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Banking, Economy

“Fed’s Kashkari: 40% chance of needing ‘meaningfully’ higher rates”

“A “soft landing” for the U.S. economy is more likely than not, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said on Tuesday, but there is also a 40% chance that the Fed will need to raise interest rates “meaningfully” to… Continue Reading…

Economy

“This is the world’s fastest growing economy, and it could grow an ‘explosive’ 100%”

“…Guyana, a country in South America with a population of about 800,000 people, is projected to grow 38% by the end of the year — an “extremely fast” pace, according to recent GDP forecasts by the International Monetary Fund… BMI, a… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Klaviyo stock surges 23% as investors cheer the 3rd IPO in a week”

“Klaviyo stock rallied as much as 23% after it debuted on Wednesday, following Instacart’s splashy IPO on Tuesday as well as Softbank-backed Arm’s launch last week. The software company, founded in 2012, priced 19.2 million shares on Tuesday at $30 each, giving Klaviyo about… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Turkey’s central bank hikes interest rate to 30%”

“Turkey’s central bank hiked its key interest rate to 30% on Thursday, a 500-basis point jump from 25%, as Ankara continues to battle double-digit inflation. The Turkish lira weakened slightly to 27.06 against the dollar on the news, with the greenback up 0.3% against… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Sequoia and Andreessen to take a huge hit on their 2021 Instacart investment, after a 75% plunge in valuation”

“…In its latest IPO prospectus update, filed Friday, Instacart said it plans to sell shares at $28 to $30 apiece, valuing the company at around $10 billion at the top of the range. That’s more than 75% below where Sequoia and Andreessen invested… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“50% of Americans Can’t Afford Their Lifestyle in Retirement: How to Avoid That Fate”

“…The CRR’s findings are stark. Fully half of the nation’s working-age households will not have enough money to maintain their standard of living once in retirement. Making matters worse, this study assumes a strong working and saving life in which… Continue Reading…

Business

“GM offers 10% wage hike in contract talks that UAW calls ‘insulting'”

“General Motors on Thursday made a counterproposal to the union representing its U.S. hourly workers in a bid to avoid a costly strike, but United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain called the offer “insulting.” The largest U.S. automaker said it… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“52% of Americans say they need to earn at least $100,000 a year to be financially comfortable”

“… Nearly 1 in 3 say a salary between $50,000 and $99,999 would suffice, the survey of over 4,300 adults found. Still, 52% of Americans say they would require at least $100,000 a year to be financially comfortable, with 26% saying… Continue Reading…

Personal Finance

“46% of 401(k) investors are clueless about their investments…”

“Almost half — 46% — of 401(k) investors don’t know what investments are in their workplace retirement plan, according to a new CNBC Your Money Survey, conducted by SurveyMonkey… Almost 59% of employers sponsoring a 401(k) plan used auto-enrollment in 2021, up… Continue Reading…

Business

“Roku to cut about 10% of its workforce as it ups quarter sales expectations and shares soar, again”

“Roku is cutting about 10% of its workforce, or 360 people, and it will limit new hiring as it cuts costs to stem a series of quarterly losses. The streaming platform also said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that it… Continue Reading…