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Former US attorney on what he expects from the next Trump election subversion hearing Former US attorney Harry Litman explains what he expects from the upcoming hearing to decide what parts of special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion case against former President Donald Trump is not included in the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling. Read the full article here
Get there first. That’s the best parenting advice I ever got, and it applies to every one of the most important values we choose to pass on to our children, as well as all the thorniest issues we choose to address—sex, alcohol, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll, and yes, money. For all of us parents, there are things that we hope to impart to our kids, right? There are values we hope to instill in them, lessons that we hope they learn, experiences that we want them to have, and other experiences that we hope they’ll avoid. But when and how…
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. The interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.500% as of August 1, which is unchanged from yesterday. Additionally, the interest rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage is 5.875%, which is also unchanged from yesterday. With mortgage rates changing daily, it’s a good idea to check today’s rate before applying…
For over 100 years, Hollywood has transported audiences to worlds outside their own, from the slick streets of New York City to the yellow bricks of Oz. Hundreds of acres of land in Los Angeles are dedicated to crafting stories for the biggest and smallest screens, and movie studios are offering more ways than ever for cinema lovers to get a behind-the-scenes peek at how — and where — the magic is made.”Touring the studios, being able to go where this stuff happened, to be in the physical space of all these things that for over 100 years now people have…
Growing up, Payton Martin’s family went on a lot of cruises and she became fascinated with them. The now 23-year-old Oklahoma native says back then she’d dreamed about working and living on one.”I always wondered about what the guests don’t see and what was going on behind closed doors,” Martin tells CNBC Make It.Fast forward to the summer of 2021, Martin was getting ready to go on yet another cruise with her family. This one had been rescheduled several times because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Martin’s experience on that trip made her realize that if she was ever going to…
When British rock band Oasis announced a reunion tour this week there was a predictable frenzy for tickets to the 17 dates. Perhaps also predictably, there have been complaints and frustration with the ticket-buying process due to heavy demand. Tickets went on general sale on Saturday at 9 a.m. GMT and it didn’t take long for social media to start fuming about inflated prices, long waits and error messages from ticketing company Ticketmaster. “‘In demand standing ticket’ is just a standard standing ticket except double the price,” Darragh Moriarty, a city councilor in Dublin, posted on X, formerly known as…
It could have been Wilfred Frost, or it could have been another CNBC interviewer this morning (Friday, August 30 ’24), but some anchor at CNBC had Tom Lee on after the market opened and asked him about 2025 S&P 500 earnings, and Tom (whose FundStrat Insight firm does excellent research work), responded that he thought that the full-year 2025 S&P 500 EPS would be somewhere between “$260 and $280”. Data Source: LSEG Here’s the trend in 2024, 2025 and 2026 S&P 500 EPS since early April ’24. The important aspect to 2025’s EPS trend is that it’s slowly rising over…
Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for freeThe stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White HouseDonald Trump said he would vote against an amendment to Florida’s state constitution guaranteeing abortion rights, raising the stakes on an issue that is mobilising Democrats and threatening his White House bid.The former Republican president had sent mixed signals and avoided taking a stance on the proposed amendment, which will appear on the state ballot in November’s election.But on Friday, he told Fox News that he would be voting “no” on the measure, which would protect abortion rights until…
‘He’s in trouble, he knows it’: Scaramucci reacts to Trump’s waffling on abortion Former Trump White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci joins CNN’s Alex Marquardt and weighs in on former President Donald Trump’s waffling on abortion. Read the full article here
Seemingly everyone agrees there’s a retirement crisis – everyone, that is, except for retirees themselves. In an April Wall Street Journal article, I noted that 86% of seniors in a Federal Reserve survey described their financial situation as either “doing okay” or “living comfortably.” Just 3% said they were “finding it difficult to get by.” That sure doesn’t look like a retirement crisis. But two well-regarded economists take issue with how to interpret these figures. In the process, they started what I think is a useful discussion about retirement security – a topic that is front of mind for millions…
