…

House GOP pulls key vote to advance stopgap government funding bill

The House of Representatives canceled a scheduled key procedural vote Tuesday on a temporary government funding bill hashed out by…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Instacart, Disney, Planet Fitness, Rackspace and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Starbucks — Shares fell 2% in midday trading following a downgrade…

Biden warns that Trump and MAGA Republicans are ‘determined to destroy democracy’

President Joe Biden warned that Donald Trump and other MAGA Republicans are “determined to destroy democracy.” Biden blasted former president…

U.S. Capitol Police give all-clear after evacuating headquarters due to ‘suspicious vehicle’

The U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday ended an investigation into a suspicious truck that triggered an evacuation of the department’s…

Pro-Trump protester Ray Epps set to plead guilty to Jan. 6 disorderly conduct charge

Ray Epps, the pro-Trump protester at the center of right-wing conspiracy theories about the government orchestrating the Capitol riot, plans…