Vanguard’s decision to not offer its users access to bitcoin ETFs has sparked a backlash among some customers, who have decided to close their brokerage accounts and move their money to other platforms. Vanguard users have found themselves unable to buy shares in spot bitcoin ETFs, which started trading on Thursday after the U.S. Securities
Published: Jan. 11, 2024 at 12:26 p.m. ET Mortgage rates rose slightly in the latest week, but that didn’t deter home buyers. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose and averaged 6.66% as of January 11, according to data released by Freddie Mac FMCC on Thursday. It’s up 4 basis points from the previous week — one
Published: Jan. 11, 2024 at 11:25 a.m. ET By Robb M. Stewart Solaris Resources’ shares jumped after the Canadian exploration company moved to secure a 130 million Canadian dollar (US$97.1 million) investment that would help fund development of its flagship Warintza project in southeastern Ecuador. In morning trading, the shares were 5.3% higher, at C$4.21,
This Saturday, Taiwan will head to the polls, in elections that will be closely watched by investors, due to the self-governing territory’s outsized role in the global economy as the biggest semiconductor manufacturer in the world. For voters, the choice between the three candidates – representing the center-left Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the center right
Published: Jan. 11, 2024 at 7:04 a.m. ET By Robb M. Stewart Solaris Resources has lined up a 130 million Canadian dollar ($97.1 million) investment from China’s Zijin Mining that will help fund development of the Canadian exploration company’s flagship Warintza project in southeastern Ecuador. Solaris said Thursday the gold-focused mining giant will invest through
Jan. 10, 2024 at 9:24 a.m. ET By Ben Glickman Nauticus Robotics named new a interim chief executive officer and interim finance chief after receiving an investment from existing investors. The Houston-based undersea autonomous robotics company said President John Gibson Jr. was promoted to interim CEO Jan. 4. He has served as president since October
U.S. stock futures indicate a cautious session on Wall Street after a plunge in Boeing shares and amid uncertainty over Federal Reserve policy. How are stock-index futures trading S&P 500 futures ES00, -0.22% dipped 11 points, or 0.3% to 4724 Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -0.49% fell 183 points, or 0.5% to 37536 Nasdaq
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Stock investors have gotten off to a wobbly start to the new year, hobbled by shifting expectations on the timing and extent of Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts in 2024. All three major U.S. stock indexes snapped a nine-week winning streak on Friday, after unexpectedly strong December job gains prompted traders to briefly pull back on
My dad wants to take out a mortgage and has tried, unsuccessfully, to have Sallie Mae release him as cosigner on my $153,000 student loan. What can we do?
I thought it was a federal loan because I believe they did both types of loans. I started paying back the $153,000 interest-only loan in September 2022, while my dad paid towards the principal and the balance increased. They removed the interest-only repayments after several calls were made regarding the balance not being reduced. My