Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden asked Congress for a $400 annual increase in maximum Pell grants for college students…
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April 09 at 1:58 pm
April 09 at 11:53 am
SEC is scrutinizing SPAC projections, seeks clearer disclosures
Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesThe SEC is eyeing potentially misleading earnings projections made by SPAC sponsors and is seeking clearer disclosures, with one…
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April 09 at 11:03 am
How JPMorgan increased the number of Black interns in its Wall Street program by nearly two-thirds
JPMorgan building in New York.Scott Mlyn | CNBCJPMorgan Chase boosted the number of Black and female college students selected for investment bank internships by leaning…
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April 09 at 10:18 am
S&P 500 hovers near record high, on pace to notch a winning week
The S&P 500 traded near its record high on Friday as Wall Street is set to wrap up the week with solid gains.The broad equity…
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) at the State Department in Washington, U.S. June 23, 2015.Yuri Gripas…
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April 08 at 1:46 pm
6 million people applied for unemployment a year ago. They're still near pre-pandemic highs
A person walks under a marquis for a closed down Paramount theater in Oakland, Calif. on Feb. 12, 2021.JOSH EDELSON | AFP | Getty ImagesIt’s…
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April 08 at 9:57 am
Bitcoin exchange Kraken considers going public after record trading volumes in the first quarter
Jesse Powell, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, sits for a photograph at the company’s San Francisco office in 2014.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg via Getty…
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April 08 at 8:09 am
A large chunk of the retail investing crowd got their start during the pandemic, Schwab survey shows
In this articleSCHWPedestrians pass in front of a Charles Schwab bank branch in downtown Chicago, Illinois.Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe pandemic spurred a…
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April 08 at 8:00 am
Senate Banking Committee Chair Brown asks banks to detail their links to Archegos
In this articleGS8604.T-JPCSG.N-CHSenator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), speaks at the 2019 National Action Network National Convention in New York, April 5, 2019.Lucas Jackson | ReutersSen. Sherrod…
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April 08 at 4:00 am
British fintech start-up TrueLayer raises $70 million to take on Visa and Mastercard
Francesco Simoneschi, CEO and co-founder of U.K. fintech start-up TrueLayer.TrueLayerLONDON — British financial technology start-up TrueLayer says it’s raised $70 million in fresh funding, highlighting…
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April 07 at 7:33 pm
Op-ed: Boost to tech stocks will not last, and more pain is ahead
Investors should be able to take advantage of bullish momentum in tech stocks for at least the next couple of months.In my last post on…
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April 07 at 6:09 pm
Stock futures inch higher after S&P 500 marks another record close
People visit the Charging Bull Statue during Covid-19 pandemic in New York.Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesFutures contracts tied to the major U.S….
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