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By Jon D. Markman On January 15, 202002:00 PM Eastern
Visa (V) announced Monday that the company will acquire Plaid, a San Francisco financial technology startup, for $5.3 billion. The deal reaffirms the fintech landscape.
For Visa shareholders,...
By Tony Sagami On January 10, 202008:00 AM Eastern
I made a lot of money last year. And I hope you did, too.
But generating higher income on investments is tricky. That’s why Dr. Martin Weiss and the team here at Weiss Ratings poured $3.2...
By Jon D. Markman On December 16, 201902:00 PM Eastern
There’s a hiring boom happening now. And the skillset in highest demand? Artificial intelligence programming.
AI is one of the four most profitable megatrends that will shape the market in 2020...
By Sean Brodrick On December 5, 201905:00 AM Eastern
On Tuesday, gold prices moved higher, breaking out of a trading range that previously held the yellow metal in check.
President Trump got the credit for this, after he said he didn’t mind if a...
By Tony Sagami On October 28, 201911:44 AM Eastern
My friend was in tears.
She was about to close on the purchase of a new home when her mortgage broker called. "I'm sorry, but you've been turned down because of your low credit score."
Buying...
By Jon D. Markman On October 23, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Cable company stocks have been surprisingly strong in 2019, and almost nobody saw it coming.
Variety reported Tuesday that Verizon (VZ) will offer a free year of Disney Plus, the House of...
By Jon D. Markman On October 16, 201902:00 PM Eastern
What if everything economists think they know about economic growth is wrong?
The problem may be the data, according to a CNBC report. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell raised the...
By Jon D. Markman On October 4, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Stocks swung like a chandelier in a windstorm this week. The Dow Industrials shed more than 800 points in just two days, as investors reacted to poor economic data tempered with excitement that...
By Sean Brodrick On September 21, 201906:00 AM Eastern
Many people are using CBD now, for everything from soothing anxiety to managing pain from arthritis. Heck, CBD can even reduce seizures.
Anecdotal evidence shows it helps with a lot of health...
By Tony Sagami On September 6, 201908:50 AM Eastern
What would you do with your money if the Federal Reserve deposit rate was a negative 0.4%?
Sure, U.S. banks hardly pay anything these days, but at least they pay something, which is not the case...