Octopus Apollo VCT plc Final Results Octopus Apollo VCT plc today announces the final results for the year ended 31 January 2026. Octopus Apollo VCT plc (‘Apollo’ or the ‘Company’) is a Venture Capital Trust (VCT) which aims to provide shareholders with attractive tax-free dividends and long‑term capital growth by investing in a diverse portfolio of predominantly unquoted companies. The Company is managed by Octopus Investments Limited (‘Octopus’ or the ‘Portfolio Manager’) via its investment team (Octopus Ventures). KEY FINANCIALS Year to 31 January 2026 Year to 31 January 2025 Net assets (£’000) £541,059 £482,563 Profit after tax (£’000) £12,401 £24,110 Net asset value (NAV) per share1 49.1p 50.5p Cumulative dividends paid since launch 92.6p 90.0p Total value per share2 141.7p 140.5p Dividends paid in the year 2.6p 2.6p Dividend yield3 5.1% 5.1% Dividend declared 1.3p 1.3p Total return per share %4 2.4% 5.1% NAV per share is calculated as net assets divided by total number of shares. Total value per share is calculated by adding together NAV per share and cumulative dividends paid since launch. Dividend yield is an alternative performance measure (APM) calculated as dividends paid in the period, divided by the NAV per share at the beginning of the period. Total return per share % is an APM calculated as movement in NAV per share in the period plus dividends paid in the period, divided by the NAV per share at the beginning of the period. CHAIR’S STATEMENT Highlights Apollo’s fundraise total (as at 1 April 2026): £82 million Total return over five years: 32.7% Dividends paid in 20261: 2.6p Year ended 31 January 2026. Apollo’s total return for the year to 31 January 2026 was 2.4%, with net assets at the end of the period totalling £541.1 million. Performance I am pleased to present the annual results for Apollo for the year ended 31 January 2026. At the year end, the NAV plus cumulative dividends per share was 141.7p, compared to 140.5p at 31 January 2025. During the...

Key Points Ripple USD could cannibalize XRP as the top bridge currency for the XRP Ledger. Ripple USD’s stability makes it more useful than XRP. 10 stocks we like better than Ripple USD › Ripple, a fintech company specializing in blockchain-based money transfers, is often associated with the XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) token. However, several of Ripple's founders and other developers launched XRP in 2012, before Ripple (then known as OpenCoin) was founded. Ripple subsequently used XRP as a "bridge currency" to accelerate fiat transactions on its platform. By converting both fiat currencies to XRP before swapping them, Ripple processed cross-border money transfers faster and more cheaply than conventional SWIFT transfers. XRP's supporters expect a growing number of money transfers, along with Ripple's evolution from a digital payments platform into a full digital bank, to make the token more valuable. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » But in 2024, Ripple launched its own stablecoin, Ripple USD (CRYPTO: RLUSD), which was pegged to the U.S. dollar. Let's see why this stablecoin could change how the world moves money, and why it could represent an existential threat to XRP. What are the differences between Ripple USD and XRP? XRP is a volatile token. Over the past 52 weeks, it's swung between a high of $3.65 and a low of $1.13. It traded below $1 for most of 2022, 2023, and 2024. That volatility can be attributed to the SEC's 2020 lawsuit against Ripple, which alleges the company illegally sold its XRP holdings as unlicensed securities to fund its expansion. That lawsuit caused Ripple to lose its top customers and the top crypto exchanges to delist XRP. That lawsuit ended in 2025 with a lighter-than-expected fine for Ripple and a ruling that XRP wasn't an unlicensed security when sold to retail in...

