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How to cut costs at the pump as gas prices keep rising

As demand for gasoline picks up and prices continue edging upward, it can make sense to try reducing what you pay at the pump.

4 years ago

Shares of Rocket Companies, a large short target of hedge funds, jump more than 40%

The online mortgage provider currently has large short bets placed against it by hedge funds.

4 years ago

Shares of Rocket Companies, a large short target of hedge funds, jump more than 50%

The online mortgage provider currently has large short bets placed against it by hedge funds.

4 years ago

Shares of Rocket Companies, a large short target of hedge funds, jump more than 70%

The online mortgage provider currently has large short bets placed against it by hedge funds.

4 years ago

Congress' latest coronavirus relief proposal could help keep some seniors out of nursing homes

The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill would increase funding for Medicaid home and community-based services for seniors.

4 years ago

Japanese billionaire to fly eight members of the public on SpaceX moon flight

Yusaku Maezawa announced he will choose eight members of the public to join him on his trip around the moon, scheduled to fly on SpaceX's Starship in 2023.

4 years ago

SpaceX is building a factory in Austin, Texas for Starlink satellite internet equipment

SpaceX plans to build a new factory in Austin, Texas in another expansion to the region from one of Elon Musk's companies.

4 years ago

Wait and see approach for Fintechs as Payments Canada chooses Interac as Canada’s real-time payments provider

Betakit | Meagan Simpson | March 2, 2021 Payments Canada has selected its second solution provider for the country’s upcoming real-time payments system.   Interac Corp. has been selected as the exchange solution provider for the Real-Time Rail (RTR). Expected to launch in 2022, RTR consists of two components: a clearing and settlement component and an


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4 years ago

Satellite data company Spire goes public via SPAC, adding to a growing list of public space plays

Small satellite builder and data specialist Spire Global is planning to go public through a SPAC.

4 years ago

'There is no alternative' — Stocks' long-running 'TINA' advantage could be ending, worrying traders

Some are wondering whether this is the end to the fabled "there is no alternative" to stocks notion.

4 years ago

Small-launch leader Rocket Lab going public via a SPAC, with plans for bigger Neutron rocket

Rocket Lab, the leader among companies building small rockets to launch satellites, is going public through a SPAC merger.

4 years ago

Warren Buffett owns more of a Chinese electric car company than General Motors

Berkshire Hathaway holds an 8.2% stake in Chinese electric automaker BYD, more than it does of General Motors, Warren Buffett said in a letter to shareholders.

4 years ago

More teachers plan to quit as Covid stress overwhelms educators

After a year of either putting themselves at risk in a classroom or struggling to reach remote students, many educators are ready to leave their jobs for good.

4 years ago

Required minimum distributions on retirement plans are back — and different

The hiatus on required retirement plan distributions is over, so retirees over age 72 should plan to take them. Here's a look at the quirks and rules changes.

4 years ago

Goldman says that investors shouldn't worry about interest rates at these levels

Rising interest rates that shook investors are well short of anything that poses a broader threat to the market, according to Goldman.

4 years ago