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States put unemployment insurance on chopping block

Lawmakers in a handful of states have proposed reducing the duration of unemployment benefits and imposing more stringent work-search requirements.

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Who should teach kids about money? Americans say parents, but many don't talk to their own children about it: CNBC + Acorns survey

A CNBC + Acorns survey finds 31% of parents aren't having any money conversations with their kids. Here are some tools that will help.

2 years ago

Toronto Centre interview with Dr. Kyrylo Shevchenko, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU)

Toronto Centre | Apr 1, 2022 Over the past month, almost a quarter of Ukraine’s population has been displaced. The UN estimates that over 6.5 million are displaced inside Ukraine and nearly 4 million have been forced to flee the country. To put this into perspective, these numbers are larger than the population of many


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81% of U.S. adults are worried about a recession hitting this year, survey finds

More than 80% of adults think the U.S. economy is likely to experience a recession in 2022, according to the CNBC + Acorns Invest in You survey.

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Here’s what consumers plan to cut back on if prices continue to surge

People plan to trim spending on food, driving and vacations to keep up with inflation, according to CNBC + Acorns Invest in You survey.

2 years ago

Inflation fears force Americans to rethink financial choices

Americans are more financially stressed than a year ago, with 48% thinking about higher prices all the time, a CNBC + Acorns Invest in You survey found.

2 years ago

Op-ed: Will high inflation hurt stock returns in the long run? Not really

Investors looking to take advantage of these turbulent times won't necessarily benefit by moving their allocations to U.S. Treasurys.

2 years ago

Hester Peirce Remarks at University of Central Florida’s Inaugural FinTech Summit: Is that a Fish Behind the Wheel?

SEC | Hester Peirce | Apr 1, 2022 Thank you, Barry [Miller]. Thank you also to Professor Ajai Singh. It is a pleasure to be part of the University of Central Florida’s inaugural FinTech Summit. This morning, I would like to discuss the ways in which financial regulators ought to engage with innovation. Before I


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2 years ago

The myth about credit cards and credit scores that’s costing you

Two-thirds of consumers think carrying a credit card balance improves their credit score. But the opposite can be true and consumers also rack up interest.

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Alleged US$16 million crypto theft case to test ‘Code is law’ defence in Canada

Canadian Lawyer | Aidan Macnab | Mar 17, 2022 Dispute shows how decentralized finance is being pulled into the regulated system, says lawyer An action involving the alleged theft of around US$16 million in cryptocurrency will be the first in Canada, if it is heard on its merits, to address the “Code is law defence,”


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Elon Musk becomes Twitter’s largest shareholder at 9.2%. What tweet’s next?

BBC | Jane Wakefield | Apr 5, 2022 Elon Musk didn't actually tweet about his new stake in Twitter, which for an avid tweeter seemed somewhat ironic. Maybe it was because the 9.2% he now owns is described as a passive stake, although those who know Musk do not expect it to stay that way


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2 years ago

Inflation fears force Americans to rethink financial choices, CNBC and Acorns survey says

Americans are more financially stressed than a year ago, with 48% thinking about higher prices all the time, a CNBC + Acorns Invest in You survey found.

2 years ago

Hester Peirce Remarks at University of Central Florida’s FinTech Summit: Is that a Fish Behind the Wheel?

SEC | Hester Peirce | Apr 1, 2022 Thank you, Barry [Miller]. Thank you also to Professor Ajai Singh. It is a pleasure to be part of the University of Central Florida’s inaugural FinTech Summit. This morning, I would like to discuss the ways in which financial regulators ought to engage with innovation. Before I


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2 years ago

BIS-Swiss National Bank Event – On Demand Stream DeFi22: Does safe DeFi require CBDCs?

BIS and Swiss National Bank | Apr 4, 2022 Conference hosted by the BIS Innovation Hub and the Swiss National Bank, 4 April, 2022, Zurich, Switzerland.  This conference aims to establish a common understanding on how DeFi-based markets might evolve from their current state, what role central banks might have, and the potential interaction with


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