Brandon Moser/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Author's note: Data is from SpaceX's S-1 filing, which can be found here . Article Thesis Space Exploration Technologies Corp., aka SpaceX ( SPCX ), plans to go public this summer in what will likely be the biggest IPO in history. In this article, I want to take a look at the company, what the IPO will mean for investors, and how investors can get exposure to SpaceX either directly or indirectly. Past Coverage I have not written about SpaceX here on Seeking Alpha, but I have covered a range of other aerospace companies, such as Lockheed Martin ( LMT ). For investors who are interested in other IPOs, my recent article on Anthropic's ( ANTHRO ) upcoming IPO may also be of interest. SpaceX: Company Overview Most people have heard about SpaceX at one point or another, in part due to its famous (and controversial) founder, Elon Musk. SpaceX's feat of making rockets reusable is well-known, but the company consists of many more parts that make up the entire enterprise, so it makes sense to take a look at SpaceX's different business units first. SpaceX splits up its operations into three main units: Space, Connectivity, and AI. The Space segment is SpaceX's first business unit, established in 2002, which explains why the company is named after it. Via this business unit, the company offers space launches via its Falcon rockets, which has worked out extremely well for the company. Thanks to cost advantages due to its reusable rocket platform, SpaceX holds a very high market share in this segment—more than 80% of total mass launched to space in 2025 was done by SpaceX. SpaceX is, in the Space segment, not only well ahead of peers such as Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin ( BORGN ), but SpaceX is also ahead of government players such as NASA or Europe's ESA. Since 2008, when SpaceX first sent a rocket to space, the company has done hundreds of launches—with the vast majority of those being reusable rockets. SpaceX's Connectivity segment is...

NVDA stock is moving. See the chart and price action here. Q1 Details The chipmaker reported fiscal first-quarter revenue of $81.6 billion, up 85% year-over-year and above analyst estimates of about $79.15 billion, while adjusted earnings came in at $1.87 per share versus expectations of $1.77 per share. Data center revenue surged to $75.2 billion, representing roughly 92% of total sales, as hyperscalers and enterprise customers continued racing to build out AI computing capacity. "Nvidia beat analysts' estimates on both the top and bottom lines and offered second-quarter guidance better than Wall Street was expecting," Stephen Callahan, trading behavior specialist at Firstrade, told Benzinga. "In addition, the company increased its quarterly dividend from a penny a share to 25 cents per share. That tells the market the company has a lot of confidence in its cash flow," he added. Nvidia also authorized an additional $80 billion in share repurchases, adding another shareholder-return lever alongside the dividend increase. Still, Callahan suggested the results may reinforce, rather than reset, the existing investor narrative around Nvidia. "So, Nvidia is crushing it, performing on all cylinders, but that's almost expected at this point," he said. "I think there's nothing there to change the narrative." The narrative remains centered on Nvidia's commanding position in AI accelerators and the ability of its Blackwell platform to keep pace with massive data center demand. Management also pointed to continued strength in gross margins, with non-GAAP gross margin at 75%, while forecasting a similar level for the current quarter. Memory Supply Concerns Supply could become the next pressure point. Callahan said the biggest constraint on Nvidia's growth may be the "tight supply of memory chips due to the immense global demand from hyperscalers to build AI data centers." "While this will allow the chip makers to raise their prices, it will constrain their growth," Callahan sai...

The British Horseracing Authority has emailed all British trainers to underline the need for vigilance during a surge in equine flu, to prevent any possibility of a shutdown of racing, as reported cases of the disease rise in the general horse population. An outbreak of equine flu led to a six-day shutdown in February 2019, when a total of 23 meetings were cancelled. It was the most significant suspension of racing since the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in 2001, which forced the abandonment of more than 100 meetings including the Cheltenham Festival. More counties have reported cases of equine flu during the current surge than in 2019. But there have been no reported cases of infection in racing yards, as was the case then. The BHA’s email stresses that the “greatest threat to thoroughbreds in training is exposure to sick horses or those that are shedding flu virus”, and that “this is most likely to occur when horses of unknown disease or vaccination status are in close proximity, such as when a horse enters a yard or there is mixing outside of the racing environment at shows or other equine events.” As a result, “it is essential that horses that are being brought into licensed yards are vaccinated and properly isolated for a 14-day period”, and “monitored daily for signs of infection”. Vaccination against equine flu is mandatory for all thoroughbreds in licensed yards, with boosters to be administered every six months. The BHA has already cancelled the remainder of the hunter-chase season, including the popular card scheduled for Stratford next Friday which marks the end of the point-to-point season, following a decision to restrict racecourse access for horses from non-licensed yards where vaccination is not mandatory. The Authority has also said that it is exploring ways to ensure that the ban does not impact on the traditional Royal procession before racing at Royal Ascot in June. The email concedes that “for some, these actions have been disappointing,” whil...

