WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and Republicans were at odds on Wednesday over changing the 401(k) retirement program to help finance tax cuts, with the president insisting the middle-class favorite will remain untouched and lawmakers open to revisions. Continue Reading Below Rep. Kevin Brady, the chairman of the House’s tax-writing […]
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Why LINE Corp. Shares Jumped 16% Today
What happened Continue Reading Below Shares of Tokyo-based social-media service LINE Corp. (NYSE: LN) soared on Wednesday, rising as high as 16.3% above Tuesday’s closing prices before backing down to a 12.5% gain at the closing bell. The company reported third-quarter results in the early morning, showing solid revenue growth. […]
Lawmakers slam ‘boneheaded’ Equifax executives for failing to appear before Congress
The House Financial Services committee on Wednesday held an additional hearing on the Equifax (EFX) data breach, which affected the personal information of more than 145 million Americans, but not one representative from any of the three major credit reporting bureaus accepted the invitation to appear before lawmakers. Continue Reading […]
The Latest: Silver plan premiums up average of 34 percent
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the upcoming start of the 2018 sign-up season for the Affordable Care Act (all times local): Continue Reading Below 3:15 p.m. An analysis of newly released government data finds that premiums for the most popular health plans under the Affordable Care Act are going up […]
How to maximize your Social Security benefits, retirement savings
New challenges face today’s workforce when it comes to retirement savings; longer lifespans have extended the time spent in retirement and brought a host of new challenges to light. Continue Reading Below Meanwhile, Social Security and Medicare are still facing impending cash shortfalls. OASDI maintains funding levels will run dry […]
The Latest: Group urges California to reconsider water plan
SAN FRANCISCO – The Latest on the Trump administration opposing a massive California water project (all times local): Continue Reading Below 12:20 p.m. Opponents of California’s plan to build two giant water tunnels are weighing the effect of the Trump administration’s opposition to the project. Doug Obegi of the Natural […]
Independent study: Premiums for most popular plans under Affordable Care Act rising in 2018 by an average of 34 percent.
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Stocks tumble after weak earnings as tech, industrials sink
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks are falling Wednesday as banks and industrial firms take sharp losses. Stocks are heading for their biggest losses since early September as high-dividend stocks skid while bond yields rise. Technology companies are also lower. Weak third-quarter reports and forecasts from AT&T, Boeing, Advanced Micro Devices […]
Uber Just Announced a Brand-New Credit Card With Some Unique Perks
Ride-sharing giant Uber and banking giant Barclays announced today at the Money 20/20 conference a partnership that will create the Uber Visa Card, a new credit card specifically designed to appeal to Uber’s millions of riders. With no annual fee, a generous rewards program, and unique perks, the card could be […]
Synchrony Financial Earnings: Underlying Loan Growth Overshadowed by Loss Provisions
Synchrony Financial‘s (NYSE: SYF) loan portfolio is swelling in size, but that growth isn’t making its way to the bottom line. In the third quarter, the store credit card issuer and consumer lender revealed that its earnings declined about 8% despite 9% growth its loan portfolio versus the year-ago period. Continue […]