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Klarna to raise new funds at slashed $6.5 billion valuation
Klarna Bank AB is nearing a deal to raise new money at a valuation of around $6.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, a humbling comedown and a testament Read more
‘It could be the difference between an approval and denial’: Experian, Equifax and TransUnion remove fully-paid medical debt from credit reports on July 1. Will this help your credit score?
Paid medical debt is rolling off consumer credit reports in an overhaul that the credit bureaus say will improve people’s financial wellbeing. In a time of rising interest rates and Read more
News and analysis for those planning for or living in retirement
From MarketWatch: Scared of stocks? Most investors are too conservative with their retirement plans: With market volatility, it’s understandable why some Americans are hesitant to put their money into equities Read more
Wall Street profit expectations for megabanks cooled only slightly despite deep freeze in stocks
The disconnect between healthy business performance and ailing share prices in 2022 will likely continue for megabanks through this year’s second-quarter earnings season, amid bear market conditions for stocks. Investors Read more
Crypto crash: How prices for bitcoin and ethereum changed in June 2022
Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin BTCUSD, +3.45% and ether ETHUSD, +3.91% have exploded in popularity in recent years, and are now traded by both individual investors and large companies like Tesla TSLA, -0.36% Read more
Inflation is killing the pay raises older workers get
Workers of all ages are getting pay raises — a huge relief for those worried about their everyday bills getting more expensive these days — but older employees’ increases can’t Read more
Scared of stocks? Most investors are too conservative with their retirement plans.
Investing conservatively is understandable, especially considering the uncertainty around the stock market and worrying about making your money stretch through a period of high inflation, but many investors are falling Read more
‘The key is not to be paralyzed by fear.’ Now is the time to be proactive before higher rates show up on your credit card bills.
Credit card debt can be difficult to manage even in the best of times, but increasingly high interest rates are adding to that challenge. In June, the Federal Reserve announced Read more
‘My mom says she was already after him at my grandmother’s funeral’: My grandfather married a 2nd time before dying. Do I have any right to an inheritance?
Dear Quentin, My paternal grandmother died when I was 5 years old. Her husband, my grandfather, remarried a woman a couple of years later. (My mom says she was already Read more