Month: February 2023

A new Bankrate ranking found the Austin, Texas, metro area is the best for first-time home purchasers. Roschetzkyistockphoto | Istock | Getty Images Prospective buyers looking to secure the purchase of their first home this spring will still face a difficult market. Yet there are signs some areas of the country may provide more opportunity
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Maskot | Maskot | Getty Images The income and wealth gaps between people of color and white households are wide, but state-run retirement programs are attempting to help workers find parity. As many as 67% of private-industry workers had access to retirement plans in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A significant
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The logo of Credit Suisse Group in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Credit Suisse “seriously breached its supervisory obligations” in the context of its business relationship with financier Lex Greensill and his companies, Swiss regulator FINMA concluded Tuesday. The embattled Swiss lender’s exposure to the London-based Greensill
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In this article FOXA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Members of Rise and Resist participate in their weekly “Truth Tuesday” protest at News Corp headquarters on February 21, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said some anchors of the company’s
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Damir Khabirov If you’re eager to capture higher yields amid rising interest rates, you may consider a Treasury bill ladder, depending on your goals, according to financial experts. Backed by the U.S. government, Treasury bills, or T-bills, are widely considered a relatively safe asset, with terms of four weeks to 52 weeks. You receive the
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Supreme Court. Douglas Rissing | Istock | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments over President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, starting a decision-making process that will affect the balance sheets of tens of millions of Americans. The nine justices will consider two legal challenges to Biden’s plan to cancel
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In this article FSR FSR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Henrik Fisker stands with the Fisker Ocean electric vehicle after it was unveiled at the Manhattan Beach Pier ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show and AutoMobilityLA on November 16, 2021 in Manhattan Beach, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Electric
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