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Rohit Chopra, director of the CFPB, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Semi-Annual Report to Congress,” in the Dirksen Building on Nov. 30, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday issued a finalized version […]
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to reporters as House Republican leaders hold a press conference at the U.S. Capitol House in Washington, U.S., November 12, 2024. Nathan Howard | Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that House Ethics Committee’s probe into Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for U.S. attorney general, is a “Pandora’s box” […]
Pekic | E+ | Getty Images Mortgage rates seem to have steadied. That may be a good sign for the market, experts say. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage in the U.S. slightly dipped to 6.78% for the week ending Nov. 14, barely changed from 6.79% a week prior, according to Freddie Mac data via the […]
Baona | E+ | Getty Images More from FA Playbook: Here’s a look at other stories impacting the financial advisor business. Starting in 2025, investors age 60 to 63 can make catch-up contributions of up to $11,250 on top of the $23,500 deferral limit. Combined, these workers can defer a total of $34,750 for 2025, […]
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin rallied Wednesday, hitting an all-time high as former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris to win the White House. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was higher by 8% at about $75,400, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose to a fresh record of $75,507.06. […]
Warren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3, 2024. David A. Grogen | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway‘s monstrous cash pile topped $300 billion in the third quarter as Warren Buffett continued his stock-selling spree and held back from repurchasing shares. The Omaha-based conglomerate saw its […]
Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones is raising alarms about the U.S. government’s current fiscal deficit and the increased spending promised by both presidential candidates, saying the bond market may force the government’s hand after the election in addressing it. “We are going to be broke really quickly unless we get serious about dealing […]
Bank of America topped analyst estimates for third-quarter profit and revenue on better-than-expected trading results. Here’s what the company reported: Earnings: 81 cents vs. 77 cents LSEG estimate Revenue: $25.49 billion vs. $25.3 billion estimate The bank said Tuesday that net income fell 12% from a year earlier to $6.9 billion, or 81 cents a […]
People take photos in front of a giant Google logo at Google’s Bay View campus in Mountain View, California on Aug 13, 2024 where the “Made by Google” media event was held today. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Google said Monday that it will purchase power from small modular reactor developer Kairos Power, […]
Two exchange-traded funds are looking for profits in China with two different strategies. While the Rayliant Quantamental China Equity ETF dives into specific regions, the newly launched Roundhill China Dragons ETF buys the country’s biggest stocks. “[It’s] focused just on nine companies, and these companies are the companies that we identified as having similar characteristics […]