Monthly mortgage payments are highest in decades, Census Bureau says The Washington Post U.S. median household income rose slightly in 2024—the bump may still be ‘economically meaningful,’ economist says CNBC The average American hasn’t gotten any richer over the last 5 years after a breakneck 21% boost from 2014-2019 Fortune Homeownership Costs Have Jumped 26% Over 5 Years as Hidden Expenses Rise Realtor.com Income, …
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Urgent warning ahead of Powerball’s $1.7B jackpot as a lottery company’s bankruptcy abruptly ends lifetime payments
For years, winning a Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes promised a life of steady, guaranteed payouts. But now, that dream has abruptly ended for some winners. After the 72-year-old company filed for bankruptcy, longtime jackpot winners have stopped receiving their ‘lifetime’ checks — leaving some scrambling to make sense of the sudden loss. The collapse comes just as Americans are chasing …
Read More »Powerball winners can opt for potentially “dangerous” lump sum or “safe bet” annual payments. An accountant gives advice.
With the Powerball jackpot now an estimated $1.8 billion for Saturday night’s drawing, there’s lottery fever in the air. If you’re the lucky one whose $2 ticket ends up worth millions, what do you do with all that money? Jackpot winners have the option to either take a lump sum payment of the estimated cash value — in this case, …
Read More »Questions over Kawhi Leonard payments put focus on NBA salary cap
At the heart of the uproar over allegations that Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers received millions in undisclosed payments from a tree-planting startup is a National Basketball Association rule that caps the total annual payroll for teams. According to a report by Pablo Torre of the Athletic, bankruptcy documents show that the tree-planting startup Aspiration Partners paid Leonard …
Read More »Federal Reserve Board – Federal Reserve Board announces it will host a conference on payments innovation on Tuesday, October 21
Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. September 03, 2025 Federal Reserve Board announces it will host a conference on payments innovation on Tuesday, October 21 For release at 11:00 a.m. EDT The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced that …
Read More »California crowed that it ‘finally beat big oil’ 2 years ago. Regulators just halted the landmark penalty payments
California energy regulators Friday put the brakes on plans requiring oil companies to pay a penalty if their profits climb too high, a temporary win for the fossil fuel industry two years after the governor declared the state had “finally beat big oil.” The postponement by the California Energy Commission until 2030 comes after two oil refineries accounting for roughly …
Read More »Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to halt foreign aid payments – Reuters
Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to halt foreign aid payments Reuters Trump asks Supreme Court to step in and block billions in foreign aid spending CNN Justice Department asks Supreme Court to allow Trump to withhold foreign aid Politico Trump DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Approve Foreign Aid Freeze Bloomberg Trump administration returns to Supreme Court in dispute over foreign-aid payment SCOTUSblog Source link
Read More »70% of Japan smartphone games bypass in-app payments to avoid IT giants
TOKYO – Nearly 70 percent of popular Japanese smartphone games have introduced external payment systems for items and services to avoid hefty commission fees from U.S. tech giants Google LLC and Apple Inc., a Kyodo News tally showed. The move comes ahead of a new Japanese law tightening regulations on Google and Apple, which dominate smartphone platforms, set to take …
Read More »Trump wins appeal over freeze on foreign aid payments – Reuters
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Read More »Exclusive: SoftBank selects banks for US IPO of payments app PayPay, sources say – Reuters
Exclusive: SoftBank selects banks for US IPO of payments app PayPay, sources say Reuters Exclusive-SoftBank selects banks for US IPO of payments app PayPay, sources say Yahoo Finance SoftBank selects group of banks to organize IPO for PayPay, Reuters reports TipRanks SoftBank hires banks for US IPO of its payment app PayPay – Reuters Investing.com SoftBank’s PayPay US IPO: A Strategic Play in the …
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