Blended families already had unique financial issues — then the pandemic hit
A blended family's financial life is tricky enough in normal times. Here's how to navigate the pandemic.
A blended family's financial life is tricky enough in normal times. Here's how to navigate the pandemic.
As Thanksgiving approaches, long lines are popping up at food banks nationwide. Increasing jobless protections with new legislation could help, experts say.
Bloomberg | Katie Roof and Scott Deveau | Nov 24, 2020 Private financial technology business Stripe Inc. is in talks to raise a new funding round valuing it higher than its last private valuation of $36 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The valuation being discussed could be more than $70 billion or significantly
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SpaceX is aiming to launch its latest Starship rocket prototype as early as "next week," CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday
Mayer Brown | Paul Forrester | Nov 18, 2020 In its recent report “Holistic Review of the March Market Turmoil” (Report), the Financial Stability Board (FSB) notes that “[t]he March [2020] turmoil has reinforced the need to better understand interconnections and amplification channels in the financial system and to consider the nature of vulnerabilities in
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GSMA | Nov 25, 2020 GROWING AND GLOBALISING 2019 marked a major milestone for the mobile money industry: the number of registered mobile money accounts surpassed one billion. Reaching the one billion mark is a tremendous achievement for an industry that is just over a decade old. The mobile money industry of today has a
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Generally, when a debt is canceled, you can expect to owe taxes. How might this look if student loan balances are forgiven?
Index mutual funds and ETFs generally outperform active funds, after fees. Yet investors may fare better with active funds in certain categories.
CNBC's Jim Cramer said Tuesday that gains in the speculative part of the stock market are "insane."
Some of the best deals of the season are already online. Here are the top picks from shopping pros.
Fintech companies are helping fuel demand for bitcoin as they open the floodgates for millions of people to trade it.
Startup Genome | Nov 24, 2020 The Global Fintech Ecosystem Report 2020 by Startup Genome is launching today at FinTech Abu Dhabi, a conference focused on the latest launches, pioneers, brands, and insights that are powering the world of financial technology. The Global Fintech Ecosystem Report is an extension of Startup Genome’s Global Startup Ecosystem Report
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Silicon Public | Lisa Ardill | Nov 24, 2020 Learn how to kickstart your career in fintech and what to expect of the field from people working in it, from software developers to blockchain engineers. Wondering what it takes to carve out a career in fintech? It’s an industry going from strength to strength with
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Financial News | Will Hadfield and Emily Nicolle | Nov 20, 2020 There is now 'a greater urgency by institutional investors to not miss out — to invest some of their assets in bitcoin, because this time looks different' It may be hedge funds, rather than retail investors, that are driving this autumn’s rally in
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Mary Roberts lost $60,000 in contracts when Covid-19 decimated the cruise line industry. Now, she's working five jobs and struggling to stay afloat.