April 13, 2025

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Trump’s role in historic downturns

No other president over the last 75 years has come close to duplicating this dubious feat. Sean Williams  |  The Motley Fool US stock markets continue to plunge after Trump’s tariff rollout US stock futures dropped sharply extending a massive two-day sell-off that erased over $5.4 trillion in market value. The S&P 500 is approaching bear

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How have tariffs affected CALPERS, CALSTRS

Adam Ashton  |  CalMatters Hands Off protest against Trump, Musk in Palm Springs People gather at Palm Springs City Hall on Saturday, April 5, 2025, to protest the actions of the Trump administration, including Elon Musk’s role. This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The investment chief who’s responsible for the retirement plans

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Crypto

New crypto ‘stablecoin’ rules take shape, but the biggest may be left out

Andrew Ackerman  |  Washington Post Lawmakers are taking their first step toward putting up guardrails for cryptocurrencies. But as legislation goes, it’s a relatively modest step – and some former regulators warn that the guardrails have big gaps. The framework, which a House committee will take up on Wednesday, would only apply to stablecoins, a

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Investors

Here’s how smart investors evaluate their cryptocurrency investments

Alex Carchidi  |  The Motley Fool Crypto Weekly: Family fortunes and GameStop’s pivot GameStop’s crypto pivot GameStop shares were back in action as the company’s move to hoard bitcoin brought retail investors back to the meme stock. Investing in cryptocurrencies is a distinct but related discipline to investing in stocks and other financial instruments. Though

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27 Michigan schools could lose up to $42M in federal funds

Want to comment on this story? Become a subscriber today. Click here. More than two dozen Michigan school districts face the loss of nearly $42 million in reimbursement for federal pandemic relief funds after the U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon rescinded a previously set deadline. Michigan education officials said agencies across the country, including the

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Finance

How NAF’s Academy of Finance kick-started an accountant’s successful career

Stepfanie Romine for NAF  |  The Detroit News Christian Liner has spent the last 16 years building an impressive career in accounting and finance. After earning his bachelor’s degree in accounting at Eastern Michigan University and an MBA at Cleary University, he worked in auditing for two of the Big Four accounting firms. He then

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Investors

Federal Reserve says it’s in ‘no rush’ to adjust monetary policy

Benzinga  |  Detroit Free Press Wall Street remained on edge as investors adopted a cautious stance amid an increasingly uncertain economic outlook this past week. At its March meeting, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at 4.25%-4.50%, signaling “no rush” to adjust its monetary policy.   Yet, the central bank’s latest economic projections painted a

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Investors

A $4.5 trillion triple-witching gives investors yet another test

Bernard Goyder  |  Bloomberg U.S. stocks’ rebound off of last week’s lows will face a new test on Friday, when a pile of options contracts are set to expire in a quarterly event that often stoked volatility in the past. The so-called “triple-witching” will see about $4.5 trillion of contracts tied to stocks, indexes and

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