Billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway heavily sold banking shares in Q1, according to a 13f filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The Oracle of Omaha sold all shares of Brazilian bank Nu Holdings, which has its own crypto platform. He disposed of 40.18 million shares of the bank during the quarter that
“New Zealanders are willing to spend their money on the things provided by these groups – from illicit drugs through to false promises offered by scammers…New Zealand is then left to pick up the pieces.” The panel said that stopping the profits from reaching the “masterminds” based offshore, such as drug suppliers, would make it
If you’re wondering when interest rates on credit cards and car loans will start falling again, don’t hold you breath this week when the Federal Reserve’s policy committee meets. Interest-rate traders see little chance that the Fed will lower interest rates at the end of Wednesday’s meeting or the following one. That means Americans won’t
Ryan Hanrahan | Farmers’ Advance ‘May Day’ protests push back against Trump administration policies “May Day” protesters across the U.S. rallied against President Donald Trump’s policies and billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over the White House. Reuters’ Leah Douglas and P.J. Huffstutter reported that “farm loan employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency will
Trump administration begins sending default student loans to collections Starting Monday, the Education Department will resume reporting defaulted student loans to collections agencies, potentially affecting as many as 5 million borrowers. Updated: 5:20 AM CDT May 5, 2025 Washington Bureau Reporter The Department of Education will begin reporting defaulted student loans to collections agencies starting
Millions of student loan borrowers who have fallen behind on their repayments have just a matter of days to arrange a payment plan and get back on track. But which repayment option is best for your financial situation? May 5 Deadline The Department of Education (ED) recently confirmed that forced collections on defaulted loans will
As grocery prices continue to squeeze household budgets, a growing number of Americans are turning to “buy now, pay later” loans to cover the cost of food, raising fresh concerns about consumer debt and financial vulnerability, according to a new survey. One in four users of buy now, pay later (BNPL) services say they’ve used
One million Australians will soon be internet banking without a password. ANZ Bank is scrapping the security feature for ANZ Plus customers as it rolls out internet banking to them within months and replacing password protection with two other methods, the bank revealed on Thursday. ANZ Plus is already a totally digital banking service launched
BOZEMAN, MT – If you’re a new farmer or rancher in Montana and struggling to get a loan, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency has some options for you. They’re offering farm ownership and operating loans specifically for folks who can’t get commercial credit from banks. Lance Wasson, FSA Acting State Executive Director
Separating needs from wants and saving money as early as possible are among the top money tips that Americans have received, a new poll has shown. The poll conducted for Newsweek by Talker Research between April 11 and 17 asked 1,000 Americans to share the most-impactful financial advice they have ever been given. The responses