California supports cryptocurrencies for local and state political donations

The California state Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) revoked a ban set in 2018 prohibiting cryptocurrency donations to state and local political campaigns. This will allow candidates to rec...

Fundraising Rounds with Bluejay Finance and Cardinal, 3AC Co-founders Resurface, California Accepting BTC Donations to Political Campaigns

Fundraising continued with Bluejay Finance and Cardinal closing successful rounds. California will accept crypto donations for political campaigns, and 3AC co-founder resurfaces talking about the hedg...

I’m 40 and married with 2 kids. How aggressively should I invest my money right now, and should I own crypto? Here’s what 5 financial advisers told him to do now.

Should crypto be a part of your overall investing strategy? Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I’m 40, married with two kids and gainfully employed. I’m wondering how aggressively I should be investin...

Tesla Is Set for Settlement Talks Over Musk Tweets About Taking Company Private

Tesla is scheduled for court-ordered settlement talks in a shareholder lawsuit over Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s 2018 tweets suggesting he had funding to take the company private. In a court fi...

California again allows crypto contributions to state, local political campaigns

Candidates for state and local offices in California will once again be allowed to accept donations in cryptocurrency after a ban was lifted by the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission (F...

Weekend reads: Prepare for a big week — a crucial Federal Reserve decision, tech-company earnings and a GDP report

It was mostly a week for stocks, particularly a rebound in the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index, as companies topped expectations on second-quarter earnings.  The coming week brings a heavy dose of t...

TIPS, I Bonds Are Smart Ways to Buy Inflation Protection

Illustration by Liam Eisenberg Text size As a consumer, it is almost impossible to escape the ravages of inflation, which rose at a 9.1% clip in the 12 months ended June, based on the U.S. Consumer Pr...

California Lawmakers Lift Crypto Donations Ban For Political Campaigns

2 hours ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News Anonymous or outside contributions will not be allowed under the new restrictions. All political campaigns must also have adequate KYC procedures. As a result of...

California Ends Ban on Bitcoin and Other Crypto Donations to Political Campaigns

Legislators in the golden state have voted to end the ban on cryptocurrency donations to state and municipal political candidates.  The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) ruled Thursday that C...

California Plans to Accept Bitcoin for Political Campaign Donations

California has finally lifted its ban on sending and receiving donations in cryptocurrencies for political campaigns, leaving the likes of Arkansas and North Carolina.  According to a Los Angeles Time...

My wife inherited a 401(k)–what’s the best way to avoid a big tax hit?

Q.: My wife inherited a 401(k) from my mom who died recently. How do we handle this? If she takes her share out will it count as income for us on our taxes? I read that we can’t roll it over into our ...

10 of the smartest things Suze Orman has ever said about saving money

Financial author Suze Orman Getty Images For years, the rates paid out on savings accounts were abysmal, but we are finally seeing rates going up. Indeed, the Fed has now raised rates numerous times t...

Opinion: The cloud boom is coming back to earth, and that could be scary for tech stocks

Cloud computing is widely viewed as a recession-resistant business, but the theory has not really been tested since cloud-service providers have not experienced a major economic downturn since becomin...

Carnival Stock Falls as Share Sale Causes ‘Panic.’ What’s Worrying the Market.

Text size Cruise liners were given a boost earlier this week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted more Covid rules for ships. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images Carnival stock was...

China Fines Ride-Hailing Giant Didi $1.2 Billion, Citing Cybersecurity Breaches

SINGAPORE—Chinese authorities fined ride-hailing company Didi Global the equivalent of about $1.2 billion, bringing an end to a yearlong investigation into the company’s cybersecurity practices. The f...

Chip stocks rally despite an ominous forecast, as U.S. semiconductor funding bill advances in Senate

Chip stocks rallied to finish higher Wednesday after the Senate moved closer to greenlighting more than $50 billion in funds for U.S.-based chip manufacturing, even as one chip-equipment maker gave an...

