Lorie Konish
@loriekonish.bsky.social
Personal finance reporter at CNBC.
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What the Senate Republican tax and spending bill means for your money
Senate Republicans have approved their version of President Donald Trump’s one “big beautiful” bill. Here’s what the provisions could mean for your money.
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July 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Health-care cuts in GOP’s budget bill may add up to $22,800 in medical debt for some families: Report
The Republican bill and failure to extend existing programs may prompt about 16 million Americans to lose health-care coverage. Medical debts may climb higher.
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June 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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'This is the Trump recession,' CEOs say, with tariff price increases, job losses coming: CNBC survey
'This is the Trump recession,' CEOs say, with tariff price increases, job losses coming: CNBC survey
CEOs expect a recession, price hikes and job losses as a result of President Trump's tariffs, according to a flash survey of CNBC CEO Council members.
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April 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
'This is the Trump recession,' CEOs say, with tariff price increases, job losses coming: CNBC survey
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SUNDAY: Following President Donald Trump’s executive order on tariffs, CNBC will air a live special report that will focus on the tariffs’ impact on the U.S. and global markets.
Tune in to CNBC Sunday at 7 p.m. ET to watch.
Tune in to CNBC Sunday at 7 p.m. ET to watch.
April 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
SUNDAY: Following President Donald Trump’s executive order on tariffs, CNBC will air a live special report that will focus on the tariffs’ impact on the U.S. and global markets.
Tune in to CNBC Sunday at 7 p.m. ET to watch.
Tune in to CNBC Sunday at 7 p.m. ET to watch.
Tomorrow, Trump's pick to lead the Social Security Administration, Frank Bisignano, will sit before the Senate. One question he's likely to be asked is what his views are on privatizing the agency
Senators press Trump Social Security nominee on his views about privatizing the agency
Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano is scheduled Tuesday to face senators' questions on his nomination to serve as Social Security commissioner.
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March 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Tomorrow, Trump's pick to lead the Social Security Administration, Frank Bisignano, will sit before the Senate. One question he's likely to be asked is what his views are on privatizing the agency
Update: A federal judge reprimanded Social Security Administration acting commissioner Lee Dudek on Friday for “making threats about shutting down operations” at the agency.
Social Security Administration acting commissioner Lee Dudek reversed his stance late Friday after telling multiple media outlets a court order may force him to halt the agency’s operations
Social Security chief reverses stance, says he won't shut agency because judge barred DOGE from records
A federal judge's order may require the agency to terminate access for all employees to its IT systems, acting commissioner Lee Dudek told Bloomberg.
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March 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Update: A federal judge reprimanded Social Security Administration acting commissioner Lee Dudek on Friday for “making threats about shutting down operations” at the agency.
Social Security Administration acting commissioner Lee Dudek reversed his stance late Friday after telling multiple media outlets a court order may force him to halt the agency’s operations
Social Security chief reverses stance, says he won't shut agency because judge barred DOGE from records
A federal judge's order may require the agency to terminate access for all employees to its IT systems, acting commissioner Lee Dudek told Bloomberg.
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March 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Social Security Administration acting commissioner Lee Dudek reversed his stance late Friday after telling multiple media outlets a court order may force him to halt the agency’s operations
The Social Security numbers and other private information of more than 200 former congressional staffers and others were made public in unredacted files related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Social Security numbers and other private information unmasked in JFK files
The data belongs to more than 200 former congressional staffers and others with connections to decades-old investigations.
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March 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Social Security numbers and other private information of more than 200 former congressional staffers and others were made public in unredacted files related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
A new law, the Social Security Fairness Act, provides benefit increases for more than 3.2 million individuals including certain teachers, police officers, firefighters and other public servants. Yet it may take more than a year to implement the benefit increases, including lump sum back payments.
Why benefit increases prompted by the Social Security Fairness Act may be difficult to implement
A new law will provide Social Security benefit increases for more than 3.2 million individuals. Yet it may take more than a year before some see the money.
