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Stock Selloff Hits Life Insurers' Fastest-Growing Product
Wall Street Journal - 24 Dec 2022 12:30
Indexed universal-life policies grew with low rates and soaring markets, but those conditions reversed in 2022, exposing IULs high fees and complexity.
Victorian-style home in Evanston that was built in 1869 sells for $950,000
Chicago Tribune - 24 Dec 2022 07:35
The sellers had lived in the house for 51 years
Elon Musk: Recent Fed Rate Hikes Might Go Down in History as Most Damaging Ever
Bitcoin.com - 24 Dec 2022 04:30
Tesla CEO and Twitter chief Elon Musk says the Federal Reserve’s recent rate hikes “might go down in history as most damaging ever.” The billionaire has urged the Fed to cut interest rates immediately, emphasizing ...
Economic Report: Mortgage rates give homebuyers some holiday relief, falling for sixth week in a row
Market Watch - 24 Dec 2022 00:28
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate was last at this level in September, Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey.
She gave birth, twice, in prison. We were there to witness the reunion with her kids.
Business Insider - 24 Dec 2022 17:34
Raquel Esquivel's two sons, born while she was in prison, were taken from her soon after they were born. We documented her homecoming.
Warning: These 2 High-Yield Oil Dividends Are About To Slide
Forbes - 24 Dec 2022 17:01
I have a warning: now is the time to take profits--especially if you hold the two oil funds we'll discuss below.
Actor Tunisha Sharma `commits suicide' on set of TV serial
livemint.com - 24 Dec 2022 16:58
Tunish Sharma had acted in several television serials. Tunisha made her debut with TV show, Bharat Ka Veer Putra -Maharana Pratap
American Bargain Hunters Flock to a New Online Platform Forged in China
Wall Street Journal - 24 Dec 2022 15:00Locker Token and Euro Ice Hockey Champs Rögle BK To Host In-Person NFT Event
Bitcoin.com - 24 Dec 2022 14:00
PRESS RELEASE. Locker Token & Ice Hockey extraordinaires Rögle BK have officially announced an In-Real-Life (IRL) NFT, event set to take place at the Catena Arena – the home of the European champions. The event is des...
New Report: North Korea has Stolen In Excess of $1 Billion Worth of Crypto Assets
Crypto News - 24 Dec 2022 13:22
Hackers sponsored by the North Korean government have stolen over $1 billion worth of digital assets since 2017. South Korea's main spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, has revealed that North Korean hackers ha...
CEO of FTX Sister Company Caroline Ellison Confesses to Misusing Customer Funds - Here's What You Need to Know
Crypto News - 24 Dec 2022 11:40
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison has agreed to plead guilty to seven offenses, which include charges of wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering. Meanwhile, the CFTC has claimed that she "gambled Al...
Russian Parliament Postpones Adoption of Crypto Mining Bill
Bitcoin.com - 24 Dec 2022 10:30
Russian lawmakers will consider a draft law on cryptocurrency mining in 2023 despite earlier indications they were going to vote on the proposal in December. The bill is expected to set the rules for the extraction and s...
IRS Delays $600 Threshold Rule for PayPal, Venmo, CashApp Users
Small Business Trends - 24 Dec 2022 10:00
The IRS is delaying implementation of a new rule requiring Form 1099K be sent to PayPal, Venmo and CashApp users who cross a $600 threshold.
Workers over 50 encouraged to end early retirement
BBC - 24 Dec 2022 03:42
It follows a recent report which highlighted early retirement as an issue around a UK labour shortage.
Market Extra: Caroline Ellison, associate of Sam Bankman-Fried, says she's 'truly sorry' for stealing billions of FTX customer money
Market Watch - 24 Dec 2022 03:01
Caroline Ellison this week apologized for absconding with billions in customer deposits at crypto exchange platform to make bets at the hedge fund Alameda Research.
Musk's Twitter Takeover: Almost Half Of Top 100 Tweets Since Buying The Site Are His
Forbes - 24 Dec 2022 02:31
Since buying Twitter in October, Elon Musk has penned seven of the top eight tweets, ten of the top 15 and 49 of the top 100.
YouTube Outbids Amazon Prime Video And ESPN+ For NFL Sunday Night Ticket
Forbes - 24 Dec 2022 01:56
After DIRECTV made it clear it had no intention of renewing its deal for the NFL Sunday Night Ticket package, which had been bleeding red ink for years, analyst attention shifted to growing online video services.
Economic frailty could soon give Bitcoin a new role in global trade
Coin Telegraph - 24 Dec 2022 01:08
Aggressive interest rate hikes have wrought havoc on global markets. As a consequence, more countries may embrace Bitcoin in the year ahead.
Gas prices drop heading into the new year
L.A. Times - 24 Dec 2022 00:38
Prices for gas have dipped, but it's not clear for how long. 'The real question is, how will the markets respond after January,' an Auto Club rep said.
Don Christopher, Who Turned Lowly Garlic Into a Staple, Dies at 88
The New York Times - 24 Dec 2022 23:43
Known as the Garlic King, he used his enthusiasm and a business acumen to build an empire around the once-lowly "stinking rose."
Tesla shuts down Shanghai plant as COVID cases in China surge
New York Post - 24 Dec 2022 23:34
The work stoppage comes as COVID infections are surging in China.
Borrowing from the law to filter training data for foundation models
Venture Beat - 24 Dec 2022 23:10
Using a "Pile of Law" dataset, Stanford researchers explore filtering private or toxic content from training data for foundation models.