Money has a funny way of turning dinner-table conversations into courtroom dramas. One minute it's "pass the salt," the next it's "should we buy rental properties or save our financial lives?" When six figures are involved, even the calmest marriages can start sounding like a board meeting gone wrong. On an episode of the “Suze Orman Show” last year, financial guru Suze Orman took a call from Paula in Texas that hit every nerve. Paula, 43, was expecting a $150,000 inheritance from her late mother. Instea ...

On Friday, renowned economist Peter Schiff criticized U.S. trade policy as President Donald Trump lashed out at the Supreme Court and unveiled a fresh 10% global tariff following a major legal setback. Schiff Pushes Back On ‘Ripping Off' Narrative Schiff took to X to challenge the long-running claim that foreign nations exploit the U.S. through trade deficits. "No country has been ripping off America," Schiff wrote. "We rip off the world by exchanging our fiat money for the consumer goods our trading par ...

Scotiabank kicks off Canadian bank earnings with fiscal first quarter beat Proactive uses images sourced from Shutterstock Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) started the 2026 Big Five Canadian bank earnings season on a strong note, reporting broad-based growth across its domestic and international operations. For the first quarter, Scotiabank posted net income of C$2.3 billion, up from C$993 million in the same period last year. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) were C$1.73, compared with C$0.66 a year earlier. On an ...

Neither Deutsche Bank nor Ripple has issued a formal press release confirming the partnership's scope or terms. Der Aktionär's reporting is based on the bank's activity within the Ripple ecosystem, so the development should be treated as unconfirmed until both companies issue formal statements. What is clear from the reporting is that Deutsche Bank is building on Ripple's software—its messaging, routing, and liquidity tools—not using XRP tokens to settle transactions.Deutsche Bank is also reportedly using R ...

Another year, another Stripe tender offer where investors buy shares from employees that values the company at an enormous step up. On Tuesday, Stripe announced that this latest secondary transaction now values the company at $159 billion. Investors buying the shares include Thrive Capital, Coatue, Andreessen Horowitz, and Stripe itself. In February 2025, Stripe announced its previous tender offer, which valued the company at $91.5 billion. So that’s about a 74% increase in valuation over the year. Th ...

Wasatch Advisors disclosed a new stake in Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG) in its February 12, 2026, SEC filing, acquiring 2,160,337 shares worth $184.84 million. What happened According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated February 12, 2026, Wasatch Advisors established a new position in Everus Construction Group (NYSE:ECG), acquiring 2,160,337 shares. The quarter-end value of the stake totaled $184.84 million, reflecting both the purchase and stock price shifts during the peri ...

If you have $4,000 sitting in your savings account that you accumulated gradually after covering your regular expenses and emergency needs, you may want to reconsider what that money is really doing for you. If it has simply been sitting there untouched, it could be losing value over time due to inflation. A better choice would be to allocate it to today's cryptocurrency leaders, such as XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), which are often viewed as leading projects in the digital asset space. How ...

There's always a story behind the story. For every successful entrepreneur, there were countless rank-and-file employees who were critical in realizing a company's full potential. And for every business at the forefront of a hot new trend, there are many other businesses that are content to remain largely behind the scenes, doing their job and contributing their part toward an industry's success. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) hasn't gotten quite the same amount of attention that other pla ...

Listeners should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements and are urged to review the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and the company's other filings with the SEC for a more complete discussion of risks and other factors that could affect any forward-looking statements. The statements made during this conference call speak only as of today's date and, except as required by law, NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise ...

Critical Metals (NASDAQ: CRML) stock, a start-up miner of lithium and rare-earth elements in Greenland, jumped 3.7% through 11:40 a.m. ET on some news that... ordinarily many investors would consider bad: Critical Metals insiders are selling stock. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » A lot of stock. 2.8 million shares of stock -- about 2.4% of all shares outstanding. Imag ...