Month: March 2022

Associated Press Ukrainians claim to retake ground ahead of latest talks Ukrainian forces claimed to have retaken a Kyiv suburb and an eastern town from the Russians in what is becoming a back-and-forth stalemate on the ground, while negotiators began assembling for another round of talks Tuesday aimed at stopping the fighting. Ahead of the
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Investment retirement accounts (IRAs) are supposed to be long-term investments. Because they’re intended to help you save for retirement, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) doesn’t want you to withdraw any funds from them before you turn 59½. And to enforce that, you’ll normally owe a 10% penalty on the amount you withdraw early, along with income taxes.
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US lawmakers have requested that Credit Suisse share details on its handling of sanctions against Russian oligarchs after the bank asked investors to destroy documents related to assets of its wealthiest clients. Carolyn Maloney, chair of the US congressional committee on oversight and reform, and Stephen Lynch, a member of the committee, asked Thomas Gottstein,
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Fitch Ratings revised the outlook on the University of Tampa, Florida, to positive from stable on Monday. The rating agency said the revision “reflects UT’s continued strong operating performance through the pandemic in addition to its notably improved balance-sheet position, with cash growth and leverage metrics outperforming Fitch’s prior expectations.” UT is a private university
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Oselote/iStock via Getty Images While silver has performed well since my previous update on February 3 (see ‘SLV: Silver’s Fundamentals Continue To Improve‘), the metal has yet to make a significant upside break, which I believe is likely over the coming months. Silver is now incredibly cheap relative to its historical drivers, and history shows
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Cash App is a popular peer-to-peer (P2P) payment service owned by Block, Inc. (SQ) (formerly Square Inc.), a leader in the financial technology industry. Cash App is just one part of Block’s business offerings, which also include software and point-of-sale hardware for businesses of all sizes as well as cryptocurrency services. Since going public in
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Sharing is Caring! by Michael What we are witnessing is truly the beginning of the end.  In recent months I have focused a lot on the economic implosion that is now taking place, but what we are facing is so much broader than that.  Our society is literally falling to pieces all around us, and now World
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Bitcoin (BTC) begins the last week of March with a bang after returning to its yearly opening price above $46,000. In a surprisingly strong upward move for a weekend, BTC/USD began surging upwards Saturday, continuing overnight to challenge its highs from the start of 2022. Coming against an ongoing macro climate of considerable uncertainty, strength
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There’s no doubt that the U.S. dollar has immense power. Its value is determined by the strength of the American economy, which is one of the reasons why it’s the world’s dominant currency. Not only is it the world’s most commonly used currency, but it’s also the world’s reserve currency, meaning it’s held in large
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US president Joe Biden has denied that the US is seeking to overturn Vladimir Putin’s regime after appearing to call for the ousting of his Russian counterpart, as European leaders stressed the importance of avoiding an escalation of geopolitical tensions. In a speech in Warsaw on Saturday, Biden condemned Putin’s “brutality” in the invasion of
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There would have been little of note in the two-minute video Russia released on Saturday of Sergei Shoigu discussing procurement — had it not been the first confirmed sighting of Russia’s defence minister in two weeks. The longest-serving minister in the Russian government, Shoigu has been a near-constant presence on television for the past three
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