Kevin Warsh, then U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for Chair of the Federal Reserve, delivers an opening statement during his Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Incoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh 's talk about "regime change" at the central bank has generated speculation about everything from interest rates to major personnel changes to fundamental alterations in the way it operates and communicates. But what that eventually might look like is subtler though perhaps more consequential – a rethink of how the Fed manages the financial plumbing in the U.S. economy and the mammoth balance sheet it has built through some 18 years of crisis fighting. Interviews with former Fed officials and economists, along with a growing library of research, suggest Warsh could guide the Fed to a smaller role in day-to-day financial markets, while also setting clearer rules for how and when it should intervene. Simply stated, the debate centers on whether the Fed should continue using its balance sheet as a regular tool for influencing financial conditions and supporting markets — as it has through much of the post-financial crisis era — or reserve it for periods of market dysfunction and more pernicious economic stress. Rewriting the Fed playbook The debate over the $6.8 trillion balance sheet is technical in nature and tucked away from the more common discussions about Fed policy. But the stakes are substantial. Since the financial crisis that exploded in 2008, the Fed has aggressively used its holdings of Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities to stabilize markets and influence broader financial conditions. Prior to the crisis, the Fed had a minuscule balance sheet relatively speaking – about $800 billion – but expanded it at one point to about $9 trillion. The Fed's asset holdings now equate to about 23% of the U.S. economy,...

When we reviewed the new Steam Controller last month , we noted how the satisfying click of the magnetic charging puck easily connecting to the back of the controller lets users “save the hassle of fiddling with a power cord.” But one Reddit user’s experience highlights how the exposed contacts on that puck can be a fire hazard if Steam Controller owners aren’t careful. On the r/SteamController subreddit , user Toikka shared how the metal portion of the charging puck “started sizzling due to a short circuit” when it came in contact with their metallic watch strap. The strap had apparently flopped down from a nearby watch charger and hit the controller puck “at the exact wrong angle,” which “almost started a fire,” the user wrote. This is a potential issue that Valve appears to be aware of. In the manual included with every Steam Controller, Valve warns that both the charging puck and the Controller contain ”magnetic parts [that] may attract magnetic items.” Users should make sure both are “free of metallic objects” in order “to reduce the potential risks of sparks and resulting property damage or possible injury,” Valve wrote. The manual also warns that the magnets could have a negative effect on medical devices, credit cards, and magnetic data storage placed nearby. Read full article Comments

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Uber Technologies Inc. is exploring options for a full takeover of Delivery Hero SE , people familiar with the matter said, a move that would help it better compete with DoorDash Inc. outside the US. The ride-hailing giant this week disclosed it had boosted its stake in Frankfurt-listed Delivery Hero. It’s working with advisers to study ways to increase its holding further, according to the people. Uber has also been speaking to other investors in Delivery Hero about its interest in a deal, they said. On Monday, Uber said it owned 19.5% of Delivery Hero after acquiring additional shares and instruments, as well as a further 5.6% in options. Morgan Stanley has helped Uber rapidly build its stake using derivatives, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. Shares in Delivery Hero have risen almost 50% in Frankfurt trading this year, giving the company a market value of around €10.2 billion ($11.8 billion). Uber said this week that while it “currently” had no intention to lift its stake to 30% or more, it periodically reviews investments and could buy more if there’s an attractive opportunity. San Francisco-based Uber may need to seek antitrust approval before crossing certain ownership thresholds, one of the people said. Deliberations are ongoing and there’s no certainty they will lead to a deal, according to the people. Representatives for Uber and Morgan Stanley declined to comment. A spokesperson for Delivery Hero didn’t immediately provide comment. Delivery Hero’s other large shareholders include Prosus NV with around 16.8% and Aspex Management with roughly 14.4%, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Morgan Stanley has a 30% interest in Delivery Hero, held mostly through equity swaps, according to a regulatory filing Friday. Evaluating Options Wolfgang Specht , an analyst at Berenberg , wrote in a note that the investment case for Delivery Hero may have materially changed after Uber upped its holding. Specht wrote that it now see...

