One overlooked aspect of the advent of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin is the blockchain technology that helped birth it – a technology that can disrupt, and transform, a whole host…
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More people are behind bars in the US than any other nation, and not because of more crime. Rather, a shift in “ideological policy choices” is the primary driver, according…
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Almost half of those responding (47 percent) to a survey last week by the American Association of Individual Investors said the recent record highs on Wall Street are giving them…
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After the credit reporting firm Equifax revealed that the sensitive, personal financial information of perhaps 143 million Americans had been compromised by a cyber attack, some observers called for the…
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US President Donald Trump made his debut speech at the United Nations in his hometown of New York City on Tuesday and got one thing right, a number of things…
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New figures released Wednesday by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis show that gross domestic product rose in 267 of 382 metropolitan areas last year. Overall, real GDP was up…
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In the wake of the expanding investigation of the massive Equifax data breach, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau followed up on previous suggestions to safeguard yourself by issuing a new…
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Contrary to the common assertion that the immigration problem in the US is caused mostly by the lure of welfare benefits for illegal immigrants, there are a few other contributing…
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The number of government agencies and entities that are investigating Equifax continues to grow. This comes as fresh disclosures reveal an earlier unreported hack occurred at the company in March.…
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The US dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency took another blow last week when Venezuela stopped accepting it as payment for oil. Instead, the oil-rich country has begun pricing…