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XRP, the token powering Ripple’s cross-border money transfer ecosystem, exhibited exemplary performance in March alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum, as investors kept the imminent summary judgment on the lawsuit against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the sight glass.From the lowest price level in March at $0.3372, XRP price exploded 65% to trade new 2023 highs of $0.5847 before correcting to test support at $0.5. Support at $0.5 has been pivotal this week, as XRP tested $0.484 at some point before reclaiming its current position.XRP Topples Cardano, Becomes the 6th Largest CoinXRP’s market cap is up by 0.58% in…

The US labor market has kept trucking right along even as other areas of the economy have slowed. But that once high-octane ride is showing some signs of wear and tear amid the Federal Reserve’s yearlong efforts to cool inflation by suppressing demand. Job cuts are mounting, hiring activity is losing momentum, and uncertainty is simmering as to how the banking sector’s recent tumult could ripple through the economy. “I think the image, for me, that most sums up where we are in the labor market is the image tweeted by Bloomberg’s chief economist, which shows that mentions of job…

In 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Aspen Tucker was working as a staff nurse at a hospital in his native Spartanburg, South Carolina, making roughly $2,000 per biweekly paycheck. When he saw a posting for a travel-nursing job in Amarillo, Texas, paying $6,700 a week, he was practically on the next flight.”I hate to say this, but I didn’t give notice. I got my stuff, went to Texas, and told my manager when I got there, ‘I’m sorry, I’ve got to go. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,'” Tucker told CNBC Make It.Tucker, now 29, has been on…

I never pictured myself living in a tiny home, but now I can’t imagine my life without it.In 2018, my marriage of 18 years ended. I had been living in a four-bedroom, three-bathroom, 3,000-square-foot house near Boulder, Colorado with my now ex-husband, our two kids and dogs.I was ready for a change of scenery. But the houses for sale in my area were out of my budget, so I had to get creative. When I saw a trend of tiny houses on social media, I was immediately intrigued and decided to go for it.Today, I live in a 520-square-foot house…

Bikini baristas have scored a win in Washington state after a long legal battle on acceptable attire.  The city council of Everett — a city north of Seattle — voted this week in favor of a $500,000 settlement with local business owner Jovanna Edge and her employees at the Hillbilly Hotties coffee stand.Edge and employees Natalie Bjerke, Matteson Hernandez, Leah Humphrey, Amelia Powell and Liberty Ziska filed a legal complaint that city ordinances requiring quick-service employees to wear at least a tank top and shorts violated their First Amendment rights, according to The Daily Herald. STARBUCKS CUSTOMERS SAY OLIVE OIL-INFUSED…

Many Americans lack a basic understanding of how long they tend to live in retirement and may be at risk of outliving their savings, a recent survey said. Sixty-three percent of American adults are working with inaccurate longevity measures when they plan for retirement, according to the most recent TIAA Institute- Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC) Personal Finance Index survey. The survey asked respondents to gauge the life expectancy of a 60-year-old: 10% overestimated life expectancy, 28% said they didn’t know and 25% underestimated it. The low rate of longevity literacy may signal that Americans may not be saving enough for…

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- and 5-year loans compared to the previous seven days. For borrowers with credit scores of 720 or higher who used the Credible marketplace to select a lender between March 13 and…

U.S. payment giants Visa and Mastercard are slamming the brakes on plans to forge new partnerships with crypto firms after a string of high-profile collapses shook faith in the industry, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The crypto industry saw a stunning reversal of fortunes in 2022 as bankruptcies of industry majors FTX and BlockFi rattled investors and increased regulatory scrutiny on the sector.Both Visa and Mastercard have decided to push back the launch of certain products and services related to crypto until market conditions and the regulatory environment improve, said the people, who asked not to be named…

As borrowers await a court decision on the fate of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness, a new survey said that most Americans support the plan.  In total, 62% said they support student loan forgiveness and 18% said they opposed the plan, according to a recent Newsweek survey. Along political lines, 80% of Americans who voted for Biden in the 2020 presidential elections supported the plan, while 50% of Americans who voted for Trump favored the plan.The plan would cancel up to $10,000 in federal loans per borrower and up to $20,000 per borrower for those who used Pell Grants in…

Following a highly volatile housing market in 2022, some experts have said they believe home prices could fall through 2023 before seeing sustained growth in the following years.  Home prices are expected to decline by 1.6% through this year, according to a panel of economists and housing experts polled for the Zillow Home Price Expectation (ZHPE) survey. “The majority of experts are now predicting an outright decline in U.S. home prices in 2023,” Pulsenomics founder Terry Loebs said in a statement.  However, the panel also projected that home prices could bump back up at an average rate of 3.5% per year…