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ST. PAUL, Minn. — High school senior Joshua Yang understands sacrifice. When he was midway through 10th grade, his mom survived a terrible car crash. But her body developed tremors, and she lost mobility. After countless appointments, doctors diagnosed her with Parkinson’s disease, saying it was likely triggered by brain injuries sustained in the wreck.At 15, Yang, an aspiring baseball player and member of his school’s debate team, took on a new role: his mother’s caregiver.Researchers estimate that Yang, now 18, counted among at least 5.4 million U.S. children who provide care to an adult in their home. As state…

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If you’re looking for a new job or need a change of pace, it might be tempting to consider freelancing. It’s important to consider how freelancing has changed in recent years before diving in. While freelancing offers freedom and flexibility, compared to a 9 to 5 job, you may find that today it is incredibly challenging to find consistent work. Here’s why freelancing in 2025 may be worse than a traditional job. There has been a dramatic shift in companies relying on freelancers for things like writing, design, marketing, and website management, to name a few. However, in 2025 many…

Crypto analyst Dr. Cat (@DoctorCatX) has issued a high-stakes warning about Bitcoin’s trajectory, suggesting the market now stands at a decisive technical crossroads. In a detailed post on X, Dr. Cat challenged the widespread optimism surrounding a casual correction to $90,000, dismissing the idea as “a fairy tale” unsupported by multi-timeframe Ichimoku data.Bitcoin $90,000 Dream Is A “Fairy Tale”“To make it clear,” the analyst wrote, “the idea to casually dip to 90K and resume the daily uptrend sounds like a fairy tale to me.” According to Dr. Cat, such a move would require Bitcoin to breach no fewer than four…

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AUD/USD gains traction to around 0.6445 in Friday’s early Asian session. The renewed tariff concerns weigh on the US Dollar. Rising bets of further RBA rate cuts might cap the pair’s upside. The AUD/USD pair gains ground to near 0.6445 during the early Asian session on Friday. The US Dollar (USD) edges lower against the Australian Dollar (AUD) due to the resurgence of trade uncertainty and disappointing US economic data. The US April Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index report Will be in the spotlight later on Friday. A US federal court on Wednesday blocked US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs from going into…

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The central character in Kevin Kearney’s “Freelance” is Simon: a 19-year-old who has just graduated from high school and is the son of two hardworking, appropriately concerned parents in Philadelphia. He’s trying to strike out on his own — partly to prove everyone wrong. Simon drives for HYPR, a fictional rideshare app, to cover the low rent in a mouse-infested apartment.He faces skepticism from all sides — doubts about his future and disdain from peers critical of the gig economy’s impact on workers. But Simon is making an actual living, as HYPR starts to get a little too intertwined with…

As markets grapple with President Donald Trump’s evolving tariff policy, returns outside of the U.S. are looking especially attractive. Several region-specific exchange-traded funds are seeing a strong 2025, far outperforming the S & P 500 which is only marginally positive this year. Consider that the iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) and the iShares Europe ETF (IEV) are scoring 2025 returns of 15.8% and 20.8%, respectively. The iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (EWW) and its Canadian counterpart (EWC) are also toting double-digit returns this year. This disparity in performance has unfolded as Trump’s trade policy sows uncertainty for investors, companies and the…

The stock market’s early-morning rally ran into a wall prior to the market’s open.S&P 500 futures peaked just north of 6000 before gradually pulling back.“It’s all about holding onto the bulk of the gains that started last night and extended into premarket trading today,” Frank Cappelleri, founder of technical analysis firm CappThesis told Barron’s. “There are still bullish patterns in play, and it’ll be important to see if those hold in the coming days.”Cappelleri says he sees two bullish patterns in play with targets for the index of 6125 and 6555.“One thing I’d like to see improve is breadth, which…