After socking away savings during the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, American households and businesses are watching their financial cushions rapidly deteriorate as prices have soared and the Feder...
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Asia Society Launches New Center For China Analysis As ‘A Think And Do Tank’
The Asia Society formally launched a Center for China Analysis with an event in New York on Monday, … [+] Oct. 3. From left to right: China Strategies Group President Chris Johnson, Asia Society...
If Hurricane Ian destroyed your home, take these critical first steps for disaster relief and insurance
The full financial and human price of Hurricane Ian’s destruction is still unknown, days after it lashed Florida, and now with the Carolinas fresh off its wrath. But even with the immediate search-and...
Chinese Tech Billionaire Richard Liu Settles Sexual-Assault Case in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS—A legal battle that Chinese feminists had seen as pivotal for the country’s embattled #MeToo movement ended abruptly just before a jury was set to hear the case in a Minnesota courtroom. R...
The Case Against CBDCs In A Capitalist Society: Banks Won’t Be Happy
The Bitcoin Policy Institute’s report on CBDCs makes a strong case for why the US should reject a centrally issued version of the dollar. Bitcoinist covered that already. This time, we’ll focus on the...
SuperRare Partnered 0x Society for Artist Education
SuperRare recently elevated its value proposition by entering a year-long partnership with 0x Society. The collaboration will result in artists and collectors learning more about the cryptoart space. ...
Toyota Softens Toward Critics of Its EV Push
Sept. 25, 2022 5:33 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Toyota Motor wants to meet with critics who say it is behind rivals in the race for greener cars, nearly a year after the auto maker pledged to ...
‘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...
Why the ‘sell Rosh Hashanah, buy Yom Kippur’ trade is a tough call as stock-market selloff deepens
It might seem arbitrary to take investing advice from old market adages, but there is one market strategy commonly mentioned ahead of the Jewish holidays – “Sell Rosh Hashanah, Buy Yom Kippur.” This ...
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...
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...
Empowering Today’s Society with Smart and reliable Weather Systems
The global climate is changing rapidly as compared to the pace at which natural variations occurred in the past. And with the climatic changes, previously unseen occurrences that could hinder many day...
What will people do after getting $10,000 or $20,000 in student debt forgiven? MarketWatch asked readers — here’s the No. 1 answer.
Americans’ student debt loads are poised to lighten up and people are making plans on what’s next for their freed-up cash. Borrowers appear to have two prime targets in mind: getting current on their ...
Gen Z trusts this man more than Warren Buffett for financial advice — and he says this is the single best habit to adopt if you want to save money
Humphrey Yang Uncredited When asked which social media financial influencers they follow and trust, more Baby Boomers and Gen Xers chose Warren Buffett than anyone else. But for Gen Z, he only came in...
Another sign of a looming recession? Americans’ ‘financial health’ fell for the first time in five years
Are you late paying for your utilities? Do you have enough set aside for a rainy day? Less than one-third (31%) of Americans are “financially healthy” in 2022, down 3% from a year ago, according to th...
Bates Gill Named To China Post At Asia Society Amid Rise In Great Power Competition
Asia Society CEO Kevin Rudd, pictured in 2010, welcomed Gill’s appointment at a time of growing … [+] great power competition. (Photo by Alan Porritt-Pool/Getty Images) Getty Images Long-t...
Dwayne Johnson Battles The Justice Society In New ‘Black Adam’ Trailer
Warner Bros. Discovery just dropped a second trailer for Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam. The key hook this time around is positioning its title character as a glorified villain (or at least anti-hero) be...
On The High Probability Of Society Failing
getty When you consider what society has experienced in recent years, it can feel like we are spinning in circles – exhausting ourselves on a hamster wheel continuing to desperately do what we’ve alwa...
Black Fathers Work Together To Shine A Spotlight On Their Role In Society
Glen Henry and Jimmie Allen are part of a new movement, powered by Dove Men+Card, empowering Black … [+] Dads. #CelebrateBlackDads. Glen Henry/Jimmie Allen/Richard Fowler Country music artist Ji...
528 Turtles Club: The ultimate utopian society
What is the 528 Turtles Club? The 528 Turtles Club is a limited NFT collection that doubles as your membership to a futuristic utopian DAO Republik known as Crypto528. A DAO Republik is a decentralize...
‘I thought we were pretty solid’: My girlfriend and I sold our Florida home. The $200,000 profit was wired to her account. She refuses to give me my fair share.
My long-time girlfriend and I moved to Florida three years ago. After renting a home for a year in an area we liked, we bought a home together. I was not working at the time, she was, so we agreed tha...
Compounding a disastrous year for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency: IRS proposes controversial new question about digital assets
The Internal Revenue Service could have a potential head-scratcher of a question about your crypto investments and what’s taxable, according to a major accountants’ association. For two years, the IRS...
Americans are souring on the housing market. Home buyer sentiment hits lowest level since 2011 — and mortgage rates reach 7%.
There’s no respite for home buyers these days. From rising rates, high home prices, and an uncertain economic outlook, shoppers are finding it hard to jump into purchasing a home. Fannie Mae noted th...