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Sally McDonald
October 30, 2025

💵 Today’s Top Stories
Jobs

These fields are growing fast, including healthcare, Clark and the data say. Check this list to find out how much money you can make and how much these careers should grow in the next decade. Read more.

Google

Cybercriminals exposed 183 million email accounts and passwords, including many from Gmail. It cascades to any area where you’ve re-used passwords. Now is the time to play password defense. Read more.

Costco Executive

It’s double the price. Is it double the value? We have all the information you need to decide if a Costco Executive Membership is worth it. Read more.

High credit score

Just 1.7% of Americans have earned the highest possible score. Do you know what it is? And what’s the “magic number” to benefit the most? Read more.

Home insurance

Home Title Lock monitors your home to keep identity thieves from stealing your equity (and we have the updated pricing). But there’s a better way to protect your home. Read more.

💵 Today’s Top Savings Rates

Check out our updated list of Clark.com-approved high-yield savings accounts with the highest rates. Here are the top five APYs on our list as of October 30, 2025.

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🧺 Potential Agricultural Win Coming in Talks With China

If all goes well, a major component of U.S. agricultural exports could get back on track soon.

  • Soybeans: $24.5 billion

  • Corn: $13.7 billion

  • Beef & Beef Products: $10.5 billion

  • Tree Nuts: $9.9 billion

  • Pork & Pork Products: $8.6 billion

  • Dairy Products: $8.3 billion

  • Food Preparations: $6.4 billion

  • Soybean Meal: $6.4 billion

  • Wheat: $5.8 billion

  • Poultry Meat & Products: $5.5 billion

China bought more than $12 billion in U.S. soybeans in 2024. That’s more money than any U.S. agricultural export save corn, and only barely.

But China hasn’t paid for a single soybean since May as part of the back-and-forth trade war with the United States.

The two countries are expected to meet in South Korea today in hopes of hammering out a new trade agreement. If China starts buying our soybeans again, a lot of large American farmers and farming companies are going to be happy.

📊 Stat of the Day

💰️ $38 trillion: The U.S. national debt topped this figure for the first time on Oct. 21, just two months after reaching $37 trillion. America is currently on pace to spend 3.5 times as much servicing debt in the next decade (from $4 trillion to $14 trillion a year).

💰️ Deal Alert: Today’s Top Deals
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🎙️ Podcast

The housing market is stuck — with condos sitting unsold and homeowners hanging on to ultra-low mortgage rates. Many are turning into “accidental landlords” instead of sellers. Clark explains why this can be a smart move — if you know how to screen tenants and manage from afar. Also, a big shift is happening in restaurants: smaller portions are showing up on menus at places like Olive Garden. Clark shares why this change could be good news for your wallet and your waistline.

☎️ Need Money Help?

The Team Clark Consumer Action Center is a free helpline that can help you navigate your money questions. Call 636-492-5275. Visit clark.com/cac for more information.

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