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1. 20 stocks in the S&P 500 of companies with soaring sales and improving profit margins

2. America’s day of fiscal reckoning draws closer

3. Social Security’s COLA could rise as much as 4.2% in 2027, boosted by Iran war impact and inflation

4. I want to go on a trip this fall. Should I wait until the Iran war ends to book my flight?

5. ‘He is retired’: Should my husband take his Social Security at 62 and invest it?

6. Few Americans can afford long-term care — but this state program could be a game changer

7. Meet the Nvidias of power — 5 stocks winning Big Tech’s $700 billion AI energy grab

8. Republicans are ‘secretly’ using ‘Trump accounts’ to privatize Social Security. It’s a lousy idea.

9. Alphabet is the top holding of this five-star fund that is also finding 240% gains in the ‘unsexy’ side of the AI buildout

10. Semiconductor names have never before held this much sway over the stock market. History shows that could be a problem.