Jack Dorsey, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter Inc. and Square Inc., speaks during the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, U.S., on Friday, June 4, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Square CEO Jack Dorsey has high hopes for digital asset and aspiring currency bitcoin. “My hope is that it
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Online brokerage pioneer Thomas Peterffy told CNBC on Wednesday he’s invested in cryptocurrencies, while still expressing skepticism over the long-term future of the digital asset class. “Even I myself have put a little bit of money into crypto, because even though chances are, I think, that this is not going to be a viable market,
andresr/Getty Images As demand surges for sustainable funds, it may be difficult for some consumers to identify what to add to their portfolios. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler shifted his focus to environmental, social and governance investing, known as ESG, in a recent statement. His team will explore climate- and workplace-related metrics, along
It’s very common for family members to become caregivers for other family members or help them financially when medical care or long-term care is needed. It’s also common for these families to leave money on the table by not taking all the tax breaks they could. The care could take many forms. An adult child
LPETTET | iStock | Getty Images About 2.2 million more stimulus checks have gone out over the last six weeks, the government said Wednesday. The latest batch brings the total number of payments disbursed to more than 171 million, with an aggregate value of $400 billion, according to the announcement from the IRS, Treasury Department
Glenn is president of Ally Home with more than 35 years of experience in consumer lending, mortgage and capital markets. The combination of a lack of housing inventory, increased building costs and low rates has created an environment of high home prices and fierce competition among buyers. Despite this being one of the most competitive markets I’ve
I’ve finally been able to travel and have had the opportunity to hear from CPA firms, small and medium business owners and tax-exempt organization managers around the country about their outlook for jobs and growth. Most of the news has been heartening as businesses and tax-exempts look to weather the economic storm caused by the
Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images A British man was arrested Wednesday in Spain in connection with the 2020 hack of Twitter accounts belonging to Apple, President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama, Tesla chief Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and more than 100 others to swindle their followers out of
In this article JNJ In this photo illustration a Johnson & Johnson logo is seen in front of a medical syringe and a vial with coronavirus vaccine. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday it expects to sell $2.5 billion of its Covid-19 vaccine, even as concerns
In this article BTC.CM= A bitcoin sign with a graph pictured in the background. STR | NurPhoto via Getty Images Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies recovered Wednesday after a brutal sell-off, with the world’s biggest digital coin climbing back above $30,000. The price of bitcoin traded as high as $32,383 Wednesday, according to Coin Metrics, and
Famed contemporary artist Damien Hirst told CNBC on Wednesday he believes in the staying power of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, the blockchain-based digital collectibles that soared, then sank, in popularity this year. “You look at what’s happening in NFTs, and you can kind of see the galleries disappearing before you see the NFTs disappearing,” Hirst
Getty Images As the market soars and more older workers retire, those sitting on appreciated employer stock in their 401(k) plans may have an opportunity to pay lower taxes on part of that growth. The strategy, known as net unrealized appreciation, or NUA, allows someone to lock in lower capital gains rates rather than paying
Representative John Garamendi (D-CA) recently introduced a new bill that could change how the Social Security cost-of-living adjustments are calculated. The bill titled “Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2021” would require the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) to calculate what could be described as a fair Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for the
FG Trade | E+ | Getty Images Having an emergency fund generally is a good thing. Having too much cash, however, can hold back growing your overall wealth. It’s especially important for younger investors to make sure they’re putting money into the stock market, as they have the most to gain from a long investment
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor and her husband, actor Daryl Sabara, have sold their home in the Toluca Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles for $$5.94 million, records show. Listed in May for $5.95 million by Justin Paul Huchel of Hilton & Hyland, the private and gated estate proved to be a hot item in a surging
SINGAPORE — The failure to contain Covid infections is impeding the recovery of many Southeast Asian economies, says Sean Darby from Jefferies. “Indonesia, like many of the ASEAN economies, has yet to really get to grips with the Covid-19 virus,” Darby, global head of equity strategy at the U.S. investment bank, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box
In this article UAL A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images United Airlines on Tuesday reported higher second-quarter revenue thanks to a resurgence in air travel, the latest carrier to issue a brightening outlook for one
U.S. stock futures were flat in early morning trading on Wednesday after the major averages clawed back much of their losses from Monday’s sell-off. Dow futures were about 16 points higher. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures traded slightly higher. Netflix reported disappointing third quarter subscriber guidance after the bell on Tuesday, but the
What do Americans believe about Social Security? A new poll by Nationwide Financial, with splits by generation, gives us some answers. Here are four key items from the survey: Millennials are much less informed about the general nature of benefits: on average, this age group (ages 25 – 40) guessed that the full retirement eligibility
Yulia Petrova | Moment | Getty Images More than two-thirds of federal student loan borrowers say they’re not ready to resume their monthly payments. That’s the finding from a survey conducted for The Pew Charitable Trusts, which comes as the U.S. Department of Education’s payment pause and interest waiver for borrowers is set to expire
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