核心要点 市场从禽流感引发的短缺转向供应过剩，鸡蛋价格大幅下跌。 生产商表示需求保持稳定，最新调查显示消费者仍优先选择蛋白质与鸡蛋。 尽管售价走低，饲料、燃料与人工成本持续上行，行业利润承压。 2026 年 5 月 11 日，顾客在 H-E-B 超市选购鸡蛋。美国生产者价格指数（PPI）显示，燃料价格上涨或开始拖累批发利润，霍尔木兹海峡持续紧张加剧全球能源市场压力。 对消费者而言，鸡蛋价格终于回落，是可喜的变化。 但生产商正面临新困境： 供应过剩叠加生产成本上升 ，行业陷入被动。 市场从去年禽流感导致的短缺，快速转为供应过剩。生产商表示，超市零售价走低的背后，是成本通胀带来的利润挤压。 “一年前，所有人都在说鸡蛋有多贵，因为大量蛋鸡不幸病死。” 鸡蛋生产商 Pete & Gerry’s 首席执行官托马斯・弗洛科说。 “现在我们面临供应过剩，部分地区一打鸡蛋价格甚至跌破 1 美元。” 弗洛科表示。 美国劳工统计局数据显示，2026 年 3 月鸡蛋价格 同比暴跌 44.7% ，与去年禽流感期间的价格飙升形成鲜明反转。此前养殖户集中补栏扩产，如今产能过剩，行业官员称，此前短缺的阴影让养殖户盲目扩大规模。 价格崩盘恰逢 成本高企 ，进一步挤压利润。2022 至 2023 年饲料价格暴涨后，多年维持高位；如今伊朗局势紧张，燃料价格再度飙升。 “所有成本压力都在推高我们的运营成本。” 弗洛科说，“高端鸡蛋每打成本中，饲料占约一半；柴油价格上涨影响立竿见影 —— 鸡蛋运输全程都依赖燃油。” 美国鸡蛋委员会总裁兼首席执行官艾米丽・梅茨也持同样观点：饲料、燃料和人工成本 “并未消失”，即便消费需求回暖、批发价走弱，成本压力仍在持续侵蚀利润。 蛋白质消费需求坚挺 好消息是， 市场需求依然强劲 。弗洛科称，越来越多消费者注重饮食中的蛋白质摄入。 Pete & Gerry’s 委托的最新调查显示： 超四成美国人 表示比五年前更重视蛋白质； 三分之二 的美国人每周吃鸡蛋以补充蛋白质，且多数认为鸡蛋等天然食品比加工食品更有营养。 消费者在超市发现鸡蛋供应充足、价格亲民，但对生产商而言， 强劲需求难以抵消供应过剩的冲击 。 美国最大鸡蛋分销商 Cal-Maine Foods 首席执行官谢尔曼・米勒在 4 月表示：“当前市场变化，核心是供应恢复与周期错位，而非消费需求出现根本性改变。” 梅茨也指出...

By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, DEL., May ‌22 (Reuters) - Shareholders ‌of Activision Blizzard ​reached a $250 million settlement over allegations that Microsoft ‌and ⁠former executives of the ⁠maker of the "Call of ​Duty" video ​game ​shortchanged them ‌when the software giant acquired it in 2023 for $75.4 billion, ‌according to ​a ​late ​Thursday court ‌filing in a ​Delaware ​state court. (Reporting by Tom ​Hals ‌in Wilmington, Delaware, ​Editing by ​Franklin Paul)

