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Credit card balances jump 15%, highest annual leap in over 20 years, as Americans fall deeper in debt

In an economy that has produced the highest inflation rate since the early 1980s, Americans are taking on more credit card debt to cover expenses.

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Global Reinsurance Giant Calls for More Innovation, Capital, and an Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) Marketplace

Artemis | Steve Evans | Nov 7, 2022 Swiss Re says industry needs a different approach to cyber risk underwriting and reiterates calls for cyber insurance-linked securities (ILS) marketplace. Problem:  cyber risk models remain in their infancy and is holding back the ability of underwriters on cyber insurance and reinsurance, leading to a market that


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2 years ago

Top 10 Mobile Phones 2022 for Mobile Casino Play

Nov 16, 2022 Online casinos in Canada have opened the door of opportunities to interested players. Its prime advantage is the portability to play round-the-clock without time and place limitations. Having said that experience best online casino experience comes with the best compatible new mobile phones. So, take your user experience to the next level


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Op-ed: Here are 6 stocks with excellent vital signs in the health-care sector 

Here are six health-care stocks with low-risk fundamentals, reasonable debt, good price-earnings ratios, sanguine growth projections and healthy yields.

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Interest rates on retail credit cards are 'crazy high,' with some topping 30%. 4 things to consider before opening one

As the Federal Reserve raises interest rates, what retailers may charge you for a store credit card is reaching new highs. Here's what to know before applying.

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Charlie Munger calls the success of Elon Musk's Tesla a 'minor miracle' in the car business

"We haven't had a successful new auto company in a long, long time. What Tesla has done in the car business is a minor miracle," Munger said.

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Crypto Losses: How to avoid them?

Guest Post | Nov 15, 2022 Despite its popularity in recent years and proven way for people to earn passive income, cryptocurrency has always been controversial. Like any other type of investment, cryptocurrency is considered the riskiest due to the market’s high volatility and unstable value of the cryptos. The fluctuating behaviour of the market


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Was SBF’s Alameda Research Frontrunning Token Listings on FTX?

Decrypt | Stacy Elliott | Nov 14, 2022 Alameda Research used prior knowledge of tokens that were scheduled to be listed on FTX to buy them ahead of the public announcements and then sold them for a profit, according to an analysis from crypto compliance firm Argus. Between the start of 2021 and March of


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NCFA Open Banking Future Outlook with Senator Colin Deacon and Mahi Sall

About NCFA Canada | Nov 15, 2022 The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada (NCFA), true to its mission of providing education, industry stewardship, networking, growth, and funding opportunities for innovative financial technologies and related sectors, is pleased to launch a brand new thought leadership series on Open Banking led by Berlin-based NCFA ambassador


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2 years ago

Amid court challenges to its student debt forgiveness, Biden administration could extend payment pause yet again

With the legal challenges to Biden's student loan forgiveness plan mounting, the administration might extend the payment pause on the monthly bills yet again.

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Effective Altruism: SBF’s Downfall Endangers his Philanthropic Gifts

Washington Post | Thalia Beaty and Glenn Gamboa | Nov 14, 2022 The rapid collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX into bankruptcy last week has also shaken the world of philanthropy, due to the donations and influence of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in the “effective altruism” movement. Will no longer happen: The FTX Foundation -- and


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Op-ed: Opportunities await investors in the tech sector. Here is a corner that’s ripe for growth

Valuations have softened significantly in the tech world, but an opportunity awaits the most discerning investors.

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Deadline looms to use easy filing tools to sign up for missing $1,400 stimulus checks, child tax credit payments

Simplified filing tools that enable individuals and families to submit their information to claim 2021 tax credits will close this week.

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New Medicare enrollment rules that eliminate coverage gaps take effect in 2023. Here's what you need to know

In certain situations under current rules, new Medicare beneficiaries have had to wait months for coverage to kick in. Next year, those delays will disappear.

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3 Pieces of Advice that Finance Can Learn from the Tech Industry

efinancialcareers | Junta Nakai | Nov 11, 2022 Junta Nakai spent 13 years on Wall Street before becoming the global head of financial services and sustainablity at Databricks.  He offers three pieces of advice that the finance industry can learn from the tech industry. Reward failure: Silicon Valley is culturally designed to fail fast, while


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