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Child tax credit scams still trapping the unwary

Child tax credit scams still trapping the unwary

The IRS is issuing monthly payments of the enhanced child tax credit through 2021. Scammers are posing as government agents to steal money and personal data.

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More companies offer tuition assistance, student loan repayment to help with college costs

More companies offer tuition assistance, student loan repayment to help with college costs

More companies are pitching in to help with college costs, as the student loan debt repayment pause is set to expire.

4 years ago
Open banking continues to evolve — what’s next?

Open banking continues to evolve — what’s next?

Sifted | Steph Bailey | Nov 3, 2021 Opening Up Financial Services Investors are still betting big on open banking: in the past three months, TrueLayer announced a $130m funding round led by Tiger Global, Visa bought rival Tink for $2bn, Yapily announced its $51m Series B raise and Mastercard doubled down by acquiring Aiia


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4 years ago
Robinhood's data breach involved about 7 million customers. Here's how to protect your credit from fraudsters

Robinhood's data breach involved about 7 million customers. Here's how to protect your credit from fraudsters

While the majority of compromised information was limited to email addresses and full names, it's worth taking steps to guard your credit.

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NASA delays astronaut moon landing to 2025

NASA delays astronaut moon landing to 2025

NASA on Tuesday delayed its plans to return astronauts to the surface of the moon, announcing the agency is targeting 2025 for a crewed landing.

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Alternative rocket builder SpinLaunch completes first test flight

Alternative rocket builder SpinLaunch completes first test flight

SpinLaunch last month conducted the first test flight of a prototype in New Mexico.

4 years ago
Men tend to have higher total credit limits than female borrowers, research finds

Men tend to have higher total credit limits than female borrowers, research finds

Women earn less money than men due to the gender wage gap. Now, research finds that they may also get less credit.

4 years ago
Thousands of Americans living abroad got stimulus checks. Here’s why

Thousands of Americans living abroad got stimulus checks. Here’s why

The IRS issued $5.5 billion of stimulus payments outside the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Tax policy experts say there's good reason for doing so.

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Switching jobs is often an effective way to boost income. When to put yourself on the market

Switching jobs is often an effective way to boost income. When to put yourself on the market

Wage gains for people who have switched jobs have outpaced those who've stayed since 2011, according to the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank.

4 years ago
9 digital assets powering the DeFi revolution?

9 digital assets powering the DeFi revolution?

Forkast | Alex Tapscott | Nov 8, 2021 Financial services, foundational to all industry and economic activity, is going through the greatest upheaval since the invention of double-entry bookkeeping in the Middle Ages. Every aspect of the industry is about to change, from how we move and store value to how we access credit, invest,


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4 years ago
Alternative rocket builder SpinLaunch completes successful first test flight

Alternative rocket builder SpinLaunch completes successful first test flight

SpinLaunch last month conducted the first successful test flight of a prototype in New Mexico.

4 years ago
The average recruiter initially spends 7.4 seconds scanning a resume, so use these strategies to stand out in your job search

The average recruiter initially spends 7.4 seconds scanning a resume, so use these strategies to stand out in your job search

If you want to land a new job amid the "Great Resignation," you'll want to make sure your resume catches the eyes of recruiters.

4 years ago
How you can experiment, learn and improve with OSC TestLab

How you can experiment, learn and improve with OSC TestLab

OSC Innovation Office | Oct 28, 2021 Did you catch our big news? The Innovation Office is launching OSC TestLab, a new testing environment for Ontario’s capital markets. We’re excited to open applications for our first test this fall. Here's how you can get involved. In the next few weeks, we will roll out the TestLab framework and the problem statements that will form


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4 years ago
The deadline to sign up for the enhanced child tax credit is Nov. 15 to get money this year

The deadline to sign up for the enhanced child tax credit is Nov. 15 to get money this year

The deadline for families to sign up for the enhanced child tax credit and get any money this year is Nov. 15.

4 years ago
Rise of the super app

Rise of the super app

Verge | Alex Heath | Nov 1, 2021 Social media companies are increasingly super apps that encompass more of what we do online, for better or worse Say you want to see Japanese Breakfast play in Sacramento next week with a couple of friends. The process of going requires jumping between at least a few


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