Kevin Warsh has been sworn in as chair of the US Federal Reserve, tasked with steering the world’s largest economy as the Trump administration faces mounting pressure over Americans’ financial wellbeing. Warsh, handpicked by Donald Trump, takes charge of the powerful central bank as it comes under extraordinary pressure from the US president to cut interest rates, even as prices climb. While Trump faces growing criticism over his handling of the economy, Warsh will now chart a course through an uncertain outlook, darkened by the US-Israel war on Iran. The former Fed governor and Wall Street banker succeeds Jerome Powell, who repeatedly warned over the inflationary risks of Trump’s agenda, and whom the president vehemently attacked for his refusal to cut rates. (Powell was once handpicked by Trump, too.) “I expect he will go down as one of the truly great chairmen as the Federal Reserve that we’ve ever had,” Trump declared of Warsh during a ceremony at the White House on Friday morning, claiming that “no one in America is better prepared” for the role. Warsh pledged to lead a “reform-oriented Federal Reserve”, adding: “Inflation can be lower, growth stronger, real take-home pay higher, and America can be more prosperous, and no less important.” With millions of Americans set to hit the road over Memorial Day weekend, and US fuel prices at their highest levels in years, 68% of Americans believe Trump is prioritizing his controversial immigration crackdown at the expense of their economic wellbeing, according to a new poll. Amid growing discontent about the economic costs of his decision to go to war with Iran, 68% of respondents said Trump’s administration is too focused on mass deportations and not enough on affordability issues. The poll, from Morris Predictive Insights, illustrates the strength of the political backlash facing Trump following criticism of his admission that financial pressures on Americans from the Iran war “not even a little bit” driving him to re...

Wolterton, Norfolk From an explosion of plywood chairs to something akin to bubblegum stuck to the walls, this imaginative exhibition reverberates with Barlow’s punk irreverence Wolterton Hall is folded so deeply into the countryside of the Bure Valley that you can’t even see the grand Palladian mansion when you enter the gates to the estate. This was once one of the four power houses of Norfolk, built by Thomas Ripley for Horatio Walpole. Inside, Wolterton is dripping in 18th-century treasures, furniture, then-fashionable Belgian tapestries, fusty old portraits of important types – but now also, knobbly bodily things, strange almost familiar shapes stuck to walls and chucked down the stairs, as if someone– namely Phyllida Barlow – had come in and trashed the place. It’s a difficult thing to know what to do with these former country stately homes. Many have adopted a contemporary art programme as a way of challenging their history and bringing in new visitors. Simon Oldfield – Wolterton’s artistic director, brought in by the new owners, the Ellis family, two years ago – has done more than that. He has reinvented the space, making room for new ideas to take over. There’s no better artist for that than Barlow, whose works seem to take on a life of their own wherever they go. Her exhibition begins at the entrance, where the explosive installation Untitled: Stacked Chairs greets you. The cacophony of red plywood chairs feels like a statement about throwing things out and starting again. It’s rebellious, disruptive and direct. Continue reading...

The Italian cyclist Alberto Bettiol attacked at the top of the final climb to ride solo to victory on stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia in Verbania on Friday, five years after his last stage win. Bettiol, who also soloed to win a stage in 2021, caught Andreas Leknessund as they reached the Ungiasca summit and left the Norwegian in his wake before powering away on the descent. The Italian took a quick glance over his shoulder before raising his arms long before the line in celebration, and his girlfriend, Lisa Finetti, was there to hug him after the finish. “Today, in theory I won already before the start because I had all my family here and my second family because, of course, my girlfriend and all her family are from Verbania,” Bettiol said. “Having all of them, my brother, my father, my mom and all my really, really few people that have always been around me, it was already, for me, a victory. But winning like this is something I will bring forever with me.” View image in fullscreen Alberto Bettiol and his girlfriend, Lisa Finetti, embrace after the stage. Photograph: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images Uno-X Mobility’s Leknessund came in 26 seconds behind in second, with the Belgian Jasper Stuyven winning a four-rider sprint to take third for Soudal-QuickStep. Portugal’s Afonso Eulálio, competing for Bahrain Victorious, was at the head of the peloton which trailed in more than 13 minutes behind the winner, staying 33 seconds ahead of Jonas Vingegaard at the top of the general classification. A group of 15 riders built up a healthy lead over the peloton on the 189km ride from Alessandria and, by the time the stage reached the first of two climbs with less than 25km to ride, the gap was north of 11 minutes. The breakaway stayed together on the short ascent to Bieno before the longer, steeper Ungiasca climb brought the expected attack and four riders got away. View image in fullscreen Afonso Eulálio crosses the line, still in pink. Photograph: Jennifer Lorenzini/Reuters Lekne...

He said: "We need to have more British AI companies that can do those kinds of things, which is why I've taken equity stakes in British AI firms and British tech firms, so that we can scale them up much, much faster."

