March 10, 2025
Financial Assets

US Stocks Are on Shakier Ground, a Long-Time Bull Says

Truist’s top market strategist just slashed his bullish rating on US stocks during a slump. Although market fundamentals seem stable, earnings expectations may be too high. Strategy chief Keith Lerner shared why he’s taking some risk off the table. Last month, veteran investment chief Keith Lerner said stock-market dips were worth buying. Six weeks later,

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Gold Investing

Separating real gold from glitter

PETALING JAYA: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry is thoroughly investigating the gold and jewellery sector through its Ops Bling crackdown to ensure integrity, purity and consumer protection. With the Hari Raya season approaching and a surge in weddings anticipated later this year, the ministry’s enforcement director-general Datuk Azman Adam said they have

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Financial Assets

Trump suffers hugely embarrassing stock market blow in month since taking office

European stocks have hugely outpaced Wall Street in the month since President Donald Trump took office.  This is a blow to the President, who has often boasted about how the stock market sees bumper gains when he is in the White House.  The benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index, which tracks the performance of the 600 largest

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Financial Assets

Consumers need a watchdog to guard their wallets from bad deals

Trump shuts down US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Protesters are calling on the Trump administration to change course and re-open the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). It is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector founded in 2011 after the Great Recession. Fox – Seattle CFPB

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Financial Assets

Got a suspicious email about student loans? Here’s how to spot a scam

SAN ANTONIO – There have been a lot of changes when it comes to federal student loans, and scammers are working to trick people amid the confusion to get money or information. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona sent an email last month from the email address noreply@studentaid.gov to give people important details about the

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Fixed Assets

Cash App settlement claims can be submitted now: See if you qualify

Cash App users have until Nov. 18, 2024 to submit their claim for reimbursement for the data and security breach. What to do if your personal information is compromised If your personal information is ever compromised due to a data breach, here’s what to do. Damien Henderson, USA TODAY Cash App users could get some

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