America’s young people face a mental health crisis, and adults constantly debate how much to blame phones and social media. A new round of conversation has been spurred by Jonathan Haidt’s book “The Anxious Generation,” which contends that rising mental health issues in children and adolescents are the result of social media replacing key experiences … Read more
The last week of the MLB regular season is upon us. While some postseason tickets have been punched, there are several spots left to claim and first-round byes to secure for the top two teams in each league. Let’s check in on the 15 teams still in the playoff picture to see what our writers … Read more
The competition among ETF issuers to find a new way to squeeze the most income out of stock portfolios expanded again on Tuesday, with a new fund from Pacer that aims to deliver amplified dividends. The firm launched the Pacer Metaurus Nasdaq-100 Dividend Multiplier 600 ETF (QSIX) , a sister fund to the US Large … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Dryden Pence, Pence Capital Management chief investment officer, joins CNBC’s ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss how much he thinks the Fed needs to cut rates, market outlooks ahead of earnings, and more. Source link
China has announced it is investigating the company that owns US fashion brands Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein for suspected “discriminatory measures” against Xinjiang cotton companies. The move marks a new effort by Beijing to fight back against allegations from western officials and human rights activists that cotton and other goods in the region have … Read more
This month, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) unveiled a rare government feat: a bipartisan bill that has lawmakers feeling “optimistic” and “fired up.” It’s the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), and it’s long overdue. The U.S. lags far behind the rest of the world on privacy legislation; 137 of the … Read more
By Ben Standig, Paul Dehner Jr. and Mark Puleo In a battle of recent LSU Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks, the rookie upended the Pro Bowl veteran and, in the process, may have dashed the Cincinnati Bengals’ playoff hopes before the calendar hits October. The Bengals fell to 0-3 with their 38-33 loss to Washington on Monday. … Read more
Sri Lanka’s new president has dissolved parliament to make way for a snap general election. Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved the 225-member parliament in which his left-leaning National People’s Power (NPP) alliance had just three seats. The election will take place on 14 November, almost a year ahead of schedule, according to a notification in the … Read more
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email David Katz, chief investment officer at Matrix Asset Advisors, joins ‘The Exchange’ to discuss his picks in the markets, how to position for the future, and more. Source link
NEW YORK — The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market, costing consumers and businesses billions of dollars. The complaint filed Tuesday says Visa penalizes merchants and banks who don’t use Visa’s own … Read more