He said: "We need to have more British AI companies that can do those kinds of things, which is why I've taken equity stakes in British AI firms and British tech firms, so that we can scale them up much, much faster."

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William_Potter/iStock via Getty Images There are four data sets on these two long-term charts, but only one is a measure of economic activity. The odd data set out is IndPro (Industrial Production). The other three are market sentiment-driven. That is, they reflect investor perceptions of future returns. There are correlations between the market sentiment measures themselves that are fairly close. They only agree with economic activity over the broad period of an economic cycle. There is an unmistakable correlation between the Manufacturing PMI and the 10yr minus 3-month Treasury (called the Yield Curve). Both peaked late 2021, then in the next 12 months declined into negative territory and stayed there for nearly 3 years till December 2025. It is no coincidence that both the yield curve and manufacturing began giving economically positive signals in December 2025 and have been positive since. The market has been rising on a select few issues believed to be “inflation- and recession-proof”. However, I view us as in a significant transition towards industrial, transport, retail and other issues that perform well under generally positive economic conditions. Original Post Editor's Note: The summary bullets for this article were chosen by Seeking Alpha editors.

Trillion dollar companies are typically profitable. SpaceX lost about $5 billion in 2025, according to its IPO registration statement.

LINK (LINK +1.37%), the native token of the Chainlink network, reached its record high of $52.88 just over five years ago. At the time, its market cap nearly reached $22 billion. But today, LINK trades at less than $10 with a market cap of $7 billion. Let's see why it pulled back, and why it could nearly triple in value to $20 billion within the next five years. Why is LINK different from other cryptocurrencies? Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network that delivers live, real-world data -- including weather reports, stock tickers, sports scores, and shipping information -- to blockchains. Chainlink's independent node operators fetch and deliver that data in exchange for LINK tokens, which they can stake (lock up) as collateral to earn interest-like rewards. But if they ever feed false data into the network, those holdings can be confiscated, while their reputation scores -- which are essential for receiving new requests -- will be reduced. Many developer-oriented blockchains, including Ethereum (ETH 0.21%), use Chainlink's data to power their decentralized applications. As of last October, it's secured more than $100 billion in total value across those decentralized applications. That expansion could make LINK more valuable as it drives its node operators to aggregate more data. Expand CRYPTO : LINK Chainlink Today's Change ( 1.37 %) $ 0.13 Current Price $ 9.77 Key Data Points Market Cap $7.1B Day's Range $ 9.61 - $ 10.00 52wk Range $ 7.40 - $ 27.70 Volume 313.1M Why could LINK triple in value over the next five years? LINK was launched in 2017 with a fixed maximum supply of 1 billion tokens, but not all of those tokens were initially circulated. Instead, its tokens were gradually unlocked to enable Chainlink to fund its own operations, pay node operators, and pay staking rewards. When it hit its all-time high in 2021, it had a circulating supply of about 410 million tokens. That figure has risen to 727 million as of this writing, so it could reach its supply li...

Key Points You can withdraw your Social Security application if it's been less than 12 months since you applied. Those who cannot withdraw their application can pause benefits at their full retirement age (FRA). Both strategies require you to go without Social Security checks for a while to increase your future benefits. The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook › Signing up for Social Security as soon as possible seemed like a good idea at the time, but when you saw how much it shrank your checks, you began to question your decision. Many seniors have found themselves in this position and think they have no choice but to settle for a smaller lifetime benefit. But that's not always true. The government gives you two options to increase your benefit after you've applied. However, they come with strings attached. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Withdraw your application within the first 12 months after applying You can withdraw your Social Security application if you've signed up within the last year. This is a one-time offer, and the Social Security Administration treats it as a do-over. When you apply again later, your future checks will be larger. The catch is, for it to be a true do-over, you must pay back all the money you've received from Social Security thus far. This includes any money that family members have claimed on your work record, as well as Medicare premiums and any Medicare Part A-covered medical expenses paid since you applied. For many people, this could amount to tens of thousands of dollars. If you don't want to pay this or are unable to do so, withdrawing your Social Security application isn't the right thing for you. But if you'd like to give it a shot, you'll need to fill out a Request for Withdrawal of Application form and submit it...

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