House Democrats have officially drafted a bill that bans politicians, judges, their spouses and children from trading stocks — but here’s what they’re still allowed to own and do

Democrats have introduced legislation that would ban senior government officials from owning and trading stocks. The bill, called the Combating Financial Conflicts of Interest in Government Act, is an...

Medicare premiums are decreasing in 2023 – this is how much older Americans will save if they’re on Part B

Medicare beneficiaries will see their Part B premiums go down for the first time in more than a decade, President Biden said during a White House event on Tuesday.  Monthly Part B premiums, which are ...

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 ...

Remember Starting Lineup NBA Action Figures? They’re Back—With NFTs

In brief Hasbro is rebooting the Starting Lineup sports toy line with new figures that include NFT trading cards. The line will relaunch with NBA stars like LeBron James and Stephen Curry. Starting Li...

NFTs Thrive in China but They’re Nothing Like Their Global Counterparts

China’s legal market in “digital collectibles” is booming: Metaverse-focused information platform Gyroscope Finance estimates that as of June, 681 NFT trading platforms exist in China and that since M...

Retirees want to go back to work — but they’re worried about this

While more than three in 10 U.S. retirees say they would be motivated to rejoin the workforce if inflation continued to eat into their savings, 43% of retirees see their age as a barrier to getting a ...

Coinbase, Binance, Kraken and Other Crypto Firms Should Explain How They’re Fighting Fraud, Says US Congressman

A US Congressman from Illinois is asking prominent federal agencies and crypto exchange platforms for information on how they combat digital asset fraud. In a new press release, Representative Raja Kr...

Ethereum Nodes Largely Run on Cloud Services—This Host Says They’re Banned

Popular cloud service provider Hetzner has said that its product is not for crypto users—despite the fact it hosts roughly 10% of all Ethereum nodes.  In a Reddit post earlier this week, the company s...

10% of Ethereum Nodes Use a Web Hosting Service They’re Banned From

Key Takeaways Hetzner, a web hosting service that hosts roughly 10% of Ethereum nodes, has warned crypto users against its services. A representative from the company told Crypto Briefing that it has ...

Apple employees claim they’re doing ‘exceptional work’ remotely as Tim Cook orders them back. They’re probably wrong

The return-to-office wars continue to rage, with Apple wanting its employees back in the office—and workers aren’t having it. Apple has become one of the most vocal firms in corporate America’s quest ...

Biden is hiring 87,000 new IRS agents — and they’re coming for you

The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law this month by President Joe Biden, empowers the IRS with nearly $80 billion in new funds. The world’s most powerful tax collection agency is using the mone...

These Funds Hold Just 1 Bond. Why They’re Revolutionary.

Text size Since bonds don’t trade on exchanges, investors need to trade through one of the broker-dealers over the counter. Al Drago/Bloomberg Investors may still be scratching their heads about...

Half of Gen Z see no point in saving until life goes back to ‘normal’ — here’s what they’re doing with their money instead

Half of Gen Z see no point in saving until life goes back to ‘normal’ — here’s what they’re doing with their money instead For 18-year-old Anousha Ahmed, her first job meant fr...

Americans’ Optimism About Covid Plunges, Poll Finds—But They’re Still Getting Back To Normal Anyway

Topline Americans’ outlook of the Covid-19 pandemic has become increasingly pessimistic in recent months, a new Gallup poll found, with a growing share believing things are getting worse instead of be...

Half of Gen Z see no point in saving until things get back to “normal” — here’s what they’re doing with their money instead

Half of Gen Z see no point in saving until things get back to For 18-year-old Anousha Ahmed, based in Virginia, earning income at her first job meant having more freedom. “My focus wasn’t really...

Refurbished Products At Walmart? Why Not? They’re Everywhere Else.

WalmartWMT has launched a program selling refurbished appliances and consumer electronics that it says will offer high-quality products at a fraction of the cost of buying them new. “Good as new” is t...

