Unless you’re a hardcore economist, policy wonk, or finance guru, you probably don’t think too much about the 30-year mortgage, even if you hold one. It’s been the standard mortgage …
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The bad news coming out of Venezuela just keeps getting worse. Over a year into its hyperinflationary crisis, the Venezuelan regime is clinging to anything it can to keep itself …
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Online whistleblowing site WikiLeaks suffered another setback recently as online cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announcing that it would shut down the company’s account due to alleged violations of Coinbase’s terms of …
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Retail banking giant Wells Fargo was hit with a major fine from federal regulators last week. The total fine was $1 billion, $500 million each from the Consumer Financial Protection …
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Imagine you’re a dictatorial South American leader. You’ve printed so much money that it’s absolutely worthless and won’t buy anything. If that weren’t bad enough, you decided to implement price …
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If you’ve dragged your feet on filing your taxes, here’s some good news: the IRS has extended the tax filing deadline this year to April 18th, an extension of one …
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The past few decades have seen an enormous appreciation in the price of housing in the United States. Periodic pin pricks that have burst the housing bubble at times have …
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Continued stock market volatility could continue to unnerve investors this year, as the Dow Jones and other stock market indexes seem determined to continue their roller coaster ride every day. …
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It was touted as an amazing scientific breakthrough – a finger prick blood test that could diagnose numerous diseases within hours. The company’s founder and CEO was a 20-something young …
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The popular belief among mainstream investors, financial institutions, and financial news outlets is that interest rate increases are bearish for gold prices. The logic goes that as interest rates rise, …