CFPB finalizes rule to oversee digital payment Giants Like Apple Pay
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule to supervise the largest nonbank companies offering digital funds transfer and payment wallet apps, such as Apple Pay. The rule...
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Climate change is affecting how snowbirds and sunbirds migrate during the winter
For over 50 years, Florida and other sunny Southern states have experienced a migration pattern: the influx of the snowbird, a not-so-rare breed of Northern-state dwellers seeking to escape winter by...
View ArticleHouse passes anti-terrorism financing bill despite concerns over how Trump...
The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday that would give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism, alarming civil...
View ArticleWhy rental home investors could see gains in 2025
Rental homes will remain an attractive option next year to would-be homebuyers sidelined by high mortgage rates and rising home prices, analysts say. American Homes 4 Rent and Invitation Homes are two...
View ArticleCrypto, online betting, and vaping: Welcome to the Trump economy
From tariffs and Big Tech to impacts on the free market—everyone wants to know what Donald Trump’s return to office means for the business world. To cut through the noise, political scientist Ian...
View ArticleKai Cenat has broken records with his latest subathon. What does this mean...
Kai Cenat reclaimed the title of most subscribed to Twitch streamer less than halfway through his planned month-long streaming marathon. Cenat launched his “Mafiathon 2” stream on Nov. 1, a “subathon”...
View Article‘As expected, it has attracted attention’: Jaguar says ad that prompted...
Tens of thousands of people on social media are criticizing luxury automaker Jaguar’s new controversial rebranding, calling it confusing and out of touch with today’s consumers. The new ad campaign...
View ArticleThe Bahamas to refinance debt to protect its waters
The Bahamas announced Friday that it will refinance $300 million of its external debt to free up more than $120 million for marine conservation projects and climate change mitigation. It is the fifth...
View ArticleNorthvolt files for bankruptcy—putting the breaks on Europe’s EV dreams
Northvolt, the Swedish maker of battery cells for electric vehicles, said on Thursday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S., dealing a blow to Europe’s hopes that its most...
View ArticlePhillips 66 accused of violating the Clean Water Act in California
Oil company Phillips 66 has been federally indicted in connection with alleged violations of the Clean Water Act in California, authorities said Thursday. The Texas-based company is accused of...
View Article$4 billion more: Amazon deepens its bet on generative AI with Anthropic
Competition among generative AI companies is heating up. On Friday, Amazon announced it would invest another $4 billion in the generative AI company, Anthropic. In little more than a year, the tech...
View ArticleStudy: This is how much money you need to earn to be financially successful
For years, researchers have tried to pinpoint the amount of money Americans need to earn in order to feel happy. One oft-cited study from 2010 put that number at just $75,000, but subsequent research...
View ArticleWhy celebrity look-alike contests are all the rage right now
Idolizing celebrities is so pervasive in pop culture that it is considered a high compliment for a friend or stranger to tell you that you resemble a famous athlete, singer, or actor. Now there’s a...
View Article‘PDF to brainrot’ tools are bringing TikTok visuals to Gen Alpha’s academics
If you’ve never heard the term “skibidi” or “sigma,” congratulations, your brain is not yet rotted. Brainrot is a term used to describe low-quality internet content and the effects of spending too...
View ArticleMost Americans don’t expect to ever get rich, but they think the next...
While inflation has slowed to 2%, prices are still 20% higher than they were four years ago. Fidelity released the findings of its 2024 State of Wealth Mobility study, which consisted of 1,900...
View ArticleTrump to tap investor and hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to lead Treasury...
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick prominent investor Scott Bessent to take on the role of U.S. Treasury secretary, sources told Reuters on Friday, putting him at the helm of a cabinet...
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