Month: March 2024

A new report found that New York City is the no. 1 place for ultra-high-net-worth individuals to own a property. Alexander Spatari | Moment | 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,
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In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Disney‘s ESPN is at a crossroads. For more than 40 years, the world’s largest all-sports network has grown annual revenue by increasing cable subscription fees. ESPN first charged pay-TV distributors less than $1 per month per subscriber in the 1980s. In 2023, ESPN’s monthly carriage
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U.S. President Joe Biden announces a preliminary agreement with Intel for a major CHIPS and Science Act award, during a visit to the Intel Ocotillo Campus, in Chandler, Arizona, U.S., March 20, 2024.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Biden administration announced on Thursday it would forgive $5.8 billion in student debt for 77,700 borrowers through
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Singapore made global headlines last year when the government announced that biometric processing will replace travel document verifications at Changi Airport in the first half of 2024. But the city-state is going “passport-free” in another area: its land border with Malaysia. From Tuesday, people traveling by car between Singapore and Malaysia can show self-generated QR
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Former Gov. Martin O’Malley (D-MD), President Biden’s nominee to be the next Commissioner of Social Security, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on November 02, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Three months into his role as commissioner of the Social Security
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Hinterhaus Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images Inflation in the U.S. has hit a speed bump. While the rate of price increases has come down significantly from its peak in the summer of 2022, the most recent reading from the consumer price index showed overall inflation stuck at just above 3%. Core inflation — which
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Affordability is the No. 1 issue among college hopefuls. And yet, fewer students are applying for financial aid. Problems with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid have discouraged many high school seniors and their families from completing an application, experts say. At the current rate, the number of FAFSAs submitted by the end of August will
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