PayPal Shares Have Taken a Beating. Why They’re Worth a Look.

Text size As of the close of the first quarter, PayPal had 429 million active accounts, marking a 9% year-over-year increase. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Cautious optimism is the approach analysts ar...

The Bear Market Has Brought ‘Fear and Uncertainty’ for Gen Z. How They’re Coping.

Ella Gupta made her first investment when she was 10. With the help of her parents, she took half the profits of her bracelet-making business and invested in the stock market. At 14, she opened a Roth...

40% of U.S. workers are considering quitting their jobs — here’s where they’re going

The wave of people leaving their jobs over the past few years is showing no signs of slowing down, and for many willingly choosing to quit, a massive reinvention of their ideal career is underway. The...

Young Americans reject the banks they’re born into

Swimming against the current: Young Americans reject the banks they’re born into There was a time when customers relied on one bank for all their needs, and each generation remained loyal to the...

UnitedHealth Q2 results: ‘they’re doing such a good job across the board’

UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE: UNH) is up 5.0% on Friday after the managed care and insurance firm reported better-than-expected results for its fiscal second quarter and raised its guidance for the fu...

Crypto trading + professional football: Why they’re more alike than you think… | About OKX| OKX Academy

“When you train badly, you play badly. If you work like a beast in training, you play the same way.”  — Pep Guardiola, Manchester City Manager, 2018 I’ve been in the crypto game from the early days. I...

Falling mortgage rates have homebuyers so emboldened they’re asking sellers for cash

‘How quickly the tables have turned’: Falling mortgage rates have homebuyers so emboldened they’re asking sellers for cash After a string of steady increases, mortgage rates fell this week — a mixed b...

Banks Are Healthy. Why They’re Holding Back on Dividends.

Text size JPMorgan Chase held its dividends flat due to increasing capital requirements following the Federal Reserve’s stress test.  Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Banks may have gotten a clean bill of...

Fed raised rates by 75 bps: ‘they’re responding to backward-looking indicator’

The S&P 500 index is up nearly 3.0% on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced its biggest rate hike since 1994. A brief recap of the FOMC meeting Benchmark interest rates raised by 75 ...

Gas prices are so high they’re making governments suspicious — Quartz

Governments are slashing gasoline levies to bring prices down. So why are customers paying record prices to fuel up? In Germany and the UK, fuel companies are facing new government inquiries to determ...

Consumer Staples Stocks Are Usually Safe. Here’s Why They’re Getting Crushed.

Text size Stock for Procter & Gamble, maker of Dawn dish soap, is down 13% since April 20. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Consumer staples stocks have been crushed in the past couple of months. They are ...

Tech CEOs tell me they’re sick of spoiled Silicon Valley employees

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday said that he expects a “tech exodus” from California in the future, with one of the drivers being tech leaders’ dissatisfaction with their employe...

Jefferies’ Thill on Meta Platforms: ‘long term they’re in a good spot’

Shares of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) continue to dwell under $200, but Jefferies Brent Thill is convinced the mega-cap is a great pick for the long-term investors. Thill’s remarks on CNBC...

Yellen Says Inflation Is Here to Stay While Target Is Cutting Prices. They’re Not at Odds.

At the same time, Target said on Tuesday it will have to cut prices to shift inventory, further hurting profitability this year. That seems like a contradiction. But it makes sense if we accept that f...

Bank of England to Rescue Collapsing Stablecoin Issuers—If They’re Big Enough

The Bank of England yesterday announced it would intervene to direct and oversee collapsing stablecoins should the British central bank decide that a stablecoin issuer “has reached systemic scale fail...

Sam Bankman Fried Has More Than $2 Billion Set Up For Acquisitions Which Is A Wonderful Thing If They’re As Cheap As Robinhood

Bankman’s News- Fried’s 7.6% stake in Robinhood Markets caused the online brokerage’s stock price to rise by as much as 30% earlier this month. The FTX CEO pounced after Robinhood...