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February 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A new law, the Social Security Fairness Act, provides benefit increases for more than 3.2 million individuals including certain teachers, police officers, firefighters and other public servants. Yet it may take more than a year to implement the benefit increases, including lump sum back payments.
Many databases from the U.S. Census Bureau appeared to be unavailable to the public on Thursday
Some Census Bureau data now appears to be unavailable to the public
Several economists told CNBC's Steve Liesman that they were unable to access data from the main Census Bureau website on Thursday.
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February 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Many databases from the U.S. Census Bureau appeared to be unavailable to the public on Thursday
New from President Donald Trump: “I’ll demand that interest rates drop immediately ... And likewise, they should be dropping all over the world. Interest rates should follow us all over.”
President Donald Trump says he'll 'demand that interest rates drop immediately'
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January 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
New from President Donald Trump: “I’ll demand that interest rates drop immediately ... And likewise, they should be dropping all over the world. Interest rates should follow us all over.”
The share of active credit card holders just making minimum payments rose to 10.75% in the third quarter of 2024, the highest ever in data going back to 2012
A record number of consumers are making minimum credit cards payments as delinquencies also rise
The share of active holders just making baseline payments on their cards jumped to a 12-year high, a Philadelphia Federal Reserve report said.
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January 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The share of active credit card holders just making minimum payments rose to 10.75% in the third quarter of 2024, the highest ever in data going back to 2012
So many Americans are turning 65 it's been called a "silver tsunami." And that now includes R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe.
"There is something about this particular rock star becoming eligible for Medicare that sticks in one’s gullet," writes Will Leitch. The band may help teach us to age gracefully.
"There is something about this particular rock star becoming eligible for Medicare that sticks in one’s gullet," writes Will Leitch. The band may help teach us to age gracefully.
Opinion | How the biggest rock band in the world disappeared
R.E.M. taught Gen X it’s better to fade away than to burn out.
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January 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
So many Americans are turning 65 it's been called a "silver tsunami." And that now includes R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe.
"There is something about this particular rock star becoming eligible for Medicare that sticks in one’s gullet," writes Will Leitch. The band may help teach us to age gracefully.
"There is something about this particular rock star becoming eligible for Medicare that sticks in one’s gullet," writes Will Leitch. The band may help teach us to age gracefully.
Big news from @rjleung7.bsky.social: The CFPB is suing Capital One for “cheating” customers out of more than $2 billion in interest.
The agency said the banking giant used deceptive marketing to obscure differences in interest rates between two of its savings-account options.
The agency said the banking giant used deceptive marketing to obscure differences in interest rates between two of its savings-account options.
CFPB sues Capital One for 'cheating' customers out of over $2 billion in interest
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced it was suing Capital One for "cheating" customers out of more than $2 billion in interest.
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January 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Big news from @rjleung7.bsky.social: The CFPB is suing Capital One for “cheating” customers out of more than $2 billion in interest.
The agency said the banking giant used deceptive marketing to obscure differences in interest rates between two of its savings-account options.
The agency said the banking giant used deceptive marketing to obscure differences in interest rates between two of its savings-account options.
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If you have medical debt, the final CFPB rule could boost your credit score by an average of 20 points.
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CFPB finalizes rule to remove estimated $49 billion in medical debt from credit reports
Medical debt comprises the largest category of unpaid balances in collections. The CFPB wants to help ensure that doesn't ruin Americans' finances.
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January 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
If you have medical debt, the final CFPB rule could boost your credit score by an average of 20 points.
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As the Senate wraps up its final legislative days for the year, it is expected to vote on a bill that would increase Social Security benefits for about 3 million people
Senate expected to hold final vote on bill to change Social Security rules. Here's what leaders have said
As the Senate wraps up its final legislative days for the year, it is expected to vote on a bill affecting Social Security benefits for about 3 million people.
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December 19, 2024 at 10:15 PM
As the Senate wraps up its final legislative days for the year, it is expected to vote on a bill that would increase Social Security benefits for about 3 million people
Key House Republicans said Thursday afternoon that they had reached a short-term government funding deal designed to avert a shutdown
House Republicans say they have deal to avert government shutdown
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December 19, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Key House Republicans said Thursday afternoon that they had reached a short-term government funding deal designed to avert a shutdown
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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, the third consecutive reduction and one that came with a cautionary tone about additional reductions in coming years. www.cnbc.com/2024/12/18/f...
