By Ankika Biswas and Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) – Just days ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election in the U.S., investors are trying to gauge how stock markets will react as polls and betting platforms point to a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Harris’ lead over the Republican […]

Ferragudo, Portugal. Gonzalo Azumendi | Stone | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. A growing number of wealthy Americans are making plans to leave the country in

SmartAsset and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. Required minimum distributions (RMDs) from pre-tax retirement accounts can have a number of unintended consequences. These mandatory withdrawals can push you into a higher tax bracket, reduce your investment flexibility, increase your Medicare premiums and result in more of

Welcome to NerdWallet’s Smart Money podcast, where we answer your real-world money questions. In this episode: Learn how women can excel at investing, overcome financial challenges, and build wealth with practical strategies. What does it mean to invest like a girl? How can women start investing and overcome financial challenges? Hosts Sean Pyles and Kim

U.S. stock futures are rising after major stock indexes closed lower Thursday on weaker-than-expected tech earnings; the monthly jobs report is expected to show that hiring slowed in October; shares of Amazon (AMZN) are surging in premarket trading after it reported strong earnings on cloud and advertising revenue growth; Intel (INTC) stock is rising after its

(Bloomberg) — Beyond Bitcoin’s rally toward another all-time high and renewed ETF inflows, a bleaker picture of crypto is emerging, one where waning interest in once-hot assets prompts some companies to slash jobs. Most Read from Bloomberg On Wednesday, crypto exchange Kraken announced job cuts a person familiar with the matter said amounts to 15%

For the first time in 61 years, there is a split between the class 1 freight railroads in how they are pursuing the next round of national talks with labor unions that begins on Friday. Formal national labor agreement negotiations with the rail worker unions, called, “national handling” have been conducted as a joint effort

One thing that attracts a lot of investors to cryptocurrency is the potential for quick and staggering price increases. For example, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) climbed 164% in the six months from October 2023 to April 2024. And while the leading cryptocurrency has mostly traded sideways since then, some analysts see another big price increase coming

Between March 2022 and July 2023, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate 11 times. As a result, money market account (MMA) interest rates rose sharply. However, the Fed slashed the federal funds rate by 50 basis points in September. So deposit rates — including money market account rates — have started falling. It’s more

Hiring signs outside a Stewart’s gas station in Catskill, New York, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.  Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images Powerful hurricanes and a major labor strike could take a chunk out of the nonfarm payrolls count for October, which is expected to be the slowest month for job creation in