This year's CES was a processor palooza, spawning several new AI PC laptops. We spent time with dozens of notebooks in Las ...

You might think your laptop is old but reliable, only to find that it suddenly became obsolete in 2026. Here's what you need to watch out for.

Despite renewed online chatter, no federal agency or congressional leader has announced or confirmed any plan to distribute new stimulus payments this year. Without approval from Congress or the ...

The Federal Reserve is asking the public to weigh in on the future of its check-processing operations, signaling that significant cutbacks may be on the table as the use of paper checks in the United ...

Months after the federal government stopped issuing and accepting paper checks for most of its business, the Federal Reserve announced it’s considering a slowdown of those services as well. In a ...

President Donald Trump's tariff check plan faces uncertainty due to potential legal challenges and questions surrounding its economic viability. Trump has proposed issuing the checks to people of ...

First the penny. Next, paper checks? When the US Mint stopped making pennies last month for the first time in 238 years, it drew a lot of attention. But there have been quiet moves to stop using paper ...

President Donald Trump is sticking with his plan to give Americans a tariff dividend refund in 2026. Trump discussed the potential checks in a two-hour-plus Cabinet meeting on Dec. 2, during which he ...

Most Social Security recipients will receive their regular check in December, though some will receive two checks after not receiving any in November. Social Security benefits are typically disbursed ...

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President Trump has proposed sending dividend checks from tariff income to middle and moderate-income Americans. The proposed checks could be for around $2,000 per person and might be issued in ...