December 18, 2024 at 7:03 PM
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, the third consecutive reduction and one that came with a cautionary tone about additional reductions in coming years. www.cnbc.com/2024/12/18/f...
If President-elect Donald Trump is going to push inflation back down to a more tolerable level, he will need help from housing costs, an area where federal policymakers have only a limited amount of influence
If Trump wants to kill inflation, the first thing he needs to do is get more homes built
If President-elect Donald Trump is going to push inflation back down to a more tolerable level, he will need help from housing costs.
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December 12, 2024 at 3:02 PM
If President-elect Donald Trump is going to push inflation back down to a more tolerable level, he will need help from housing costs, an area where federal policymakers have only a limited amount of influence
Consumers saw inflation pick up slightly in November, as price increases in categories like groceries, gasoline and new cars outweighed a deceleration in others like shelter during the month
Here’s the inflation breakdown for November 2024 — in one chart
Increases in prices for groceries and gasoline outweighed disinflation in categories like shelter, according to the consumer price index.
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December 11, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Consumers saw inflation pick up slightly in November, as price increases in categories like groceries, gasoline and new cars outweighed a deceleration in others like shelter during the month
A key economic report coming Wednesday is expected to show that progress has stalled in bringing down the inflation rate, though not so much that the Federal Reserve won’t lower interest rates next week
The CPI report Wednesday is expected to show progress on inflation has hit a wall
The consumer price index is expected to show a 2.7% 12-month inflation rate for November.
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December 10, 2024 at 9:20 PM
A key economic report coming Wednesday is expected to show that progress has stalled in bringing down the inflation rate, though not so much that the Federal Reserve won’t lower interest rates next week
In a new letter, seven Democratic lawmakers probed "Dr. Oz" on his past support for putting all seniors in Medicare Advantage and questioned whether he has conflicts of interest
Democrats demand answers from Trump pick Mehmet Oz on 'Medicare privatization'
In a new letter, seven Democratic lawmakers probed "Dr. Oz" on his past support for putting all seniors in Medicare Advantage and questioned whether he has conflicts of interest.
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December 10, 2024 at 4:52 PM
In a new letter, seven Democratic lawmakers probed "Dr. Oz" on his past support for putting all seniors in Medicare Advantage and questioned whether he has conflicts of interest
With spot bitcoin ETFs now accounting for more than $100 billion in assets, bitcoin is now about 1% of the assets under management of the entire ETF universe
ETFs holding bitcoin are now the crypto's largest holders, surpassing creator Satoshi Nakamoto
Bitcoin's value is swelling in 2024, and ETFs holding the cryptocurrency are seeing a boom in assets under management.
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December 10, 2024 at 3:52 PM
With spot bitcoin ETFs now accounting for more than $100 billion in assets, bitcoin is now about 1% of the assets under management of the entire ETF universe
The family of American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria more than a decade ago, said Monday that they have information he is alive and believe it's only a matter of time until they are reunited
Austin Tice's family says he's still alive after 12 years missing in Syria
The U.S. envoy for hostage affairs has traveled to Beirut as part of efforts to bring Tice home, a U.S. official told NBC News.
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December 10, 2024 at 12:56 AM
The family of American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria more than a decade ago, said Monday that they have information he is alive and believe it's only a matter of time until they are reunited
A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to change his family’s trust to consolidate his eldest son Lachlan’s control of his media empire and lock in Fox News’s right-wing editorial slant
Rupert Murdoch Fails in Bid to Change Family Trust (Gift Article)
A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Mr. Murdoch, who was trying to give full control of his empire to his son Lachlan and lock in Fox News’s right-wing editorial slant.
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December 10, 2024 at 12:38 AM
A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to change his family’s trust to consolidate his eldest son Lachlan’s control of his media empire and lock in Fox News’s right-wing editorial slant