Banking


Why $2,467 Could Be The Magic Number For Emergency Savings

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Two economists crunched the numbers on more than 70,000 lower-income households. Read more

Outside The Box: The End Of Globalization Is Here — Now Investors Need To Prepare For Whats Next

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Get ready for a new world order of trade blocs and roadblocks to economic growth, writes economist Neil Shearing. Read more

The Fed: Fed Says It Will Start To Buy Treasury Bills Next Week To Ease Money-market Pressure

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The Federal Reserve announced Friday it will buy Treasury bills to maintain ample reserves in the banking system. Read more

How Do Super Savers Know When They Can Quit Their Jobs?

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These people on the path to early retirement took their time, even when they had the money to leave Read more

Deep Dive: Bank Earnings Preview: The Good Times Are Coming To An End

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The effects of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cuts will be felt for an extended period. Read more

GE Freezes Worker Pensions — What To Do If Your Employer Changes The Terms Of Your Retirement Plan

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Once the Holy Grail of a secure retirement, pensions are becoming less reliable Read more

Mortgage Rates Drop Once Again — Sparking More Interest In Loan Refinancing

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While the decline in rates has prompted many home owners to refinance their loans, it may not be enough to create a majo... Read more

Market Extra: Fed Plan To Buy T-Bills May Open Door To More Stimulus

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Investors see the new Fed plan to resume short-dated Treasury debt purchases as a sign of the central bank’s willingne... Read more

Need To Know: Expert Who Called The 2008 Crisis Says Repeat Of December Meltdown Is Inevitable

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A repeat of that rout that wiped nearly 20% off the S&P 500 last December may be unavoidable, warns our call of the ... Read more

Read This Before Taking Out Another Retail Credit Card

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There’s been a worrying trend with retail credit cards, and it doesn’t appear to be improving. Read more

This Woman Went From Deep Debt To Retirement Riches In A Few Years By Teaching Herself Financial Literacy

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The Brooklyn native grew up in a low-income neighborhood with a family working hard to make a living. Read more

Cannabis Watch: Mitch McConnell Meets With Pot Execs In California, Pitched Need For Cannabis Banking Reform

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a longtime opponent of reforming marijuana laws, is spending more time than usua... Read more

Jamie Dimon's Words Ring True As Silicon Valley Startups Take On The Big Banks

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In a letter to shareholders penned back 2014, Jamie Dimon, CEO of U.S. banking giant JPMorgan Chase, wrote of Silicon Va... Read more

Outside The Box: This Tax Break For First-time Home Buyers Could Keep The Housing Market Afloat

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Federal tax relief for new homeowners would help millennials and support prices, writes Sanjiv Das. Read more

6 Fintech Startups That Are Worth Watching

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With traditional banks and financial systems on their last legs in terms of innovation andaccessibility, financial techn... Read more

Pepsis $1 Billion Green Bond Puts It In Growing Ranks Of Big Companies Selling Debt For Climate-change Initiatives

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PepsiCo Inc. has priced its first-ever green bond, earmarking the proceeds from the $1 billion offering to help the food... Read more

Income Inequality Is Growing Faster In Some Cities Than Others — Heres Why

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Location matters, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York says. Read more

Robinhood Unveils Long-delayed Cash Management Accounts — This Time With Insurance

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The accounts come with an APY of 2.05%, well below the 3% the company originally promised back in December. Read more

Market Extra: Heres Why European Leaders May Let An Economic Slowdown Morph Into A Serious Crisis

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The eurozone slump is worsening, monetary policy is at the end of the road, but politics is an obstacle to the needed fi... Read more

This Financial Planner Racked Up $12,000 In Credit-card Debt — I Went A Little Overboard

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‘They don’t see me as a perfect person and I don’t want them to.’ Read more