zimmytws | iStock | Getty Images When it comes to Social Security benefits, a key deadline is looming: Benefits may be reduced in the next decade if no action is taken sooner. This week, the Senate Budget Committee met on Capitol Hill to consider the dilemma facing the program with a focus on a key
Cans of PepsiCo’s Pepsi Zero Sugar soda are displayed for an arranged photograph taken in Tiskilwa, Illinois, on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Food and Drug Administration disagrees with a World Health Organization finding that the widely used soda sweetener aspartame possibly causes cancer in humans, saying
In this article UNH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Representatives speak with customers at a UnitedHealthcare store in Queens, New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group’s stock price jumped Friday after the health-care conglomerate reported second-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped Wall Street’s expectations despite rising medical costs. The
Changpeng Zhao, billionaire and chief executive officer of Binance Holdings Ltd., speaks during a session at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. Zed Jameson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Crypto exchange Binance is laying off employees in response to an ongoing Justice Department probe that is likely to end with
The Biden administration announced Friday it would be automatically forgiving student debt for 804,000 federal borrowers as a result of fixes to income-driven repayment plans. The borrowers — who will be notified of their relief in the coming days, the administration said — will have a total of $39 billion in debt forgiven just weeks
In this article BLK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks with BlackRock CEO Larry Fink during the New York Times DealBook Summit in the Appel Room at the Jazz At Lincoln Center on November 30, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images BlackRock‘s move into crypto fits
The Powerball jackpot has reached $875 million by July 14, 2023. Scott Olson | Getty The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $875 million ahead of Saturday’s drawing, growing to the third-largest prize in the game’s history, the lottery announced. Of course, the estimated windfall is a pre-tax number based on 30 years of annual
Jose A. Bernat Bacete | Moment | Getty Images Airfare to Europe hit an all-time high this summer. But those dissuaded by the sticker shock can still travel overseas in coming months and cut costs by perhaps hundreds of dollars a ticket. Flying to Europe from the U.S. during the fall “shoulder season” — in
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In this article PEP KO KDP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The World Health Organization’s cancer research arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, has conducted a safety review of aspartame. Steve Russell | Toronto Star | Getty Images The World Health Organization reaffirmed its recommended intake of aspartame Thursday, but the agency’s
Jane Fraser, Citi, at WEF, Davos, Jan. 17, 2023. Adam Galica | CNBC Citigroup shares rose in premarket trading on Friday after the bank reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that topped expectations. Despite the beat, Citi’s revenue fell 1% from a year ago as the decline in markets and investment banking businesses weighed on its
A pedestrian passes an AT&T store in New York, U.S. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. JPMorgan Chase — The bank stock climbed 2.7% after reporting better-than-expected earnings due to higher interest rates and strong bond trading from the investment bank side. The company reported an adjusted $4.37
President Joe Biden announces new actions on June 30, 2023 to protect borrowers after the Supreme Court struck down his student loan forgiveness plan. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Biden administration announced on Friday it would automatically forgive $39 billion in student debt for 804,000 borrowers. The relief is a result of fixes to
A can of Diet Coke in a supermarket, as an artificial sweetener commonly used in thousands of products including diet fizzy drinks, ice cream and chewing gum is to be listed as posing a possible cancer risk to humans, according to reports. Yui Mok | Pa Images | Getty Images The World Health Organization on
In this article JPM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, at the U.S. Capitol for a lunch meeting with the New Democrat Coalition in Washington, D.C., June 6, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to report second-quarter results before the opening
A shopper at Lincoln Market in Brooklyn, New York, on June 12, 2023. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Inflation slowed sharply in June to its slowest pace in more than two years, translating to less of a pinch on the average consumer’s wallet thanks to price relief across categories like
In this article DIS CMCSA PARA WBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Striking Writers Guild of America (WGA) members walk the picket line in front of Netflix offices as SAG-AFTRA union announced it had agreed to a ‘last-minute request’ by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for federal mediation, but it refused
James Bullard, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, delivers a speech in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg | Getty Images The St. Louis Federal Reserve announced Thursday that Jim Bullard will step down from his post as president, effective Aug. 14. The
mapodile | E+ | Getty Images After a more than three-year payment pause, federal student loan bills will once again be part of Americans’ lives this fall. But borrowers should try not to fall into the “student loan identity” trap. More than a decade ago, online advice columnist and best-selling author Cheryl Strayed addressed the
Jetcityimage | Istock | Getty Images As inflation falls, investors are weighing whether to buy or sell Series I bonds amid other competitive options for cash. Annual inflation rose by 3% in June, the smallest 12-month jump since March 2021, and a hefty pullback from 9.1% in June 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor