Ahead of Possible Tariffs, No Rush to Get Goods In From Canada and Mexico

Companies in the United States do not appear to be making a concerted effort to rush in shipments from Mexico and Canada ahead of the high tariffs that President Trump…

You Can No Longer Buy Paper Inflation Bonds With Your Tax Refund

You can still get your tax refund sent to your checking account, say, and then use the money to buy digital I bonds via TreasuryDirect. What’s going away is the…

The Fed Is Sitting on the Sidelines, but for How Long?

The relative calm in the markets may not survive upheaval in the A.I. sector and a deluge of disruptive Trump policies, our columnist says.

How Fed Rates Influence Mortgages, Credit Cards, Savings and More

The Federal Reserve is expected to keep its key rate steady on Wednesday, after a series of cuts that lowered rates by a full percentage point last year. And with…

How to Invest During a Presidency With a Deep Devotion to Profits

“The chief business of the American people is business.” That declaration by Calvin Coolidge has been shortened and simplified since that Republican president uttered it before an assembly of newspaper…

IRS Free Tax Filing System Will Include 13 More States

Taxpayers with income of $84,000 or less still have the option of using the separate Free File program, a partnership between the I.R.S. and several do-it-yourself tax software firms, to…

British Airways Destroyed Our Guitar and Won’t Pay Up

Dear Tripped Up, I’m a co-owner of Luaka Bop, a New York-based record label, and last June was accompanying the Staples Jr. Singers, a gospel group from Aberdeen, Miss., on…

Why You Might Suddenly Be Following Trump on Instagram and Facebook

On Tuesday, the day after the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump, many Instagram and Facebook users found themselves following him on the social media apps even though they had…

If You’re Retired, or Not: 5 Changes That Will Affect Your Money in 2025

Amid the global turmoil of this young new year comes a flurry of welcome developments that will help many people — especially retirees and those close to retirement — supercharge…

How to Come Up With a Down Payment on a House

Wishing you could buy a home? It can be challenging to save enough for a down payment, given how much houses now cost. But many people don’t realize there are…