Steve Smith | Tetra Images | Getty ImagesHandling the estate of a deceased parent can be an emotional process for children already dealing with grief. Those emotions can become more complicated if the estate plan doesn't unfold as expected — say, if there is an uneven split of assets among...
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. FedEx – The delivery giant plunged more than 13% after reporting a steep quarterly earnings drop. The company also lowered its full-year revenue forecast. CEO Raj Subramaniam said industrial demand was softer than expected, while FedEx's customers continued to shift...
Author Stephanie Dhue's difficult-to-repair microwave.Courtesy Stephanie DhueI bought a General Electric microwave oven in 2020 for $355. Recently, I noticed the interior light was out.I told my husband, since he's the one who takes care of repairs in our house. He took a look, only to learn that this...
Singapore, Singapore, September 20th, 2024, ChainwireMantle’s flagship game, Catizen, officially launched its token, $CATI, on multiple exchanges today, including Binance, OKX, Bybit, Gate.io, and Bitget. As the most profitable mini-game on Telegram, Catizen seamlessly integrates Telegram with The Open Network / TON (L1) and Mantle Network (L2). $CATI, as...
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Nike — Shares rose 6% after the athletic apparel company announced CEO John Donahue would be retiring from the position . Company veteran Elliott Hill will be coming out of retirement to take the position. FedEx — Shares of the...
Gregg Greenberg spent 14 years as a journalist at TheStreet.com where he wrote the highly popular column "The 5 Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week". His work has appeared in magazines ranging from Glamour to ESPN the Magazine, and on humor sites such as Points in Case.
European bank shares dropped significantly in August after a surprise announcement from the Italian government for a new tax.Stefano Montesi - Corbis | Corbis News | Getty ImagesItaly's shock tax on banks continues to prove controversial, even as the government insists it can improve it.Europe's main bank stock index...
Gary Burchell | Getty ImagesMore couples are becoming homeowners before tying the knot.Unmarried couples make up 18% of all first-time homebuyers, up from just 4% in 1985, according to a 2022 report by the National Association of Realtors.The organization mailed out a survey in July 2022 and received a...
Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. As we head into a long holiday weekend here in the U.S., we look at — among other things — a surprising tie-up between Amazon and Shopify, Klarna’s Q2 results,...
Monty Rakusen | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesCommodities aren't for everyone, as they can be tricky investments.But for individual investors willing to learn the basics and accept volatility, a judicious allocation can make sense. This can diversify traditional portfolios of stocks and bonds, hedge against geopolitical risk and protect against...
Members of the United Auto Workers union hold a rally and practice picket near a Stellantis plant in Detroit, Aug. 23, 2023.Michael Wayland / CNBCDETROIT – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain appears ready to fire up the picket lines.The union's bulldog new leader has repeatedly vowed to drive...
Trade groups for the world’s biggest hedge funds and private equity firms are taking the Securities and Exchange to court over new restrictions it placed on the industry last month. The American Investment Council and the Managed Funds Association are among the groups alleging the SEC went too...
It was one step forward, one step back this week toward a world in which cryptocurrency investments start popping up widely in retirement accounts. ForUsAll, a firm that helps retirement plans offer cryptocurrency investments to their participants, suffered a setback Tuesday when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District...
