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Georgia Income Tax Could Drop to 3.99% — Here’s Who Benefits Most

You work hard for every dollar, but it often feels like the state government is taking a bigger bite out of your paycheck than you can afford. Between inflation at the grocery store and rising costs everywhere else, you are looking for any relief you can find. There is a…

Budget and the Bees · Feb 20

S&P Futures Dip With U.S. PCE Inflation and GDP Data in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are trending down -0.12% this morning as investors assess the potential impact of conflict in the Middle East and await a raft of U.S. economic data, with particular attention on the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge and the first estimate of fourth-quarter GDP.

Barchart · Feb 20

Eurozone manufacturing at a turning point? PMI hits 44-month high

Eurozone manufacturing returned to growth in February, hitting a 44-month high as Germany led a factory rebound.

Euronews · Feb 20

New 2026 Tax Adjustments Leave Households Without Dependents Receiving Smaller Gains

The 2026 tax adjustments are rolling out with a lot of attention on families, parents, and households with dependents, but child‑free households are noticing something different. While inflation adjustments and bracket shifts offer modest relief, the gains for couples and individuals without dependents are noticeably smaller than what other groups…

Dinks Finance · Feb 19

The $1,000 Crisis: Why Most Families Can’t Handle a Simple Emergency Anymore

A thousand dollars should not feel like a financial earthquake. Yet for millions of households across the United States, it does. Recent surveys from sources such as the Federal Reserve and Bankrate consistently show that a large share of adults would struggle to cover a $400 or $1,000 unexpected expense…

The Free Financial Advisor · Feb 19

Stocks Pressured by AI Concerns and Geopolitical Risks

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.26%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.34%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) are down -0.26%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart · Feb 19

Social Security, 401(k)s, and Market Swings: Why Retirement Feels Riskier Than Ever

Retirement no longer feels like a finish line. It feels like a tightrope. For decades, people counted on a three-legged stool: Social Security, a pension, and personal savings. Today, that stool wobbles. Pensions have largely vanished from the private sector, leaving workers to shoulder investment risk inside 401(k)s while headlines…

The Free Financial Advisor · Feb 19

Stocks Retreat on AI Concerns and Geopolitical Risks

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.44%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.57%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.66%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) are down -0.40%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart · Feb 19

Is Tim Wilson an ‘inflation nutter’? Why the new shadow treasurer’s RBA comments are making waves

Liberal MP claims the Reserve Bank has been soft on inflation. Labor says questioning the RBA’s dual mandate amounts to a ‘plan for higher unemployment’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 19

A headache is already brewing for Kevin Warsh at the Fed, as minutes show some members don’t just resist a cut, but are open to a hike

“While Warsh may enter with a perceived dovish bias, he will first need to demonstrate that his views are anchored in economic fundamentals rather than politics.”

Fortune · Feb 19