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Thursday, 18 December 2025

Inflation loosens its grip

Also: Automakers find ways to raise prices ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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The Daily Money

ALL THE MONEY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Thu Dec 18 2025

 

Daniel de Visé Personal Finance Reporter

Good morning! It's Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.

Inflation loosened its grip on the American consumer in November, according to new data released today. Will prices ease into the new year?

Auto prices rise, but sticker price stays the same

Automakers are finding ways to charge more for new cars without raising the actual sticker price. Here are the extra fees to look for.

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High-paying careers that will be in demand for years
For some families, one Christmas tree isn't enough
The last minted pennies sell for millions
Consumers may have fewer EV charging options
How one family slipped into homelessness

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Today, we have a first-person column from Nancy K. Schlossberg, who offers some tips for how she made it to age 96.

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American consumers have faced elevated inflation in recent years.

Inflation had risen steadily through 2025, amid President Trump's aggressive tariff campaign. Will it stick around in 2026?

A Ford Flex vehicle window sticker price is shown at a Ford dealership in Tustin, California, on Jan. 4, 2012. Experts say many automakers are increasing destination charges to sticker prices to offset added costs from tariffs and inflation.
 

Car prices surge as automakers increase unavoidable fees

Data shows that nearly all automakers have been raising the fees they charge buyers to deliver vehicles to dealerships to cover tariffs and inflation.

Nancy Schlossberg at age 96 has advice for how to keep living well.
 

Americans are living longer. Here's how to make the most of it.

As Americans live longer, they will face many changes. Here are some tips for how to embrace them.

Keara Searcy, 16 of Brockton, and a student at Southeastern Regional Technical High School in Easton, uses a nail gun to fix wooden beams inside the structure of what will become the new Welcome Center at DW Field Park, on Monday, May 12, 2025, as construction continues.
 

Need a job? These high-paying careers will be in demand for years.

Technology and AI will disrupt the job market. Even hands-on jobs will be impacted but there are ways to prepare.

Susanne and Thomas Jeromin, the official world record holders recognized by the Record Institute Germany (RID) with 621 decorated Christmas trees in one home, pose for a photo in their living room in Rinteln, west of Hanover, Germany, December 4, 2025.
 

You won't believe how many Christmas trees this family has

Sometimes one Christmas tree just doesn't cut it. 'Tis the season for multiple trees, sometimes one in every room, even the bathroom.

The final lot of of the last Omega pennies including a 24-karat gold penny also comes with the three original dies used to strike the coins.
 

The last minted pennies sold for millions at auction? See how much

The last pennies to be made by the U.S. Mint were auctioned Dec. 11 and the coins brought in a whopping $16.8 million.

Four new Level 3 electric vehicle charging stations are now operational in the Center Parking Lot in Wrentham.
 

Consumers face fewer EV charging options as states sue government

USDOT in February suspended the $5 billion EV charging program, part of Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, and rescinded prior approval of states' spending plans.

Johnika Jamison, left, with her three daughters Eden, 15 Eastin , 9 and Everly, 1, and her husband Tristian Harris, back right, in the small hotel room they call home. Jamison married Harris, Everly's father, in December 2024. The family has been homeless for more than a year after Jamison and her husband experienced medical troubles that put them out of work.
 

She was a school counselor for a decade. Now, her family of 5 is homeless.

Most Americans are one crisis away from homelessness. Nika Jamison and her family in Charlotte, North Carolina are living that reality.

Decorated classic vehicle at Willow Glen Christmas Lights Tour and Toy Drive in San Jose, CA.
 

See festive rides decorated with holiday cheer for Christmas

Lights brighten homes and trees this holiday season, and some even take it further by adorning their cars with Christmas decorations. Check it out.

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Wednesday, 17 December 2025

No one wants to pay for Social Security

Also: Where's the tariff inflation crisis? ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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The Daily Money

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Wed Dec 17 2025

 

Daniel de Visé Personal Finance Reporter

Good morning! It's Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.

Americans like Social Security, a new survey shows. But no one wants to pay for it.

What happened to the tariff inflation crisis?

Millions of American consumers have been waiting for President Donald Trump 's tariffs to spark a dramatic rise in consumer prices, pushing the inflation rate into the red zone. 

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Is Social Security income taxable?
How to file an AT&T settlement claim
Here's how to claim a "Trump account"
Tips for starting your car in cold weather
3 ways to increase your Social Security benefits

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A survey of wealthy Americans by Charles Schwab reveals a fascinating generational divide over how, and when, they leave money to their heirs. Millennials and Generation Xers want to transfer wealth to the next generation during their lifetime, the survey found. Baby boomers prefer to wait until they are dead

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The Social Security Administration's Thousand Oaks, Calif. office on Monday, April 21, 2025.

Americans love Social Security, but there's a stark generational divide on who should pay for it, a Cato survey shows.

Consumers feared inflation would spike under President Donald Trump's import tariffs.
 

Consumers feared a Trump tariff inflation crisis. Where is it?

Millions of Americans braced for runaway inflation in response to President Trump's aggressive import tariffs. They're still waiting.

A stocking with 20 dollar bills hangs on a Christmas tree in this photo illustration taken on December 16, 2024.
 

Over my dead body? Boomers aren't quite ready to pass on their wealth.

A survey of wealthy Americans by Charles Schwab reveals a fascinating generational divide over how, and when, we leave money to our heirs.

Some Social Security benefit payments feel as if they may be coming late in May. That's because Wednesdays land later in the month than typical.
 

Yes, Social Security income is taxable. Here's what to know.

Here's how much you may owe on the Social Security benefits you collect.

The exterior of an AT&T store on Oct. 20, 2022 in Houston, Texas.
 

How to file a claim in AT&T data breach settlement

Eligible AT&T customers only have a couple more days to act to claim their money in a data breach settlement.

President Donald Trump makes an announcement about "Trump accounts", accompanied by CEO of Dell Technologies Michael Dell and his wife Susan Dell, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 2, 2025.
 

How to get $1,000 for your child through the new Trump account program

Could half of the people who qualify for Trump Accounts lose out? What parents need to do to make sure they're on track to get cash for their kids.

Ann Murphy cleans the snow from the rear-view mirror of her car following overnight snow, Tuesday, Jan 16, 2024, in Nether Providence Township, Pa.(Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) ORG XMIT: paphq205
 

How to make sure your car starts in freezing temperatures

During cold weather, your vehicle may require twice the amount of current than normal to get the engine to start.

A smiling person sitting in a chair holding a book.
 

3 ways to increase your Social Security benefits before you retire

If you want a lot more money out of Social Security, here's how to get it.

Decorated classic vehicle at Willow Glen Christmas Lights Tour and Toy Drive in San Jose, CA.
 

See festive rides decorated with holiday cheer for Christmas

Lights brighten homes and trees this holiday season, and some even take it further by adorning their cars with Christmas decorations. Check it out.

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