Economy - Finance

Entrepreneurial Culture, Financial Planning Focus, and Robust Transition Support Draw $120-Million Team to Ameriprise

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Two Practices with $232 Million Join Ameriprise to Reach Their Succession Planning and Growth Goals

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The World After Coronavirus

1 hour ago | Asia Unbound

COVID-19 Lessons From Washington State

1 hour ago | Asia Unbound

South Asia's Response to the Coronavirus

1 hour ago | Asia Unbound

School Policy Decisions During COVID-19

1 hour ago | Asia Unbound

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, speaks on the considerations schools face in terms of reopening, taking into account their individual needs...
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Biden to throw support behind temporary extension of expanded child tax credit - meaning lower tax bills or higher refunds for qualifying parents

4 hours ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement President Joe Biden told lawmakers that he will put forward a plan to temporarily extend the expanded child tax credit, but he stopped short of proposing...
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Citigroup CEO Fraser says of moves to shrink retail banking footprint: ‘We want to be a winner'

6 hours ago | CNBC

Last week, the bank said it was exiting retail banking in 13 countries outside the U.S., one of the first big strategic moves made by new CEO Jane Fraser.
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Alabama Real Estate in March: Sales Up 23% YoY, Inventory Down 46% YoY

7 hours ago | Calculated Risk | 2 articles

Note: I'm tracking data for many local markets around the U.S. I think it is especially important to watch inventory this year. For the entire state of Alabama: Closed sales in...
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Indiana Real Estate in March: Sales Down 3% YoY, Inventory Down 58% YoY

7 hours ago | Calculated Risk | 2 articles

Note: I'm tracking data for many local markets around the U.S. I think it is especially important to watch inventory this year. For for the entire state Indiana: Closed sales...
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Companies continue to prioritize AI and cloud for innovation investment...

Contactless payment with facial recognition technology. Getty Images Cloud and AI top the list of innovation investments by companies according to the latest Transforming... Read more ...

The UFC's majority owner Endeavor is eyeing a valuation of over $10 billion...

Summary List Placement The Ultimate Fighting Championship's parent company, Endeavor Group Holdings, is eyeing a valuation of over $10 billion for its upcoming IPO, according... Read more ...

JPMorgan's quant guru says traders are missing an opportunity to buy...

Summary List Placement Investors are underestimating the imminent move higher in cyclical stocks that are poised to benefit from a reopened economy, according to JPMorgan. A... Read more ...

The Upward Slope of Real House Prices

Many years ago, I wrote: The upward slope of Real House Prices. I argued that real house prices had typically increased about 1.0% to 1.5% per year (much higher than Professor... Read more ...

The White House tees up a $1.5 trillion spending plan for family aid and...

Summary List Placement The White House is finalizing a follow-up spending plan that's focused on helping American families and set to be unveiled later this month, The... Read more ...

Fintech The Tifin Group just nabbed $22 million in funding from JPMorgan...

Summary List Placement The Tifin Group, a Boulder, Colorado-based platform of fintech companies in wealth management, investments, and personal finance, raised $22.3 million in... Read more ...

Hustle Fund backs Fintor, which wants to make it easier to invest in real estate

Farshad Yousefi and Masoud Jalali used to drive through Palo Alto neighborhoods and marvel at the outrageous home prices. But the drives sparked an idea. They were not in a... Read more ...

How to Use a No-Interest Credit Card to Fund Your Business

A 0% APR business credit card can be a viable way to fund your business. Before you apply, though, consider the pros and cons. Read more ...

The White House backs a bill to make Washington, DC a state, calling lack of...

Summary List Placement The White House is officially backing a Democratic-backed bill that would make Washington, DC a state. In a statement released by the Office of... Read more ...

Log management database startup Era Software raises $15.25M

Era Software, a company developing time-series log management database software, has raised $15.25 million. Read more ...