An FBI Evidence Response Team investigator walks behind a crime scene. The FBI’s Quarterly Uniform Crime Report, which was released in early June, suggests that violent crime dropped by 15% compared with the first quarter of 2023. (Ann Arbor Miller/The Associated Press) Violent crime in the United States dropped significantly in the first quarter of […]
Agustin Carstens, chief of the Bank for International Settlements, says bank must be prepared to raise interest rates if needed – Akio Kon/Bloomberg Countries must be prepared to raise interest rates again if inflationary pressures return, a top central bank has warned. The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has said “it is too soon to […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images Violent crime in the United States dropped significantly in the first quarter of 2024 compared with the same period last year, according to the FBI’s Quarterly Uniform Crime Report released earlier this month. The FBI’s data, collected from nearly 12,000 law enforcement agencies representing about 77% of the country’s population, suggests violent […]
A growing proportion of non-European Union citizens ordered to leave EU territory are being returned to countries outside the Union as part of efforts to rein in irregular migration, data from the EU’s statistics office shows. The deportation success rate reached 29.5% in the first quarter of 2024, up from 21.6% in the same period […]
Between March 2022 and July 2023, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate 11 times. As a result, savings interest rates rose sharply. And even though the Fed has since paused further rate hikes, savings interest rates have held steady. So, if you’re looking for the best rates available today, here’s a breakdown of where […]
(Bloomberg) — Most Read from Bloomberg The European Union marginally revised its proposed tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China after receiving more information from the affected companies, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The new provisional rates — which will come on top of the […]
(Bloomberg) — The European Union marginally revised its proposed tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China after receiving more information from the affected companies, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Most Read from Bloomberg The new provisional rates — which will come on top of the […]
This State Is A House Flipper’s Paradise With 20% ROI And Sky-High Sales Rates Aspiring house flippers are constantly looking for prime locations where their investments can yield substantial returns, and recent data indicates that certain areas are emerging as hot spots for house flipping. Because of its low remodeling costs, high sales rates, and […]
59% of employees who are not saving for retirement believe they are, according to Principal Financial Group. IRAHelp.com Founder and CPA Ed Slott joins Wealth! to discuss retirement plans and some of the changes that you should take advantage of. “Everybody thinks inflation is bad, and I get that because things cost more. But when […]
The Dow Jones Industrial Average continued to lose ground at midday even as Microsoft (MSFT) held steady amid EU antitrust charges. Nvidia (NVDA) popped after a Wall Street call while SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) plunged on a debt offering. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) was rallying on the stock market today ahead of its 50-for-1 stock split […]
In June 2022, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure of inflation hit an annualized rate of 9.1%, which was the highest level in 40 years, and far above the U.S. Federal Reserve’s target of 2%. To bring it down, the Fed aggressively hiked the federal funds rate from a historic low of 0.25% all the […]
How is it that in the richest country on Earth, life expectancy has been falling? This is the question that many policymakers and consumers of news have been asking themselves of late. Between COVID-19, drugs and the consequences of obesity (including high blood pressure and cardiovascular problems), we are digging ourselves an early grave. Still, […]