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04/26/2023

BANKING INDUSTRY UPDATE
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02/27/2023

Your Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) Have Officially Been Pushed Back
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/required-minimum-distributions-rmds-officially-164735072.html

The SECURE 2.0 Act, signed by President Biden in December 2022, includes dozens of changes to provisions related to tax-advantaged retirement accounts. Among the most important changes is a provision, which took effect Jan. 1 of this year, that delays … Continue reading → The post Your Required ...

02/23/2023

U.S. Debt Is Over $30 Trillion. Who’s on the Other Side of Those Liabilities?
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/e8d34076-f61c-3cfd-9dd0-a999d2fdbcc8/u-s-debt-is-over-30.html

Is the U.S. going bankrupt? Does China own us? The devil is in the details, write Paul J. Simko and Richard P. Smith.

02/22/2023

401(k) nest eggs plunged 20% in 2022 — but does 1 more year of work really make a big difference in retirement safety? Here's the answer you may not want to hear.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nest-eggs-shrank-2022-does-110000148.html

Silver linings all around.

02/22/2023

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren’s bold tax hike to shore up Social Security
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/f86a277a-e8bc-326a-a74f-8ff56f2951cd/bernie-sanders-and-elizabeth.html

We are entering into what could be a prolonged battle over the future of Social Security and Medicare.

02/13/2023

Inflation data will test 'disinflation' optimism: What to know this week
https://news.yahoo.com/stock-market-week-ahead-consumer-price-index-inflation-retail-sales-172419890.html

A busy economic calendar in the week ahead will have investors focused on signs inflation is — or isn't — starting to mdoerate across the U.S. economy.

02/08/2023

Biden’s State of the Union address: Top 5 moments
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-state-union-address-top-5-moments

Here are Fox News Digital's top five moments from President Biden's second State of the Union address Tuesday night.

02/08/2023

Takeaways from Biden’s State of the Union address
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/07/politics/takeaways-biden-state-of-the-union-address/index.html

When President Joe Biden took to the House Chamber on Tuesday for his annual State of the Union address, his message was one of unadulterated optimism -- even in the face of open hostility.

01/31/2023

A Growing Dilemma: How Police Brutality Affects Mental
Health in Black Communities
https://thurgoodmarshallcenter.howard.edu/sites/tmcrc.howard.edu/files/2021-05/A%20Growing%20Dilemma%20-%20How%20Police%20Brutality%20Affects%20Mental%20Health%20in%20the%20Black%20Communities.pdf

01/31/2023

2024 Presidential Election Odds: Who Will Run For President In 2024?
https://www.empirestakes.com/ny-sports-betting/presidential-election-odds

2024 Presidential Election odds from Ladbrokes, UK's leading political oddsmaker, places DeSantis (26.7%), Biden (25.0%) and Trump (20.0%) as betting favorites.

01/31/2023

64% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck — here’s how to keep your budget in check
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/31/share-of-americans-living-paycheck-to-paycheck-jumped-in-2022.html

Rising costs took a toll on household budgets across the board in 2022. These moves can keep your finances in check going forward.

01/30/2023

Mortgage Rate Predictions For 2023
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/mortgages/mortgage-interest-rates-forecast/ #:~:text=Most%20housing%20experts%20say%20they,2023%20until%20inflation%20is%20lower.

Perhaps, the worst is over for mortgage rates—at least for the time being. Rates for home loans seemed to be on a relentless climb in 2022, now sitting at double what they were a year ago. But a steady decline in rates the past two months have convinced more economists that rates could level off

01/30/2023

The Unstoppable Stock Market Is About to Meet the Immovable Fed
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/dbdce46b-49bb-30f1-8938-1d6c3a8cf70a/the-unstoppable-stock-market.html

The stock market has acted as if the Federal Reserve doesn’t exist as it jumps out to a quick start to the year. Expect Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to remind it when the central bank hikes interest rates this coming week. Inflation has been falling, and the market is betting that the Fed will see e...

01/30/2023

Stocks mixed as investors eye Fed meeting
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/stocks-mixed-investors-eye-fed-151543747.html

Yahoo Finance Live’s Brad Smith breaks down how stocks are moving after the opening bell.

01/24/2023

Here we go again.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/stock-market-outlook-and-forecast/

The S&P 500 closed out 2022, its worst calendar year performance since 2008, on a low note. The benchmark index fell more than 5% in December, finishing 2022 down almost 20%. Investor concerns about rising interest rates, slowing economic growth and persistently high inflation triggered susta

01/24/2023

Will the US debt affect you?
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-happens-when-us-hits-its-debt-ceiling

As the U.S. government grapples with another deadline to increase its debt limit, economists warn that a possible default could have disastrous economic consequences.

01/17/2023

Bank earnings: Goldman Sachs and others see investment banking slowdown, layoffs.
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/bank-earnings-goldman-sachs-others-151516408.html

Yahoo Finance’s Alexandra Semenova joins the Live show to discuss big bank quarterly earnings.

01/13/2023

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