Retirement luck, Hassett hassles the Fed, and boneless chicken in ... court?

Retirement wealth is heavily dictated by the "blind luck" of market timing, as individuals retiring in 2000 amassed nearly three times the wealth of those retiring during the 2009 Great Recession despite identical saving patterns. This volatility highlights the role of Social Security as a necessary social insurance against sequence-of-returns risk. Meanwhile, economic data from the New York Federal Reserve indicates that U.S. businesses and consumers bore 94% of the tariff burden during the early Trump administration, a finding contested by White House advisor Kevin Hassett, who argues such taxes drive domestic wage growth. Legal standards for consumer protection also face scrutiny following the dismissal of a lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings; the court ruled that "boneless wings" are a "fanciful" marketing term rather than a literal description of deboned wing meat, as reasonable consumers should recognize the product consists of cheaper chicken breast.