Monthly Archives: July 2022

A Democratic US Senate candidate in Missouri pledged to ‘stand up’ to health insurers. Records show she personally invests in CVS Health, Humana, and UnitedHealth Group.

This July 12, 2019 file photo shows the UnitedHealthcare headquarters in Minneapolis. Jim Mone, File/AP Photo A Democratic US Senate candidate in Missouri has pledged to “stand up” to health insurers.  But the candidate, Trudy Busch Valentine, holds stock in CVS Health, Humana, and UnitedHealth Group. She has pledged to put her investments in a…

5 ways Biden’s Education Department has ‘wildly overstepped its authority’ with student-loan relief, according to a top Republican lawmaker

President Joe Biden addresses the nation at the White House in Washington, DC on June 24, 2022. Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx blasted the Education Department for “overstepping its authority” with student-loan relief. She cited the payment pauses, loan forgiveness waivers, and looming forgiveness as examples. Democrats have argued…

A Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) is a government-regulated professional who actively manages your portfolio

Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) buy and sell assets and tailor investing strategies to clients’ needs. EmirMemedovski/Getty Images A Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) is a professional firm that manages the assets of clients and offers investment advice.RIAs are registered with either federal or state authorities, are bound by SEC regulations, and are held to a fiduciary…

The Federal Reserve just moved to make your credit cards, mortgages, and car loans more expensive in hopes you’ll spend less and help cool inflation

Reuters The Fed raised interest rates by 0.75 percentage points on Wednesday, repeating the hike seen in June. The increase triples the size of the Fed’s usual hike and marks an aggressive effort to cool inflation. Higher rates makes all kinds of debt, from credit cards to mortgages, more expensive. The Federal Reserve raised its…

Longtime advisor to Hungary’s authoritarian leader quits, saying his rant against a ‘mixed race’ society was ‘pure Nazi’

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban makes a keynote speech during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Balna cultural centre of Budapest, Hungary on May 19, 2022. ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is facing growing backlash for ranting against building a “mixed race” society. A longtime advisor of Orbán’s resigned and…

Last week to apply for Delta Amex credit cards with elevated bonuses of up to 110,000 miles — and 2 are limited-edition versions made from Boeing 747 airplane metal

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US crude-oil exports hit a record high last week as the West scrambles to fill the hole in Russian supply

Shutterstock US crude oil exports hit a record high last week, as the West scrambles to find alternatives to Russian supplies. Exports totaled 4.55 million barrels a day, up 21% from the prior week, according to the Energy Information Administration. The combined exports of crude and oil products also rose to a new all-time high,…