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November 24, 2021

President Biden on Tuesday took credit for the supposed strength of the U.S. economy — “the strongest economic recovery in the world,” he called it. But he also said don’t blame him for the “painful” spike in gasoline prices. Higher […]

November 23, 2021

As a result, we saw an overwhelming upwards trajectory of real-time payment volumes across the world. Recent research has revealed that in Europe alone there were 7.9 billion real-time transactions made, accounting for a staggering $8,317 billion in 2020. And […]

November 22, 2021

Workers and families with private health insurance would reap savings on prescription drugs from a little-noticed provision in President Joe Biden’s sweeping social agenda bill. It’s meant to break the cycle of annual price increases for widely used medicines. That […]

November 22, 2021

UBS on Saturday nominated former Morgan Stanley President Colm Kelleher to become its next chairman — a move that could be solidified through a vote at the Swiss bank’s annual shareholder meeting April 6. The bank — the world’s largest […]

November 22, 2021

The CFPB recently released a report on Consumer Credit Disputes finding that consumers in majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods had a disproportionally higher amount of disputes on their credit reports. The report indicates that this trend was across several credit […]

November 18, 2021

Discussions of cryptocurrency and decentralized finance typically revolve around trends relating to retail investors. However, recent data suggests that institutions are beginning to invest in digital assets in multiple forms, not least of which is their significant investments into financial […]

November 16, 2021

When assessing income-generating stocks, one important thing to note is the yield, which measures the percentage the company pays out in dividends in relation to its stock price. As you analyze, you might come upon an expensive stock with a […]

November 16, 2021

Another firm set of retail sales figures with a beat across the board. Meanwhile, revisions to the prior month’s report were slightly mixed, however, US retail sales nonetheless remain robust. Most notably, the retail sales control group figure rose 1.6% […]

November 16, 2021

U.S. Bancorp, the parent company of U.S. Bank, has entered into an agreement to acquire TravelBank, a San Francisco-based fintech company that provides an all-in-one, tech-driven expense and travel management solution. TravelBank is easy to use for employees and helps […]

November 15, 2021

Don’t blame inflation on Washington’s multi-trillion spending spree: “I think it’s important to realize that the cause of this inflation is the pandemic,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “The pandemic has been calling the shots for […]