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Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser faces disgruntled employees, regulators’ demands in difficult first year

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser faces disgruntled employees, regulators’ demands in difficult first year

Regulatory scrutiny has weighed on employee morale, making the task of turning around Citigroup harder as CEO Jane Fraser approaches her one-year anniversary.

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Owning cryptocurrency may make you more desirable on the dating scene, study finds

Owning cryptocurrency may make you more desirable on the dating scene, study finds

Investing in digital currencies can impact more than just your financial standing. It may even score you a date.

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Senators tout bill that would make it easier for pregnant women to keep working

Senators tout bill that would make it easier for pregnant women to keep working

A bipartisan congressional proposal would require employers to make reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers.

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Going abroad? Your destination may require travel insurance

Going abroad? Your destination may require travel insurance

About a dozen countries have added an insurance mandate for tourists during the pandemic era, to cover costs related to Covid-19.

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There have never been more ways to build a credit score. Here's what to know

There have never been more ways to build a credit score. Here's what to know

"There's a growing knowledge that a lot of people have been shut out of the traditional credit system," says CreditCard.com analyst Ted Rossman.

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Used-car prices may be easing, research shows

Used-car prices may be easing, research shows

In the last few weeks of January, the average price of used cars began to slide, which may signal a return to a more normal market, research shows.

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How Stable is your Stablecoin?

How Stable is your Stablecoin?

Stablecorp | Jean Desgagne | Feb 3, 2022 There is no guessing game.  A VCAD is a digital, secure, transferable bank deposit receipt facilitated by the blockchain. The global stablecoin supply has exploded in 2021, tripling in supply since the start of the year with market cap surpassing USD 100 billion. What was once thought


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Medicare to start covering the cost of at-home Covid tests in the spring

Medicare to start covering the cost of at-home Covid tests in the spring

The announcement comes after Medicare was not included in a Biden administration mandate that insurers cover the cost of at-home tests.

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Senators tout bill that would make it easier for pregnant women to continue working

Senators tout bill that would make it easier for pregnant women to continue working

A bipartisan Congressional proposal would require employers to make reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers.

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Here’s why your tax return may be flagged by the IRS

Here’s why your tax return may be flagged by the IRS

There are several reasons why your tax return may get flagged or audited by the IRS. Here’s how to avoid IRS scrutiny and processing delays.

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Ken Griffin’s Citadel flagship hedge fund gains nearly 5% during January's tech rout

Ken Griffin’s Citadel flagship hedge fund gains nearly 5% during January's tech rout

Citadel's multistrategy flagship fund Wellington gained 4.71% in January, outperforming the S&P 500.

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Medicare will soon start covering the cost of at-home Covid tests

Medicare will soon start covering the cost of at-home Covid tests

The announcement comes after Medicare was not included in a Biden administration mandate that insurers cover the cost of at-home tests.

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Satellite imagery specialist ICEYE raises $136 million to better monitor catastrophes like floods

Satellite imagery specialist ICEYE raises $136 million to better monitor catastrophes like floods

Finnish satellite imagery venture ICEYE closed an $136 million round of venture capital fundraising, led by U.K. fund Seraphim Space.

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IRS Special Agent “Seeing ‘Mountains Of Fraud in Cryptocurrencies, NFTs”

IRS Special Agent “Seeing ‘Mountains Of Fraud in Cryptocurrencies, NFTs”

ComplianceX | Jack Kelly | Jan 31, 2022 Speaking at a virtual event held on Tuesday by the USC Gould School of Law, Ryan Korner from the IRS Criminal Investigation’s Los Angeles field, said that both NFTs and cryptocurrencies are becoming a growing area of concern for regulators and tax collectors as they’ve steadily become more mainstream. Korner


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Rates are going up:  “Emergency monetary measures to support the economy are no longer needed”

Rates are going up: “Emergency monetary measures to support the economy are no longer needed”

BoC | Tiff Macklem | Feb 2, 2022 Our message is threefold. The emergency monetary measures needed to support the economy through the pandemic are no longer required and they have ended. Interest rates will need to increase to control inflation. Canadians should expect a rising path for interest rates. While reopening our economy after


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