Buying stocks now could bring you pain over the next few weeks. But you’ll be thanking yourself a year from now, these analysts say.

How bad is the mood out there right now? Try max bearish. So said Bank of America’s latest fund manager survey on Tuesday that showed expectations for profits and growth at recessionary levels. Yet Wa...

Adjustable-rate mortgage vs. fixed-rate mortgage: Which one is better for you?

Hello and welcome to Financial Face-off, a MarketWatch column where we help you weigh financial decisions. Our columnist will give her verdict. Tell us whether you think she’s right in the comments. A...

Is my financial advisor just putting up with me because my mother is rich?

The advisor has invested my money in funds I don’t understand, but I don’t feel like I have the power to question her. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I have roughly $500,000 in assets, including m...

Ripple’s CEO Slam US Rep for Calling XRP Security, Says He Was “Magna Cum Laude at Harvard Law” Preferring Political Agenda Over Law

– Advertisement –   Ripple’s CEO and General Counsel strongly opposed US Rep. Brad Sherman’s anti-XRP comments. Ripple executives have reacted to comments made by Brad Sherman, D-Californi...

What a Netflix crackdown on password sharing could look like

Netflix Inc. has vowed to clamp down on password sharing as it looks to improve its financial fortunes, and the company just shared more details about how it will do that. The company plans to make cu...

Senate Votes on Chips Act Today. What It Means for Intel and Other Stocks.

Text size The Senate votes Tuesday on a bill that would authorize more than $50 billion in subsidies and tax credits for U.S. chip makers. Tim Herman/Intel Corporation Semiconductor stocks rose Tuesda...

The Fed’s next interest rate hike ‘might be the biggest in decades.’ So we asked 6 real estate pros: What might that do to mortgage rates?

What might happen to mortgage rates soon? Getty Images/iStockphoto Word on the street is that the Federal Reserve may raise rates by 1% at their July 26 meeting — as they try to quell inflation that n...

‘Hot inflation is over.’ Here’s where what that means for investors, says this portfolio manager.

A firmer start is ahead for stocks. Investors seem to be perking up after Apple spoiled the mood some on Monday via a report it plans to slow its hiring roll. If true, Apple AAPL, +2.39% has good comp...

We have $1.5 million we don’t intend to ever use in retirement – how do we invest it if we plan on giving it to our kids one day?

I’m 59 years old, and my wife is older (retired early). I will be retiring next year after 40 years of Naval service and government contracting.  After the recent market crash in 2022, we still have a...

‘I feel like I’m investing just to afford taxes and broker fees.’ I’m 72, have a cushy amount of money invested and was withdrawing 4% a year, but once I pay fees and California taxes that won’t be enough. Should I ditch my financial adviser?

How to figure out if your adviser is worth what they’re charging you. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I have a comfortable balance in my investment account but have a question about only taking out...

Nancy Pelosi’s husband buys millions in Nvidia stock before semiconductor vote

The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi just bought as much $5 million worth of stock in software and computer-chip company Nvidia, publicly available financial disclosures show. According to the di...

3M Earplugs Fight Stems From Self-Made Legal Battle

A long-running legal battle over allegedly defective earplugs made by 3M arose after the company initiated a separate dispute against a smaller competitor, court documents showed. 3M’s effort to prote...

Google Parent Alphabet Starts Trading at Split-Adjusted Price

Text size Dividing up the shares of Google-parent Alphabet should make them easier for investors to buy. Dreamstime Shares of Google parent Alphabet start trading at a new price today after the stock ...

Some older workers are being welcomed back to the workforce

Tad Greener’s career and expertise was mostly related to electric and natural gas utilities. Toward the end of 2019 he unexpectedly found himself subject to a “reduction in workplace” at the universit...

GSK Spins Off $36 Billion Consumer-Healthcare Business Haleon

GSK PLC completed the spinoff of its consumer-healthcare business, a bet that greater focus on innovative drugs and vaccines will help accelerate growth at the pharmaceuticals giant. The new stand-alo...