September 19, 2023
“Olive oil prices spiked to fresh records as severe droughts in major producing countries crimp supplies — and drive up thefts in cooking oil. Global prices for olive oil surged to $8,900 per ton in September, driven by “extremely dry weather”… Continue Reading…
July 17, 2023
“China Evergrande Group posted combined losses of more than $81 billion over two years as the world’s most-indebted developer releases its long-delayed results in a bid to resume stock trading… The company reported a loss attributable to shareholders of 105.9… Continue Reading…
June 6, 2023
“The Securities and Exchange Commission sued crypto exchange Coinbase in New York federal court on Tuesday morning, alleging that the company was acting as an unregistered broker and exchange and demanding that the company be “permanently restrained and enjoined” from continuing to do so.… Continue Reading…
May 23, 2023
“BlackRock Investment Institute favors private credit over public as the banking-sector turmoil makes traditional lenders cautious, opening up new opportunities in the funding market. “We think private credit could help fill a void left by banks pulling back on some… Continue Reading…
May 4, 2023
“Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the seizure of First Republic was “an important step toward drawing a line under” turmoil in the banking system. Within two hours the stock of another troubled regional lender was down more… Continue Reading…
May 1, 2023
“Regulators took possession of First Republic on Monday, resulting in the third failure of an American bank since March, after a last-ditch effort to persuade rival lenders to keep the ailing bank afloat failed. JPMorgan Chase , already the largest… Continue Reading…
April 5, 2023
“The Justice Department on Tuesday criminally charged Charlie Javice, founder of college financial planning platform Frank, with defrauding JPMorgan Chase out of $175 million. Javice, 31, is accused of “falsely and dramatically” inflating the number of customers Frank actually had… Continue Reading…
March 21, 2023
“Sales of previously owned homes rose 14.5% in February compared with January, according to a seasonally adjusted count by the National Association of Realtors. That put sales at an annualized rate of 4.58 million units. It was the first monthly… Continue Reading…
March 3, 2023
“Grocery costs increased dramatically over the last year, but nothing beats the price of eggs, which have grown by 70.1%, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics… To offset inflation, the deli has added a 50-cent surcharge… Continue Reading…
December 5, 2022
“A record number of holiday shoppers – 196.7 million – flocked back to stores and hunted for deals from Thanksgiving Day to Cyber Monday, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation, which tracks the figure for in-person and… Continue Reading…
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