Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors, or SHIBA, will host a Medicare review workshop in north central Idaho next week. SHIBA’s workshop is planned 2-3 p.m. Thursday at the Orofino Senior Center, located at 930 Michigan Ave., according to a news release. To register for the workshop, call SHIBA at 1-800-247-4422. Medicare is in open enrollment […]
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On Wednesday morning, the financial market broadened its perspective of a moderate pace of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, following divergent data from the United States. The ADP report showed job creation well above expectations in October, while US economic activity and inflation data pointed to a slowdown in the third quarter..
HBO’s investment banking soap opera. HBO’s investment banking drama makes a soap opera out of the “useless” but lurid nature of finance. Ken Leung in Industry. Like many real-life office workers, the characters of Industry take refuge in the bathroom. The cold comforts of the toilet are often the de facto hideaway for the London-based…
Voter guide: Here’s who’s running for Delaware’s Insurance Commissioner in the 2024 general election
USAA's two largest home insurance subsidiaries were approved this month to raise rates for homeowners and condominium owners by double digits starting at the end of the year. USAA is the sixth largest home insurer in California, representing about 5.61% of the market as of 2023. Its largest subsidiary, known also as USAA, was approved to raise rates at the…
Two high-profile billboards in the Richmond District are attacking a progressive supervisor on her public safety record amid a heated race against a moderate opponent. Neighbors for a Better San Francisco Advocacy has paid for two billboards claiming District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan "delayed funding public safety" and "cut $2 million from police staffing"–…
John Deaton has routinely said he’ s not supporting Donald Trump. Elon Musk, the tech billionaire supporting Trump’ s presidential campaign, last week gave Deaton’ s long-shot Republican US Senate bid a nod. Musk had issued a one-word endorsement of Deaton, sharing a post on X from Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, a cryptocurrency trading platform, that…
The Bank of Japan warned Thursday of "high uncertainties" following the ruling party’s worst election result in 15 years, as it kept interest rates unchanged.
A round of eulogies occurred last year, after several crypto-trading giants, including FTX, collapsed, and the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a barrage of lawsuits against major blockchain companies.“ Crypto is dead in America,” said the tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya on the All-In podcast in April 2023. Publications including The Wall Street…
The economy grew solidly again in the third quarter, bolstering the belief that the U.S. can dodge a recession and raising the odds the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates more modestly in the months ahead. The nation's gross domestic product, the value of all goods and services produced in the U.S., expanded at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.8% in the…
LONDON– In mid-October, Greg Swenson, an American who has lived in London for the last decade, was doing what he described as "the banking circuit": Milan, Paris, Abu Dhabi. He had recently returned from the Middle East. The week after, Swenson, an investment banker who chairs the U.K. chapter of Republicans Overseas, an organization that is recognized by but not formally…
Paul Tudor Jones, the founder of Paul Tudor Investment Corporation and Robin Hood Foundation, spoke on the sidelines of the 2024 Robin Hood Investors Conference in New York on October 23 2024. According to Paul Tudor, for the hedge fund world the elections are the “macro super bowl”. While elections in the past weren’t this…
The Federal Reserve has indicated that more rate cuts are likely to follow the September 18 reduction from 5.25%-5.50% to 4.75%-5.00%. The rate remains restrictive, according to their assessment. The Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) suggests that the collective aim is to lower the federal funds rate to 2.9% over the next couple of years.
Iowa Navigator will have eight staffers in three Iowa locations to help Iowans make selections during Health Insurance Marketplace open enrollment.
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BENTON – Quinn Johnston law firm of Peoria, facing a malpractice suit, claims product liability lawyer Joseph Bleyer of Marion can explain actions of lawyers in a product liability case to a jury as well as a legal malpractice expert.
Consensys is cutting 20% of its workforce, and CEO Joe Lubin has directly associated the layoffs with the SEC’s continuing tirade against the crypto industry.
The decision follows growing requests from retail investors seeking more flexible trading hours. The brokerage company intends to implement the expanded trading feature gradually, beginning with its most active traders, with the rollout set to commence the week following the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5.
Delaware is often seen as a top retirement destination, ranking second in Bankrate's 2023 list of best states to retire. While the cost of living can be high for retirees, factors such as low property taxes, combined state and local sales tax exemptions and affordable homeowners insurance help offset these expenses. A survey by Badcredit.org of over 800…
