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New York Times | Shira Ovide | Jan 18, 2022 Microsoft is making a big bet on video games, and even if you’re like me and don’t really play them, it’s worth taking notice. Microsoft said on Tuesday that it would buy Activision Blizzard, which makes video games including Candy Crush and Call of Duty.

From digital photos to cryptocurrencies, certain items may be lost when you die if you don't make provisions for passing them on.

Cato Institute | Jennifer J. Schulp and Nicholas Anthony | Jan 14, 2022 Gary Gensler, the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has set an ambitious agenda for the agency. Whatever one thinks about that agenda, it’s a lot to get done, even for a hard‐​charging, get‐​things‐​done guy like Gensler. Rulemaking is not a quick process,

Martin Luther King said whatever affects one, affects all. The Covid crisis makes this clear in new ways, as a new generation of Black community leaders rises.

Moxie Marlinspike blog | Jan 7, 2022 Despite considering myself a cryptographer, I have not found myself particularly drawn to “crypto.” I don’t think I’ve ever actually said the words “get off my lawn,” but I’m much more likely to click on Pepperidge Farm Remembers flavored memes about how “crypto” used to mean “cryptography” than

CNBC | Cameron Costa | Jan 15, 2022 If 2021's word of the year was "NFT," Avery Akkineni says 2022's will be "Web 3.0." This year, digital assets built on the blockchain will likely continue to expand well beyond the music and art industries. Luxury fashion brand Balenciaga has already teamed up with Fortnite to

McKinsey Digital | Matteo Biondi, Anna Heid, Nicolaus Henke, Niko Mohr, Lorenzo Pautasso, Ivan Ostojic, Linde Wester, and Rodney Zemmel | Dec 14, 2021 A burgeoning quantum-computing ecosystem and emerging business use cases promise to create significant value for industries—if executives prepare now. Accelerating advances in quantum computing are serving as powerful reminders that the

Crowdfund Insider | JD Alois | Jan 12, 2022 Seedrs, a leading UK-based securities crowdfunding platform that is merging with Republic, has provided a retrospective of 2021 performance. According to Seedrs, 2021 was a year that delivered record-level funding. The top-line numbers are as follows: £696 million invested into securities offerings 310 funded deals 102

FinBold | Jordan Major  | Jan 16, 2022 The Bitcoin mining sector has piqued the interest of several countries over the last year, and it appears that the United States government is starting to become interested in this market. As a result, a hearing has been scheduled in the US to explore the ramifications of

TipRanks analyst ranking service pinpoints Wall Street's best-performing stocks, like Dick's Sporting Goods and Microsoft.

Robo-advisors, which use algorithms to help put investing on auto pilot, are growing more popular. But are they right for everyone?

If you bought or "exercised" company stock options in 2021, you need to watch for tax pitfalls when filing, according to financial experts. 

These investors were especially active in the information technology, consumer discretionary and financial sectors.

To avoid late enrollment penalties, you may need to sign up for Medicare at age 65 even if you already have workplace coverage.