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• I.R.S. Halts Free Online Offering for Filing Taxes Directly - The New York Times

  1. I.R.S. Halts Free Online Offering for Filing Taxes Directly  The New York Times
  2. IRS Direct File ends. Here are other free or low-cost tax-filing options to consider.  USA Today
  3. IRS tells states Direct File ‘will not be available’ in 2026  Federal News Network
  4. The end of free tax filing, briefly explained  vox.com
  5. IRS Direct File won't be available next year. Here's what that means for taxpayers  abcnews.go.com
• 4 tips for navigating higher ACA health care premiums - PBS

  1. 4 tips for navigating higher ACA health care premiums  PBS
  2. What’s Behind Rising Health Insurance Costs?  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  3. Some Americans are getting sticker shock as they shop for Affordable Care Act insurance  CBS News
  4. Ohio doctors warn of high health care costs as fight over Obamacare subsidies heats up  The Columbus Dispatch
  5. How Health Insurance Got So Expensive : 1A  NPR
• ING’s Manthey expects new record gold prices in Q1 2026 - KITCO

  1. ING’s Manthey expects new record gold prices in Q1 2026  KITCO
  2. A Golden Buy The Dip Opportunity (NYSEARCA:GLD)  Seeking Alpha
  3. Gold Little Changed as Traders Eye Outlook for Fed Rates  Yahoo Finance
  4. Gold rises as US shutdown, tariff uncertainty lift safe-haven demand  CNBC
  5. Gold gains on risk aversion despite strong US payrolls data  Reuters
• Divided Bank of England holds key interest rate at 4% despite hopes inflation has peaked - AP News