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Government shutdown: House to vote on last-minute funding bill without debt limit hike
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was committed to avoiding a shutdown that could jeopardize paychecks for hundreds of thousands of federal employees.Read More...
Dow bounces 800 points Friday on encouraging inflation data after rough week: Live updates
All three major averages were still on track for sharp losses on the week.Read More...
Key Fed inflation measure shows 2.4% rate in November, lower than expected
The PCE price index was expected to show a 2.5% annual inflation rate in November after rising 0.2% monthly.Read More...
Dow futures drop 270 points as heavy selling returns to Wall Street before key inflation reading: Live updates
All three major averages are on track for sharp losses on the week.Read More...
Bitcoin falls 9%, dropping below $93,000 as sell-off intensifies
Bitcoin fell sharply on Friday amid broader caution in risk assets.Read More...
Novo Nordisk shares plunge 17% after disappointing trial results; Lilly jumps in premarket
Shares of Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk plummeted more than 24% at one point on Friday after reporting trial results that missed expectations.Read More...
‘Tariffs all the way’: Trump says European Union must buy U.S. oil and gas in trade ultimatum
Donald Trump made threats of sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners a key part of his presidential campaign.Read More...
Stock futures fall as traders await the Fed’s preferred inflation reading: Live updates
All three major averages are on track for sharp losses on the week.Read More...
Financial Services
Banking app Dave, back from the brink, is this year’s biggest gainer among financials with 934% surge
Dave, which makes money by extending loans to cash-strapped Americans, is emblematic of a larger shift that's still in its early stages, analysts say.Read More...
CFPB sues JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo over Zelle payment fraud
Zelle, a peer-to-peer payments network run by bank-owned fintech firm Early Warning Services, allows for instant payments to other consumers and businesses.Read More...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway scoops up Occidental and other stocks during sell-off
Berkshire Hathaway bought over $560 million worth of stocks over the last three sessions.Read More...
Wall Street’s fear gauge — the VIX — saw second-biggest spike ever on Wednesday
The CBOE Volatility Index (.VIX) surged 74% to close at 27.62, up from around 15 earlier in the day.Read More...
Chinese self-driving trucking company pivots to generative AI for video games
Chinese autonomous trucking company TuSimple has rebranded to CreateAI, with a focus on video games and animation, the company announced Thursday.Read More...
The Fed sees only two rate cuts in 2025, fewer than previously projected
The so-called dot-plot, which indicates individual members' expectations for rates, showed officials see interest rates falling to 3.9% by the end of 2025.Read More...
UniCredit raises stake in Commerzbank to 28% through derivatives amid takeover pursuit
Investors are watching whether UniCredit will proceed with a takeover venture of Germany's Commerzbank or Italian peer Banco BPM.Read More...
After taking morning profits, we’re afternoon buyers of 2 stocks in an oversold market
This is our second trade alert of the day.Read More...
Personal Finance
The Fed cut interest rates, but mortgage costs jumped. Here’s why
The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage spiked after the Federal Reserve cut rates. Experts say expectations for rate cuts in 2025 fueled the jump.Read More...
As Congress works to avoid a shutdown, here’s what’s next for a bill to increase Social Security benefits for public pensioners
The Senate may soon consider a bill that would increase Social Security benefits for individuals who also receive public pensions.Read More...
Number of millennial 401(k) millionaires jumps 400%: Here’s what it takes to reach seven-figure status
The number of millennials with more than $1 million in their 401(k)s has quadrupled from one year ago, according to the latest data from Fidelity Investments.Read More...
Investors are putting more into their 401(k)s — here’s the average savings rate
The average 401(k) savings rate is trending higher, according to a new survey from Plan Sponsor Council of America. Here's how it compares to target benchmarks.Read More...
Biden forgives $4.28 billion in student debt for 54,900 borrowers
The Biden administration announced on Friday that it would forgive another $4.28 billion in student loan debt for 54,900 borrowers who work in public service.Read More...
Senate expected to hold final vote on bill to change Social Security rules. Here’s what leaders have said
As the Senate wraps up its final legislative days for the year, it is expected to vote on a bill affecting Social Security benefits for about 3 million people.Read More...
Student loan servicer transfer led to ‘millions of consumer credit reporting errors’: Lawmakers
A "faulty" transfer of student loan accounts from NelNet to Mohela led to "millions of consumer credit reporting errors," lawmakers say in a new letter.Read More...
CFPB takes aim at ‘bait-and-switch’ credit card rewards — consumers forfeit about $500 million worth each year
When it comes to credit card rewards, cardholders often leave money on the table. Now the CFPB is taking a closer look at these programs.Read More...
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