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[BankRate, Shutterstock] If you’ve been trying to figure out where to get your coins counted, you’re in luck: A lot of people will be more than happy to help you turn those pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters into dollar bills right now. As people have stayed home due to the […]
[KITCO NEWS] This year, the global economy has contracted at a pace previously unseen. However, the crisis this year was only the trigger for what would otherwise have been an inevitable collapse in our economy. Doug Casey, founder of Casey Research, and Rick Rule, president of Sprott U.S., discussed with […]
[NBC NEWS, GETTY IMAGES] People in a stadium in Lake Charles, La., wait to be evacuated before the arrival of Hurricane Laura this week. Texas and Louisiana were still struggling to contain the pandemic as Hurricane Laura bore down on them, and now officials fear a new wave of COVID-19 infections will […]
[ESPN] How Michael Jordan was a voice of reason during NBA owners meeting. Jackie MacMullan reports on the role she heard Michael Jordan has played as a go-between for the NBA players and owners. As the NBA continues to navigate its next steps after the extraordinary decision of the Milwaukee Bucks not […]
[Forbes, Getty Images] Average mortgage rates this week fell for both 30-year and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, while the 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) was unchanged. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage dipped to 2.91%, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Mortgage rates have remained below 3% for […]
[Forbes, Getty Images] TOPLINE Naomi Osaka, one of the world’s top tennis players and the female athlete with the highest single-year earnings of all time, by Forbes’ estimation, announced Wednesday evening she would sit out the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open tournament the following day to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake […]
All three playoff games on Wednesday were postponed [CBS SPORTS] NBA players and coaches held an impromptu meeting at the Disney bubble to discuss plans following the postponement of three playoff games on Wednesday, including the Milwaukee Bucks-Orlando Magic game in which Milwaukee players chose to walk out before the start […]
[Forbes, Getty Images] It’s not known how many people actually do lick their fingers after eating Kentucky Fried Chicken, but for now the company is saying, simply, “Don’t.” This week KFC, part of the Yum Brands! group of fast food brands, said it was temporarily dropping its iconic “It’s finger […]
[Forbes, Getty Images] The world’s richest person, Jeff Bezos, is wealthier than he’s ever been. Early Wednesday he crossed a milestone previously unseen in the nearly four decades Forbes has been tracking net worths: With Amazon stock edging up 2% as of Wednesday afternoon, Bezos’ net worth is up by $4.9 billion, making […]
[Yahoo! Sports, AP] The first no-hitter of a pandemic-shortened season arrived on Tuesday, with Chicago White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito unleashing history against a hapless Pittsburgh Pirates team. The 26-year-old did not allow a single hit over the course of nine innings, striking out 13. His lone blemish: a fourth-inning […]