22 dividend stocks screened for quality and safety

Now that the S&P 500 has hit a new closing low for 2022, it is a good time to rerun a screen of low-volatility dividend stocks that may perform relatively better. An initial screen of the S&P ...

Value or Quality? Five Bank Stocks for When Unemployment Rises

Bank stocks are down by double digits this year, falling on fears of a recession coming in early 2023. Yet some banks look more resilient than others, and it may pay to emphasize those with quality ov...

Banking giant Nomura invests in payments firm Fnality

Japanese banking giant Nomura has invested in London-based blockchain payments firm Fnality, according to an announcement from Fnality on Monday.  The financial services firm will also join Fnality’s ...

‘I would not have been able to do it without him’: I built a property portfolio with 23 units while we were dating. How much should I give to my fiancé in our prenup?

I’m about to marry a wonderful man. I built an investment portfolio of 23 units while we were dating. Now we’re questioning how to create a prenuptial agreement. Over the years, I have identified, pur...

Crypto Investors Got Burned by Celsius. Then They Battled Back.

Cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network LLC attracted scores of people over the last five years who wanted to make money betting on bitcoin. After a crypto crash pushed the company into bankruptcy this ...

The one question to ask yourself about your 401(k) when stock indexes are dropping

With the Dow DJIA, -1.62%, S&P 500 SPX, -1.72% and Nasdaq COMP, -1.80% indexes dipping into the red right now, looking at your retirement portfolio may have your heart racing.  Retirement Tip of t...

Crypto Bill That Would Have Transformed Industry Vetoed by California’s Newsom

Text size California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Bloomberg Philanthropies California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday vetoed a bill that would have brought strong regulatio...

Most retirement savers are ‘staying the course’ — even if they’re totally stressed

Retirement investors for the most part are staying the course, despite market volatility and rising inflation and interest rates — instead of deviating from their plans and halting contributions in a ...

Oil Falls Below $80 a Barrel

Listen to article (2 minutes) U.S. oil prices fell below $80 a barrel for the first time since January, dragged down by mounting fears of a global recession and a rapidly strengthening U.S. dollar.  W...

After Years of Low Mortgage Rates, Home Sellers Are Scarce

Homeowners with low mortgage rates are balking at the prospect of selling their homes to borrow at much higher rates for their next homes, a development that could limit the supply of houses for sale ...

Singapore banking giant DBS builds out crypto trading services for wealth clients

Singapore bank DBS said today that it has introduced a crypto trading product for its wealth clients who are accredited investors.  This will allow them to trade crypto at their convenience, it said i...

Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel accuses Fed of making one of the biggest policy mistakes in its 110-year history

““I think we’re giving Powell too much praise. … The last two years are one of the biggest policy mistakes in the 110-year history of the Fed by staying so easy when everything was booming.”” — Jeremy...

Josh Brown: ‘If people don’t get fired, then it’s not a recession’

““You can’t have a recession if people still have their jobs and have no problem getting their next job. So I don’t care what the NBER says. … If people don’t get fired, then it’s not a recession.”” T...

J.P. Morgan Storms Into the LiDAR Space; Here Are 2 Stocks That the Banking Giant Likes

With the objective of providing a high-resolution 3D view of their environment, LiDAR (light detection and ranging) sensors are set to be a mainstay in autonomous vehicles. While not all have been pro...

‘The housing market may have to go through a correction’: Mortgage rates hit 6.29%, Freddie Mac says

The numbers: U.S. mortgage rates continue to climb, adding hundreds of dollars in costs to potential homeowners. The increase in mortgage rates followed the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates again...

Senators drill down on Zelle reimbursements, inflation and ‘uber-woke’ policies in bank CEO hearing

Democratic senators criticized banks for not serving consumers fairly while Republicans complained about liberal social agendas promoted by the same institutions, as chief executive officers of the co...

