August 31, 2021
“…Robinhood shares closed 6.9% lower after Barron’s published an interview with SEC Chairman Gary Gensler in which he said a full prohibition of payment for order flow was “on the table” as part of a broader agency review. Robinhood’s stock was briefly… Continue Reading…
July 22, 2021
“…That legislation authorized payments of up to $1,400 per person, plus $1,400 per eligible dependent, for individuals and families who fall under certain income thresholds and also meet other requirements. For the latest tranche, about 1.3 million of the payments… Continue Reading…
May 10, 2021
“Elon Musk’s SpaceX will launch the “DOGE-1 Mission to the Moon” in the first quarter of 2022, with the company accepting the meme-inspired cryptocurrency as full payment for the lunar payload. Geometric Energy Corporation announced the dogecoin-funded mission on Sunday, which SpaceX’s… Continue Reading…
February 8, 2021
“In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said it bought the bitcoin for “more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns on our cash.” Tesla also said it will start accepting payments in bitcoin in exchange for… Continue Reading…
December 14, 2020
“The payments processor said total spending decreased 10% on a constant dollar basis, and the number of processed transactions tumbled 13% from a year earlier. Cross-border volume slid 47% as the continuing global pandemic continued to hurt travel demand…” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/visa-profit-falls-23-payment-202056696.html… Continue Reading…
June 22, 2020
“Americans are skipping payments on mortgages, auto loans and other bills. Normally, that could mean massive foreclosures, evictions, cars repossessions and people’s credit getting destroyed. But much of that has been put on pause. Help from Congress and leniency from… Continue Reading…
May 25, 2020
“Fewer Americans are calling their mortgage servicers to ask for relief from mortgage payments, but the housing industry isn’t out of the woods yet. More than 4.1 million homeowners are in forbearance plans now, according to the latest data from… Continue Reading…
May 19, 2020
“More than 4.1 million homeowners are in forbearance plans now, according to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. While mortgage servicers are still facing stress because of the record deluge of requests for payment relief, signs suggest that… Continue Reading…
May 5, 2020
“The number of people seeking to have mortgage payments paused or reduced rose to 7.5% as of April 26 from 7.0% a week earlier as the economic effects of the novel coronavirus outbreak stretched household finances, figures from the Mortgage… Continue Reading…
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