The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL 0.66%) fell 6.5% in 2022. (Dividend Aristocrats® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC.) The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, by comparison, fell 18.2% during the same calendar year. In the worst year for the S&P 500 since 2008, investing in long-term dividend growth […]
Warning: Spoilers ahead for “House of the Dragon” season three, episode five, and for the book “Fire & Blood.” Alys Rivers may not be a dragonrider or a soldier, but the self-proclaimed “barn owl cursed to live in human form” is one of the most formidable figures in “House of the Dragon.” Portrayed by Gayle […]
Jessica Salmi waited nearly an hour on hold before her call was disconnected. Jason Marques’ servicer can’t say if his next student-loan payment will be $100 or $633. Robin Binkley is struggling to find out which repayment plan she qualifies for. As millions of borrowers navigate President Donald Trump’s sweeping student-loan repayment overhaul, which took […]
Medical-focused artificial intelligence startup OpenEvidence has reportedly considered raising $200 million at a $20 billion valuation. However, the company is unlikely to proceed, partly because the fundraise will dilute founders and shareholders, The Information reported Friday (July 17), citing a source involved in the discussions. That source added that OpenEvidence has also held acquisition talks […]
Spain reclaimed football’s biggest prize on Sunday, defeating Argentina 1-0 after extra time in a tense World Cup final that delivered high drama both on and off the pitch. Ferran Torres’ decisive strike settled the contest, ending Argentina’s title defense and handing Spain its second World Cup crown. The defeat was especially poignant for Lionel […]
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX 0.07%) has dominated the cystic fibrosis (CF) drug market for more than a decade. This has been a very lucrative business for the biotech, and it could continue generating steady revenue and earnings from its CF products until the late 2030s, when its most important products will lose patent exclusivity. However, since […]
Singapore-founded crypto payments infrastructure provider Paymonade has received a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license from Liechtenstein’s Financial Market Authority. The license allows it to offer regulated crypto-asset services across all 30 European Economic Area (EEA) member states under a single passportable license. The approval comes as crypto firms race to comply with the European Union’s […]
Bank of America has reportedly promoted new leaders to guide its artificial intelligence and crypto efforts. Sonali Theisen has been named the bank’s head of global digital-assets platform and Kevin Milsom head of platforms AI transformation, Bloomberg News reported Friday (July 17), citing an internal Bank of America (BofA) memo later confirmed by the company. […]
Oil prices rose while U.S stock-index futures were little changed on Sunday, amid an escalation of fighting in the Middle East and as investors await key tech earnings this week.
Deloitte has unveiled a new platform designed to accelerate the remediation of software vulnerabilities. Powered by Anthropic’s advanced Claude AI models, the solution targets one of the most pressing issues in modern cybersecurity: the widening divide between identifying threats and effectively fixing them. Enterprises today manage intricate software environments that blend internally developed applications, commercially […]