In this 2013 photo, Singapore’s central business district is shown at dusk. Edward Tian | Moment | Getty Images Singapore still wants to be a hub for digital assets, but not one for speculating on cryptocurrencies, said Ravi Menon, managing director of central bank the Monetary of Singapore. “If a crypto hub is about experimenting
            
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Martin Barraud | Caiaimage | Getty Images After another 0.75 percentage interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve, financial experts have tips for investors amid volatility in the stock and bond markets.   Continuing to fight inflation, the central bank on Wednesday announced its fourth consecutive three-quarters of a percentage point interest rate increase.  The
            
          When it comes to “being your own boss,” Americans seem to have it covered. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were about 9.6 million self-employed workers in 2016. This number is projected to grow to 10.3 million by 2026 — a 7.9-percent increase. But when tax season rolls around, many self-employed taxpayers hire tax
            
          In this article QCOM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Qualcomm shares fell 7% in extended trading on Wednesday after the chipmaker reported in-line fiscal fourth-quarter earnings but offered poor first-quarter guidance. Qualcomm also said it implemented a hiring freeze at the start of the current quarter. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $3.13 per
            
          In this article PARA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Leslie ‘Les’ Moonves, president and chief executive officer of CBS Corp. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Paramount Global and former CBS chief Les Moonves agreed to make additional payments to settle an investigation by the New York State Attorney General’s office, which
            
          After a Covid outbreak at a Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, China, some workers chose to go home. Pictured here are the shuttle buses on Oct. 30, 2022. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s decision to maintain Covid controls is pushing companies to look to factories outside the country, according to
            
          FatCamera | E+ | Getty Images For some Medicare beneficiaries, an Advantage Plan ends up not being a good fit. If you’re in this situation and are thinking about dropping your plan to return to basic Medicare — Part A (hospital coverage) and Part B (outpatient services) — there are some things to consider before
            
          Mortgage application volume barely moved last week, falling 0.5% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Rates, meanwhile, dropped back a little bit last week, but they’re still near a 22-year high. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($647,200 or less)
            
          Key Findings Starting in 2022 and continuing through 2026, businesses will face several tax changes scheduled as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), including a switch to five-year amortization of R&D expenses, the gradual phaseout of 100 percent bonus depreciation, a tighter interest deduction limitation, and an increase in international tax rates.
            
          In this article PARA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tom Cruise in “Top Gun: Maverick” Source: Paramount Paramount Global on Wednesday reported third-quarter revenue that was up 5% from a year ago, but the results missed expectations as it suffered from cord cutting and a drop in advertising revenue. Its shares were down about
            
          Team co-owners Dan and Tanya Snyder pose for a photo with current team members and alumni during the announcement of the Washington Football Team’s name change to the Washington Commanders at FedExField on February 02, 2022 in Landover, Maryland. Rob Carr | Getty Images Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder has hired Bank of America to
            
          Cathie Wood, chief executive officer and chief investment officer, Ark Invest, gestures as she speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at Miami Beach Convention Center on April 7, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Marco Bello | Getty Images LISBON, Portugal — Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood thinks Elon Musk might be onto something with his vision for
            
          Jayk7 | Moment | Getty Images As we head into the fourth quarter, investors lack much to be excited about. Through Sept. 30, the S&P 500 Total Return Index declined by 23.87%, almost ensuring equity investors won’t enjoy anything close to the 31.4%, 18.4% and 28.7% returns the index delivered in 2019, 2020, and 2021,
            
          The Federal Reserve raised the target federal funds rate by 0.75 percentage point for the fourth time in a row on Wednesday, marking an unprecedented pace of rate hikes. The U.S. central bank has raised the benchmark short-term borrowing rate a total of six times this year, including 75 basis point increases in June, July and
            
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          In this article WFC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Getty Images Mortgage volumes at Wells Fargo slowed further in recent weeks, leaving some workers idle and sparking concerns the lender will need to cut more employees as the U.S. housing slump deepens. The bank had about 18,000 loans in its retail origination pipeline in
            
          ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — State oil giant Saudi Aramco reported a 39% rise in net income for the third quarter year-on-year, on the back of higher crude prices and tightening global supply. Net income rose to $42.4 billion for the quarter, up from $30.4 billion the previous year and just above expectations. The
            
          In this article CVS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images CVS Health reported third quarter earnings Wednesday morning that beat Wall Street’s expectations.  Here’s how the pharmacy giant performed compared to Wall analysts’ estimates, according to Refinitiv: Earnings per share $2.09 vs. $1.99, expected. Revenue $81.16 billion vs.
            
          Co-founder and CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, speaks on stage during the opening night of Web Summit 2022. Hugo Amaral | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LISBON, Portugal — The boss of crypto exchange Binance says he wasn’t privy to Elon Musk’s thinking when the billionaire backed away from, and then revived, his
            
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