President Joe Biden, speaking about student loan relief at Delaware State University in October. The Supreme Court will hear challenges in February to his plan to forgive up to $20,000 for some borrowers. More than 45 million people in the United States owe a total of $1.6 trillion in student debt, according to the White … Read more
MenuWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Amid big tech layoffs, there is a sector in desperate need of more employees — cybersecurity.WPTV looked into the boom in demand and the ramifications of a small workforce pool.Think of them like digital security guards.With how much time everyone spends using the internet, we want people to protect that … Read more
U.S. stocks rose Wednesday after back-and-forth trading as investors weighed a batch of economic data and minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December policy meeting.The S&P 500 (^GSPC) gained 0.8% in a volatile session, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) added 130 points, or 0.4%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) advanced 0.7%.A readout of discussions … Read more
Stocks closed lower across the board on Friday to finish off the worst year for the U.S. stock market since the financial crisis.When the year's final closing bell rang on Friday, the S&P 500 and Dow were each off about 0.2%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell a more modest 0.1%.With Friday's losses, the S&P 500 … Read more
Stakeholders are weighing in on the appointment of education minister Chris Hipkins as the new prime minister of New Zealand, after outgoing PM Jacinda Ardern resigned in a surprise speech on January 17. Nicknamed “Mr Fixit” by the Labour Party he was picked “unanimously” to succeed ArdernSpeculation has mounted about how he will do in the … Read more
Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedbackNEW YORK (AP) — New York announced a $100 million settlement with Coinbase on Wednesday over what state officials called significant failures in the cryptocurrency trading platform’s systems … Read more
The Financial ExpressChina has reported a population decline for the first time since the 1960s. Its population in 2022 stood at 1.41 billion—almost 0.85 million lower than the year before. The decline, experts believe, will exacerbate the demographic challenges that the country is already facing—a ballooning population of the aged, a shrinking workforce, and a … Read more
Jeremy Zimmer is on a mission. The chief executive of Hollywood’s third largest talent agency, UTA, wants to see a new deal with streaming services. Studios are in crisis mode, slashing costs, yanking shows and laying off hundreds of workers in a desperate effort to boost profits and justify massive investments in streaming. Meanwhile, writers, … Read more
Activist investor Elliott Management, which recently took a multi-billion dollar position in Salesforce (CRM), is looking for a major overhaul of the company's board, a person familiar with the matter tells Yahoo Finance.The source said that Elliott may put forth numerous candidates to join the Salesforce board ahead of the nominating window opening on Feb. … Read more
Yahoo Finance’s Kerry Hannon joins the Live show to discuss the latest surrounding the Secure 2.0 act and how retirees can cash out of retirement funds early.DAVE BRIGGS: All right, it’s a new year. For some, that might come with a new job and a new 401(k) plan. In 2021, Fidelity processed 1.1 million retirement … Read more