Banking Giant With Nearly $450,000,000,000 in Assets Under Management Launches Crypto Venture Capital Arm

A Japanese banking giant is venturing into the world of digital assets by launching its very own crypto-focused venture capitalist arm. According to a recent company press release, Nomura Holdings, wh...

Jamie Dimon says stopping oil and gas funding would be ‘road to hell for America’

“Stopping new oil and gas funding? ‘That would be the road to hell for America.’” — Jamie Dimon JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon resoundingly assured lawmakers that his bank has no intention of stopping...

Bitcoin Could Hit $500,000 in Next Decade, Says MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor

Text size Bitcoin prices have plunged this year. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images Bitcoin could reclaim its November 2021 all-time high by 2026 and surge even higher if its valuation fundamentals change, ...

Banking Insider To Governments: You Should Want Bitcoin To Be Way More Private

According to this banking insider, the governments have it all wrong. Bitcoin is one of the least private assets out there, and they should change policies for the pendulum to swing the other way. In ...

Bitcoin could go back above $65k in the next four years, says Michael Saylor

Michael Saylor, chairman and co-founder of MicroStrategy Inc. MSTR, -0.35%, said bitcoin could go back to $68,990, its peak reached in November “sometime in the next four years,” and could reach $500,...

The Fed raised rates — retirees and near-retirees should do this

Retirees have to watch their spending, especially after the Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike announced on Wednesday.  For the third time in a row, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it would rais...

Japanese Banking Heavyweight Nomura to Launch Crypto-Focused Venture Capital Arm – Coinotizia

On Wednesday, the Japanese financial holding company and principal member of the Nomura Group, Nomura Holdings, announced the launch of a crypto-focused venture capital unit called Laser Digital Holdi...

Brace yourselves, the Fed is about to inflict ‘some pain’ to fight inflation — here’s how to prepare your wallet and portfolio

The Fed is ready to bring the pain. Are you prepared? Weeks ago, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned there would be “some pain to households and businesses” as the central bank jacks up inte...

Japanese Banking Heavyweight Nomura to Launch Crypto-Focused Venture Capital Arm – Finance Bitcoin News

On Wednesday, the Japanese financial holding company and principal member of the Nomura Group, Nomura Holdings, announced the launch of a crypto-focused venture capital unit called Laser Digital Holdi...

The Fed just ‘went big’ on its rate hike. Here’s who’s likely getting a financial boost from that — and ‘at levels last seen in 2009’

With rates on CDs now well above 0.60%, experts agree that sticking with a longer-term plan is the best way to get the biggest bang for your dollar. Getty Images/iStockphoto In its efforts to reign in...

Republicans Slam Democrats At Banking Hearing

Topline Members of the House Financial Service Committee grilled major bank CEOs at a hearing on Wednesday over issues facing the US economy, including rising interest rates and the possibility of rec...

Fed approves third large interest rate hike and signals more before year-end

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday stepped up its aggressive fight against high inflation by agreeing to the third straight super-sized increase in interest rates and signaling more big hikes before the...

Home values in August saw their largest monthly decline since 2011. Some cities see house prices drop by 3%.

Home values are edging down as buyers remain spooked by high mortgage rates, according to a new report. The typical value of a home in the U.S. fell 0.3% in August from the previous month, according t...

Digital Dollar Likely Won’t Be Part of Retail Banking World, US Lawmaker Says

I sometimes joke, this is a really interesting and important space, but it was introduced to the Congress in just about the most catastrophic way possible. And, of course, I’m referring to the h...

‘She never explained anything’: I’m a senior citizen and I lost $100,000 in the stock market this year. Can I sue my financial adviser?

I am a senior citizen and have suffered major losses to the tune of $100,000 in the recent stock market turmoil. Can I sue my financial adviser? I understand the dynamics of the market as far as its u...

4 things to watch when the Fed delivers its rate-hike decision

The Federal Reserve is raising rates on Wednesday. That much is certain. Beyond that, there are weighty questions about whether the central bank’s efforts to bring down inflation can succeed without c...