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Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group are in free fall. The Truth Social owner’s share price dropped another 5% as of mid-day Friday, leaving it on track for a seventh losing day out of the past eight. The only gain during that span was a tiny one of 0.8% on Tuesday. Trump Media is now trading below $31. That’s a far cry from the intraday spike to nearly $80 on March 26, the day it went public on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “DJT.” In fact, anyone who bought Trump Media at the closing high of $66.22 on…

Western boots have a new protector in Beyoncé.The country fashion staple’s sales surged more than 20% in the week after the music superstar released her “Cowboy Carter” album, according to consumer behavior firm Circana. That can spell good news for companies making the iconic shoe, as well as other items that fit the same Wild West aesthetic.”Cowboy Carter,” which came out late last month, marked the “Halo” singer’s foray into the country genre. Even before the full album dropped, Circana reported notable boosts to unit sales for this style of boot following the release of singles “Texas Hold ‘Em” and…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. JPMorgan — The bank fell 5% after disclosing that its net interest income level could fall short of Wall Street analysts’ expectations in 2024, despite beating both top- and bottom-line estimates in its last quarter. CEO Jamie Dimon also underscored the danger of inflationary pressures. Wells Fargo — Shares of the bank inched lower by less than 1% after it reported a decline in net interest income during the first quarter. Wells Fargo did beat analysts’ expectations for its first-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue. BlackRock — Shares of BlackRock fell nearly…

Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. Borrowers with good credit seeking personal loans during the past seven days prequalified for rates that were higher for 3-year loans and lower for 5-year loans when compared to fixed-rate loans for the seven days before. For borrowers with credit scores of 720 or higher who used the Credible marketplace to…

Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. During the week of Apr. 1, 2024, average private student loan rates fell for borrowers with credit scores of 720 or higher who used the Credible marketplace to take out 10-year fixed-rate loans and increased for 5-year variable-rate loans. 10-year fixed rate: 7.37%, down from 9.03% the week before, -1.665-year variable…

What Happened: Shares of gaming, betting and entertainment company Bally’s Corporation (NYSE:BALY) jumped 27.1% in the morning session after the company announced that hedge fund Standard General proposed acquiring all outstanding shares it doesn’t already own for $15 each, representing a 41% premium to the closing price on March 8, 2024. Standard General is Bally’s largest stockholder, with a 23% ownership. If it succeeds, Standard General plans to allow stockholders to roll over their shares into the equity of the post-closing company. The proposed transaction is subject to approval by Bally’s Board of Directors. Is now the time to buy…

This week is America Saves Week, a time to focus on actions Americans can take to successfully save. When it comes to saving for retirement, Americans are feeling pessimistic. In a recent nationwide survey of working age Americans, 79 percent agree that the nation faces a retirement savings crisis, up from 67 percent in 2020. And more than half of Americans (55 percent) are concerned that they cannot achieve financial security in retirement. But is this worry about retirement savings warranted? Afterall, people worry about many things, and some worries are not necessarily justified. For example, up to 40 percent…

By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) – New Zealand will report “significantly slower” economic growth for the next few years when it releases a pre-Budget update in two weeks’ time, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said on Friday, as slower productivity growth hampers the country’s economy. New Zealand’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the third quarter and significant downward revisions were made to economic growth in earlier quarters, leading the market to pull back on bets of further interest rate hikes next year. That, combined with recent data continuing to be weaker than forecast, has led Treasury officials to reassess growth projections for…

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign sent a letter Thursday to the Commission on Presidential Debates asking for this year’s general election debates to take place “much earlier” and calling for more of them to be added to the schedule. “While the Commission on Presidential Debates has already announced three presidential debates and a vice-presidential debate to occur later this year, we are in favor of these debates beginning much earlier,” Trump campaign managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita said in the letter to commission members. Wiles and LaCivita said that with voting beginning much earlier in recent elections, the commission…