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83-Year-Old Woman Admits to Running an $11 Million Ponzi Scheme

83-Year-Old Woman Admits to Running an $11 Million Ponzi Scheme

An 83-year-old Massachusetts woman has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges for operating a nearly $11 million Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say defrauded more than 200 victims over a period spanning more than a decade. Barbara A. Hirshfield, of Lexington, Massachusetts, entered her guilty plea on Thursday, September 3, 2026, in U.S. District Court … Read more

Google Stock News: Google Cloud Chief Makes Bold Claim About Its AI Chip Business

Google Stock News Google Cloud Chief Makes Bold Claim About Its AI Chip Business

Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian made a striking claim this week about the scale of Google’s custom AI chip business, telling investors at a Goldman Sachs conference that the company’s Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) operation is “more than twice” the size of the next-largest hyperscaler’s comparable business. The statement, made Tuesday at the Goldman Sachs … Read more

2027 Social Security COLA Estimate: How Much Could Your Monthly Benefit Increase?

2027 Social Security COLA Estimate

Millions of Social Security recipients are watching closely as projections for the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) take shape. The latest estimates suggest beneficiaries could see an increase of approximately 3.4% to 3.6% in their monthly payments starting in January 2027. For retirees who depend on Social Security as a primary source of income, even a … Read more