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Steve Smith | Tetra Images | Getty Images Winter is almost here, meaning the year’s coldest temperatures aren’t far off. But homeowners can take advantage of recently enacted tax breaks to help boost their home’s efficiency, thereby trapping more heat inside and better defending against winter’s chill — and saving them money in the process.

Zepz, which owns the WorldRemit and Sendwave brands, has a headcount of around 1,600. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Zepz, the money transfer group that owns WorldRemit, made a fresh round of layoffs. The British fintech unicorn, which is backed by TCV, Accel, Leapfrog and other major venture capital funds, told CNBC exclusively

In this article JPM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Wednesday that his bank would exit China if the U.S. government ordered him to. “If the American government makes me leave China, I’m leaving China,” Dimon said at the DealBook Summit during a discussion about a potential future conflict

In this article BRK.A Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Charlie Munger ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha Nebraska. David A. Grogan | CNBC Warren Buffett is arguably the most celebrated investor of our generation, but he couldn’t have earned the title without Charlie Munger’s influence. Munger, Berkshire Hathaway’s vice chairman who

A security guard at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images With central banks having hiked interest rates at breakneck speed and those rates likely to stay higher for longer while the lagged effects set in, the macroeconomic outlook

In this article GSBD AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT David Solomon, Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs, participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. Michael Kovac | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Apple has given

Morgan Housel, author of “The Psychology of Money” and partner at the Collaborative Fund, says no one is crazy when it comes to money. But we all need to update our thinking in key ways in order to build true wealth. Morgan Housel (Note: Morgan Housel will be on HalfTime Report today at 12:35 PM

A 3D map showing the continent of Europe. Constantine Johnny | Moment | Getty Images Venture capital investment into Europe’s tech industry plunged by half in 2023 as investors continued to reel from the effects of high interest rates, according to data from venture capital firm Atomico. However, artificial intelligence was a standout category that

In this article .VIX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Wells Fargo Securities is officially out with its 2024 stock market forecast. Chris Harvey, the firm’s head of equity strategy, sees a volatile path to his S&P 500 to 4,625 year-end target. “It’s really hard to get excited. If we have better [economic] growth, then

Team of millennial colleagues sharing ideas for new business start up, togetherness, innovation, diversity 10’000 Hours | Digitalvision | Getty Images More workers are getting access to a Roth savings option in their 401(k) plans. In 2022, 89.1% of employers that sponsor a 401(k) plan allowed workers to set aside money in a Roth account,

Cautious investors piling into cash may want to consider other options. According to SPDR Exchange Traded Funds’ Matthew Bartolini, active management can also provide them with stability and income while creating more opportunities for upside. “Active fixed income has been really a consistent engine of support within the active [ETF] construct — not only from

BYD’s Han electric car, pictured here at the 2021 Shanghai auto show, is one of the most popular new energy vehicles in China. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC BEIJING — Chinese electric car company BYD said Friday that it launched its flagship Han sedan in the United Arab Emirates this week. It wasn’t immediately clear when

Apartment blocks under construction in the Nanchuan area of Xining, Qinghai province, China. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s property market, which makes up a substantial chunk of the country’s economy, needs more government support to prevent it from deteriorating further, analysts said. Existing home prices fell in October by the

Federal Reserve officials at their most recent meeting expressed little appetite for cutting interest rates anytime soon, particularly as inflation remains well above their goal, according to minutes released Tuesday.  The summary of the meeting, held Oct. 31-Nov. 1, showed that Federal Open Market Committee members still worry that inflation could be stubborn or move

Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty to felony charges Tuesday related to his failure to prevent money laundering on the crypto exchange platform. King 5 News Seattle Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao on Tuesday named a new CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange he founded, after pleading guilty to federal money laundering charges and

In this article GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Patrick Cantlay of the United States plays his shot from the 18th tee during the final round of the Workday Charity Open on July 12, 2020 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Sam Greenwood | Getty Images Goldman Sachs paid professional golfer Patrick

Binance’s Co-founder & CEO Changpeng Zhao speaks during the 2022 Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 1, 2022.  Ben Mcshane | Sportsfile | Getty Images Outflows from Binance have amounted to more than $1 billion in the past 24 hours, not including bitcoin, according to data from blockchain analysis firm Nansen, after founder and

An undated photo of a signage at Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings’ headquarters in the Southeast Asian city-state. Bryan van der Beek | Bloomberg | Getty Images Singapore’s Temasek Holdings warned that scammers are allegedly trying to sell financial investment products or instruments to unsuspecting individuals while posing as agents of the firm’s office in

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping at Filoli estate on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Woodside, California, on Nov. 15, 2023. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters BEIJING — U.S. President Joe Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week has set a bottom line in the relationship which

Men interact with a Baidu AI robot near the company logo at its headquarters in Beijing, China April 23, 2021. Florence Lo | Reuters BEIJING — Chinese tech giant Baidu reported Tuesday third-quarter revenue that beat expectations, although growth was slower than during the previous three months. The company’s U.S.-listed shares were up around 2%