Despite the claims of naysayers that Bitcoin is mostly used for illegal activity and money laundering, a new study reveals that less than 1 percent of transactions with the cryptocurrency…
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Americans’ personal income increased $58.7 billion, or 0.4 percent, in December, according to new data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, a unit of the US Department of Commerce. Disposable…
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American consumers are making some pricey mistakes in their personal banking activities these days, according to a new study released by personal-finance website WalletHub. For instance, 94 percent of people…
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A new report from the US Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) warns financial services providers (and by implication, those that use them) that cybersecurity threats are the biggest challenge currently…
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In another sign that investors need to be careful when entering such a relatively new space as cryptocurrencies, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission recently launched two separate civil enforcement actions,…
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In a study pregnant with implications for Western nations bent on dropping ever more bombs throughout the Middle East, researchers recently reviewed the lessons many feel should have been learned…
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An effort by three Democratic members of the US Senate and House to prove it is easy for Americans to make unauthorized purchases of firearms online largely failed, according to…
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Oil production in the collapsing socialist economy of Venezuela has been falling for years, and in late 2017, it hit a 28-year low. Sadly, things appear destined to get even…
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Financial technology startups invading the life insurance domain – “insurtechs” – are poised to dramatically overhaul the way the industry sells life insurance products to consumers. According to a new…
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One of the most damaging effects government intervention in an economy has is the corruption of the entrepreneurial instinct into one that engages in what’s known in political economy circles…