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April 1, 2022

Liz Weston: Painless — Even Fun — Ways To Learn About Money

The online landscape is littered with horrible personal finance advice: teenagers promoting day trading strategies,“ influencers” flogging questionable investment schemes and people with dubious credentials insisting you shouldn’t invest in a 401(k).

October 7, 2021

18 NBA Players Charged With Defrauding The League’s Health Plan

Eighteen former NBA players have been charged with defrauding the league’s health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million, according to an indictment Thursday in New York.

Fed Foresees A Potential Rate Hike As Soon As Next Year

September 23, 2021

The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it may start raising its benchmark interest rate sometime next year, earlier than it envisioned three months ago and a sign that it’s concerned that high inflation pressures may persist.

September 14, 2021

Democrats Seek Corporate, Wealthy Tax Hikes For $3.5T Plan

The proposed top tax rate would revert to 39.6% on individuals earning more than $400,000, or $450,000 for couples, and there would be a 3% tax on wealthier Americans with adjusted income beyond $5 million a year.

September 13, 2021

Revolving Credit Balances Reach Pre-Pandemic Levels

The last time revolving credit balances were over $1 trillion was in April 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic slowed consumer spending.

July 14, 2021

Prosecutors: Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ran $2M Scam

Prosecutors allege that suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck was running a $2 million scam to bilk money from the property insurer he led before being elected.

July 1, 2021

Warren Buffett: Pandemic’s Impact Still Hard To Predict

Billionaire Warren Buffett says the one constant throughout the coronavirus pandemic has been that it has been difficult to predict how it would affect the economy, but clearly it has devastated many small businesses and individuals.

June 23, 2021

Kobe Bryant’s Widow Settles Lawsuit Against Pilot, Helicopter Company

Vanessa Bryant, her children and relatives of other victims filed a settlement agreement notice Tuesday with a federal judge in Los Angeles but terms of the confidential deal weren’t disclosed.

June 9, 2021

4th Stimulus Check: Biden Team ‘Happy To Listen,’ But Focused On Jobs

The Biden Administration is stopping short of shooting down hopes of a fourth stimulus check, but signaled that the president is focused on “putting people back to work” rather than short-term relief.

June 4, 2021

US Adds 559K Jobs As Firms Still Struggle To Add Positions

U.S. employers added a modest 559,000 jobs in May, an improvement from April’s sluggish gain but still evidence that many companies are struggling to find enough workers as the economy rapidly recovers from the pandemic recession.

April 19, 2021

JP Morgan To Finance Controversial Breakaway Soccer League

The 12 European clubs planning to start a breakaway Super League have told the leaders of FIFA and UEFA that they have begun legal action aimed at fending off threats to block the competition.

April 14, 2021

Financier And Con Man Bernie Madoff Dead At 82

Madoff died at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, apparently from natural causes, the person said. The person was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity.

April 5, 2021

Vaccine Reluctance Is Waning, But Still Significant, New Poll Finds

The race is on to vaccinate as many people as possible, but a significant number of Americans are reluctant to get the shots, even in places where they are plentiful. Twenty-five percent of Americans say they probably or definitely will not get vaccinated, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

February 25, 2021

Powell: Recovery Uneven, High Inflation Unlikely

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscored the U.S. economy’s ongoing weakness Tuesday in remarks that suggested that the Fed sees no need to alter its ultra-low interest rate policies anytime soon. “The economic recovery remains uneven and far from complete, and the path ahead is highly uncertain,” Powell said.

January 25, 2021

Senate Confirms Janet Yellen As First Female Treasury Secretary

The Senate on Monday approved President Joe Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation’s 78th treasury secretary, making her the first woman to hold the job in the department’s 232-year history.

Trump Pardons Ex-GOP Leader At Center Of Greg Lindberg Bribe Case

January 20, 2021

Federal authorities said ex-Rep. Robin Hayes participated in a scheme while GOP state chairman in which wealthy insurance company exec Greg Lindberg attempted to bribe the state insurance commissioner with $1.5 million in campaign funds in exchange for removing a top department regulator.

January 7, 2021

Biden Win Confirmed After Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol

Congress confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner early Thursday after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a stunning attempt to overturn America’s presidential election, undercut the nation’s democracy and keep Trump in the White House.

Senate Approves Christopher Waller For Fed Board Seat

December 3, 2020

The vote in favor of Waller’s appointment was 48-47. Waller, research director for the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, taught economics for nearly 25 years before joining the St. Louis Fed in 2009. He has endured far less scrutiny than Judy Shelton, the controversial nominee he was paired with and who was voted down in the Senate last month.

December 1, 2020

McConnell: Senate Will Vote To Add Christopher Waller To Fed Board

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell signaled Monday that he plans to hold a Senate vote this week on the long-delayed nomination of Christopher Waller to the Federal Reserve Board. Waller was first named by Trump on Twitter in July 2019, but the nomination wasn’t formally announced until January.

November 23, 2020

Biden Taps Janet Yellen For Treasury Secretary: Report

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to serve as treasury secretary, a pivotal role in which she would help shape and direct his economic policies.

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