The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed a proposal that could have eased rules for crypto companies seeking to trade digital tokens linked to publicly listed shares, following concerns raised by major players across financial markets. Crypto industry players like Riot Blockchain Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT) will continue to watch what regulatory plan the SEC eventually […]
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Newrez, a leading homeownership company, today announced it is expanding its partnership with digital insurance marketplace Matic to bring always-on, real-time homeowners insurance comparison into its HomeHub customer portal. Through this integration, Newrez homeowners can instantly compare personalized homeowners insurance coverage options and…
Jerome Powell "s days as Federal Reserve boss were akin to a roller coaster ride for Southern California" s housing market. You can "t pin all of housing" s gyrations on the now-departed Fed chairman. Yet his eight years as the head of the nation "s central bank were a tale of two worlds for real estate, which basically doubled a typical Southern California homebuyer" s…
For the third year in a row, Washington insurance companies requested a double-digit rate increase for their individual health plans, reviving worries that the cost of coverage is becoming untenable. This seems quite significant, "said Matt McGough, policy analyst at KFF, a research organization that focuses on the healthcare system. Health insurers in…
New York Life today announced the launch of“ The Assist,” a short-form docuseries that looks beyond performance on the field to the people who made it possible. New York Life has also committed $15 million over three years to partnering with organizations developing the next generation of coaches and mentors through the New York Life Foundation’ s Coaching the…
The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Board:. To say that these stints at Stanford were transformative would be an understatement. In fact, I started my research on patents and innovation or the economics of innovation here and benefitted greatly from my interaction with economists here at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy…
Research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows strong demand for guaranteed income, with more than four in five workers expressing interest 1, while research from Goldman Sachs Asset Management highlights that, alongside this demand, consumers increasingly value solutions that combine reliable income with flexibility. 2.
Louisiana will dole out a record 3,000 grants to help homeowners put fortified roofs on their homes in the coming weeks, after elected officials agreed on a bill that injects $50 million into the program. Paul Sawyer, R- Baton Rouge, which will allow the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to send excess funds from Hurricane Katrina-era…
On Truth Social, Trump accused former SEC Chair Gary Gensler and the so-called“ Anti-Crypto Army” of destroying the industry by driving Bitcoin, cryptocurrency perpetuals, and other innovations out of the U.S.. Trump’ s claim that cryptocurrency companies are“ coming back” to the U.S. has some evidence of a positive shift, but it’ s not a massive wave of relocations yet.
U.S. President Donald Trump is singing the praises of prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket. On social media, Trump said it’s “critically important” that regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) keep “exclusive authority” over prediction markets.
"Private money" sounds like an oxymoron. In fact, the United States did have private money in the past, back in the 19th century. Both the Genius Act, enacted last year, and the Clarity Act, currently pending in the U.S. Senate, aim to make stablecoins safer and more widely adopted.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said that "There might be, in the next couple years, a chance to put $10 [billion] or $20 billion to work buying something."
Alliant Insurance Services, the nation’ s leading specialty broker, has hired Jackson Bender as Executive Vice President within its Mergers& Acquisitions vertical. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Georgia and is an active member of the Atlanta business community. Alliant Insurance Services marks a century of success as the nation’ s…
Agero, the leading white-label provider of digital driver assistance services and software for the majority of automotive and auto insurance companies, has renewed its multi-year partnership with Hagerty, a business that makes it easier and more enjoyable to be a driving enthusiast through insurance, buying and selling platforms, publishing and events.
Lancaster native Sara DiNatale is among the winners of the Pulitzer Prize in 2026, receiving an award in Explanatory Writing for her coverage of systemic issues within major insurance companies that left policyholders undercompensated following widespread wildfires. The investigation was already underway when DiNatale began working at the…
Kathy Hochul recently announced a series of auto insurance reforms included in New York's fiscal year 2027 budget that state officials say are aimed at reducing premiums by cracking down on fraud, limiting certain lawsuit damages and tightening oversight of insurers. The budget also increases regulatory authority over insurers, including restrictions…
Vermont's health insurance premiums are some of the highest in the nation. Phil Scott's response to this is to point the finger elsewhere, blaming school spending for taxes and proposing to consolidate schools. Amanda Janoo, candidate for governor, is an economist and systems thinker who clearly sees the problem and proposes a viable solution: publicly fund…
The debate over health insurance in the United States has returned to the forefront as the Affordable Care Act faces political pressure, insurance premiums continue to climb and physicians experience increasing restrictions from insurance companies. Today, the United States spends a relatively high amount per person on health care, but Americans die…
Heading into the Atlantic storm season that begins June 1, insurance experts said legislative reforms in 2022 and 2023 targeting“ frivolous” lawsuits, along with a year without any storm hits, have allowed some“ softening” in homeowners insurance prices, growth in new carriers into the state, and a fall in the policy count by state-backed Citizens Property…
