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Negotiating a job offer works: 85% of Americans who counteroffered were successful. Here's how to do it

Negotiating a job offer works: 85% of Americans who counteroffered were successful. Here's how to do it

A majority of Americans accepted the initial offer at their current position without negotiating, but those who did often walked away with more, a survey found.

4 years ago
How to calculate your own personal inflation rate amid rising prices

How to calculate your own personal inflation rate amid rising prices

To figure out how much inflation is impacting your wallet depends on what you're spending and where. Here's how to calculate your personal inflation rate.

4 years ago
MicroStrategy shares are tumbling as the software firm's bitcoin bet sinks underwater

MicroStrategy shares are tumbling as the software firm's bitcoin bet sinks underwater

MicroStrategy, which has bet big on bitcoin over the past two years, is now underwater on its holdings of the world's largest cryptocurrency.

4 years ago
Retiring soon with a pension? Here’s how rising interest rates can affect your lump sum benefits

Retiring soon with a pension? Here’s how rising interest rates can affect your lump sum benefits

As interest rates continue to climb, it's worth considering how that may impact getting your benefits as a lump sum instead of an annuity.

4 years ago
Heavily shorted online used car seller Carvana surges nearly 25%, is halted several times

Heavily shorted online used car seller Carvana surges nearly 25%, is halted several times

Shares of online used car retailer Carvana surged Thursday amid a wild trading session.

4 years ago
Yellen Renews Call for Stablecoin Regulation After Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin tumbles

Yellen Renews Call for Stablecoin Regulation After Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin tumbles

TechCrunch | Jacquelyn Melinek | May 10, 2022 Stablecoins have been a hot topic both on and off Capitol Hill. Earlier today, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pushed for regulation during an annual testimony in front of the Senate Banking Committee, at a time where Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin UST struggles to retain its peg. US


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4 years ago
House passes bill aimed at curbing the $2.9 billion seniors lose each year to financial scams

House passes bill aimed at curbing the $2.9 billion seniors lose each year to financial scams

Unsuspecting older Americans get duped by financial scams every year. Now, a bill in Congress aims to increase regulators' abilities to help stop that.

4 years ago
Ahead of hurricane season and summer storms, be sure you know how weather events are covered by your homeowners insurance

Ahead of hurricane season and summer storms, be sure you know how weather events are covered by your homeowners insurance

Regardless of where you live, it's important to know which types of weather-related damage your homeowners insurance covers.

4 years ago
Inflation is costing U.S. households an extra $311 a month. Here's what's more expensive and how you can save some money

Inflation is costing U.S. households an extra $311 a month. Here's what's more expensive and how you can save some money

Consumer prices rose 8.3% in March, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

4 years ago
Tax professionals ‘horrified’ by IRS decision to destroy data on 30 million filers

Tax professionals ‘horrified’ by IRS decision to destroy data on 30 million filers

The IRS destroyed an estimated 30 million so-called paper-filed information returns in March 2021, sparking anger from the tax community.

4 years ago
Heavily shorted online used car seller Carvana surges 30%, is halted several times

Heavily shorted online used car seller Carvana surges 30%, is halted several times

Shares of online used car retailer Carvana surged Thursday amid a wild trading session.

4 years ago
MicroStrategy's bitcoin bet looks shaky as crypto market encounters turbulence

MicroStrategy's bitcoin bet looks shaky as crypto market encounters turbulence

MicroStrategy, which has bet big on bitcoin over the past two years, is now underwater on its holdings of the world's largest cryptocurrency.

4 years ago
Heavily shorted online used car seller Carvana surges 20%, is halted several times

Heavily shorted online used car seller Carvana surges 20%, is halted several times

Shares of online used car retailer Carvana surged Thursday amid a wild trading session.

4 years ago
Bitcoin is coming to 401(k) plans. But not your target-date fund

Bitcoin is coming to 401(k) plans. But not your target-date fund

Fidelity Investments is letting employers offer a bitcoin investment in 401(k) plans. But TDFs, the most popular retirement funds, aren't yet taking the plunge.

4 years ago
Op-ed:  That college degree is no longer the only path to achieving the American Dream

Op-ed:  That college degree is no longer the only path to achieving the American Dream

As employers recognize that the lack of a four-year college degree doesn't mean a potential worker doesn't have value, the return on investment for university graduates is dropping.

4 years ago