Hurricane scams are not new, but in the internet and social media age, they not only pursue their victims in person, but also online and with technologically-devious phone approaches. Victims are often vulnerable seniors or disabled individuals, but can just as easily be professionals, executives and entrepreneurs distracted or even overwhelmed by the stresses of
Month: August 2021
Jianbi Chen | iStock | Getty Images Now that struggling renters are no longer protected by a national ban on evictions, it has become even more pressing for those households to get approved for federal rental assistance. Congress has allocated more than $45 billion in rental assistance to address the crisis hitting tenants and their
On Tuesday, the noncustodial digital currency wallet Metamask announced that the platform has surpassed 10 million monthly active users (MAUs). Year-to-date, Metamask has seen 19x growth since July 2020 as MAUs climbed 1,800% in 12 months. Metamask Hits Over 10 Million Monthly Active Users There’s no doubt that Metamask has been a popular Ethereum blockchain
In her twenties, Mickey became the single mother of three children under five years old. The resulting challenges she faced defined much of her life. She had to support the family on a secretary’s salary and navigate a not-so-friendly professional world while mothering her son and two daughters, paying the bills, and saving for retirement—all
Municipal benchmark yield curves were little changed to a touch firmer Tuesday as all eyes were on the primary in which several larger competitive loans were sold and New York City Transitional Finance Authority offered nearly $1 billion to retail investor for the second day with some concessions. U.S. Treasury yields rose slightly and ratios
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Under simple random sampling, a sample of items is chosen randomly from a population, and each item has an equal probability of being chosen. Simple random sampling uses a table of random numbers or an electronic random number generator to select items for its sample. For example, the lottery operates based on a simple random
Inflation in the eurozone has risen to its highest level in almost a decade, increasing pressure on the European Central Bank to slow the pace of its bond purchases. Driven up by the region’s recent economic rebound, August’s jump in the eurozone’s harmonised index of consumer prices to 3 per cent from a year earlier
Brazil’s post-pandemic economic recovery threatens to slow sharply next year as economists sound the alarm over surging inflation and interest rates as well as the effect of an unprecedented drought. Buoyed by policies that largely kept businesses open during the Covid-19 crisis, Latin America’s largest economy bounced back to pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter
(Bloomberg) — A former Wells Fargo executive at the center of the company’s fake accounts scandal is asserting her right to remain silent amid SEC claims that she misled investors. Carrie Tolstedt, who was a senior vice president before she left the bank in 2016, cited her Fifth Amendment right not to be a witness
A series of government regulations have dealt a massive blow to Chinese tech companies, including Alibaba (BABA). These recent regulatory policies stemmed mainly from antitrust and data security concerns. The massive crackdown on China’s tech sector has erased more than $1 trillion in market value from all the globally listed Chinese stocks. Alibaba stock has
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images After seven months of gains, stocks face plenty of potential risks that could make September live up to its reputation as the worst month of the year for the
Sharing is Caring! Facebook disabled the account of Shana Chappell, mother of slain Marine Kareem Nikoui who was killed in Kabul This was what she had to say to Biden earlier today: Shana Chappell, mother of Marine and American hero Kareem Nikoui killed in Kabul, has had her FB and Instagram accounts suspended for posts
As the decentralized finance segment continues to gain steam despite an overall slump in the crypto space, decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and aggregation services have recently shown sustainable growth. Meanwhile, within the DEX segment, aggregation services have made remarkable progress. DeFi still running strong When Bitcoin’s (BTC) exchange rate dropped dramatically in May, some observers feared
Mike McMullen is the CEO of Prominence Homes and the author of Build. Rent. Sell. Repeat! Every athlete knows the importance of the fundamentals. From how runners hold their arms to where quarterbacks grip the football, professionals are often the first to tout the importance of mastering fundamental skills. A focus on the fundamentals is important in
Kameleon007 | iStock | Getty Images The national eviction ban is no longer in effect, after the Supreme Court struck it down last week, leaving the more than 11 million Americans still behind on their rent at risk of being forced out of their homes. However, at least four states and Washington, D.C., will continue
The tax authority of Slovenia has put forward a proposal to change the crypto taxation rules in the country, local media reported. The amendments aim to introduce a 10% tax rate for transactions involving the spending or converting of cryptocurrencies into fiat money. Tax Office Wants to Simplify Crypto Taxation in Slovenia The Financial Administration
Deciding to take ownership over your retirement and savings goals typically starts with one important step: Automation. Financial experts and voices almost universally begin the savings process with the idea of automation. Why? Because it allows you to move money into either short-term savings or long-term retirement accounts without ever seeing the funds within your
Municipals were little changed to a touch weaker on Monday, underperforming a slightly better U.S. Treasury market while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallied. The New York City Transitional Finance Authority priced $950 million of future tax-secured bonds for day one of a two-day retail order period. Nearly all categories of municipals appear poised to
The spot Silver price has finally reclaimed the $24.00 milestone, which could put XAG/USD back on the road to this year’s high. Over the last three months, taper fears have been a constant source of frustration for the Silver price. This culminated in a Sunday night flash-crash that drilled Silver to a nine-month low of
Unique conditions… by Samuel Briggs via Kinesis This week, Andrew Maguire explores the unique conditions that have seen refiners buying back COMEX physical silver for the first time in the history of the Silver Futures market. [embedded content] With his usual surgical analysis of the markets, the precious metals expert timelines the events that have
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq did not open for trading on Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, 2001 as terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon. First, American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. and United Airlines Flight 175 hit the South
Panama, famous for its canal and infamous as an offshore financial centre, now wants to earn a different reputation: as a beacon of female empowerment in Latin America. Six of the 16 ministers in the Panamanian cabinet are women and the Central American country has set a quota of 30 per cent female participation for
The US has ended its 20-year war in Afghanistan, withdrawing its remaining troops and concluding a huge and chaotic airlift evacuation of more than 120,000 civilians while leaving others stranded. The withdrawal ended a minute to midnight local time and brings to a conclusion America’s longest war that claimed the lives of more than 2,400
Investors Bancorp, Inc. (ISBC), the holding company of Investors Bank, recently announced the acquisition of eight Berkshire Bank branches. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed so far. The branches are located across New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. The buyout was concluded on August 27, 2021. With this acquisition, Investors Bancorp will acquire about
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Affirm (AFRM) – Affirm rocketed 41.2% in premarket trading after the digital payments specialist announced a partnership with Amazon.com (AMZN) that will allow Amazon customers to pay over time for purchases of $50 or more. Moderna (MRNA) – Moderna fell 2.7% in the
Amid El Salvador preparing to officially enforce the country’s Bitcoin (BTC) law in early September, Salvadorans took to the streets to protest over the adoption of BTC as an official currency. El Salvador’s anti-Bitcoiners have expressed discontent regarding the government’s plans to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, with hundreds of protesters marching through the capital
In a sea of fix-and-flip home renovation shows, HGTV’s Cheap Old Houses offers viewers a new spin on real estate inspiration in the form of, well, cheap old houses. Based on Elizabeth and Ethan Finkelstein’s wildly popular Instagram account of the same name, the 10-episode series follows the couple as they traverse the US in
Housing prices across Asia-Pacific are surging — in some cases, by as much as 37%. Homebuyers are taking advantage of continued pandemic-induced stimulus, while international investors are looking for a place to put their money. To get a better picture of where real estate prices are going, CNBC compared the median sale prices of one-,
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