A major exchange-traded fund provider is getting ready to launch a fund designed to ease investors’ tax burdens from a record-setting stock market. Even though ETFs are considered more tax efficient than mutual funds, Astoria Portfolio Advisors plans to launch the Astoria U.S. Enhanced Core Equity ETF (LCOR) in October. The fund uses a tax-mitigation…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to honor recipients of the Purple Heart in the East Room of the White House on August 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday warned U.S. courts against blocking his tariff policy, citing its “positive impact” on the stock…
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images The crypto market jumped Thursday on excitement that bitcoin and other digital assets could soon be coming to 401(k) retirement plans. President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order that would allow 401(k) accounts to invest in alternative assets, including private equity, real estate and digital…
The Coinbase logo is reflected on a cellphone screen in London, England, on Nov. 9, 2021. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images Coinbase shares slid on Tuesday after the company announced a $2 billion private offering of convertible senior notes. Shares were last down more than 5%. The decline occurred as investors…
Credit card balances are ticking higher in 2025, according to a new quarterly report on household debt from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Balances rose by $27 billion in the second quarter to a collective $1.21 trillion — in line with last year’s all-time high. The total is up 2.3% from the previous quarter. At…
Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. CNBC Berkshire Hathaway shares dipped after Warren Buffett’s conglomerate reported a small decline in operating earnings, while continuing a stock-selling spree and a buyback halt. The Omaha-based giant saw operating earnings including those from its insurance and railroad businesses…
A record number of passengers flew in 2024. Izusek | E+ | Getty Images Southwest Airlines, once known for its first-come, first-served approach to boarding and seating, on Tuesday began selling its first tickets with assigned seats. That change — and with it, new boarding groups — goes into effect for flights in late January….
Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 3, 2025. CNBC Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday reported a small decline in second-quarter operating earnings as Warren Buffett’s conglomerate warns of negative impacts from steep U.S. tariffs. Berkshire’s operating profit — those from the company’s wholly owned businesses including insurance…
Exxon Mobil reported second-quarter earnings on Friday that declined significantly compared to last year, though the company beat Wall Street estimates as production growth in the Permian Basin and Guyana softened the impact of lower oil prices. Exxon’s net income fell 23% to $7.1 billion, or $1.64 per share, compared to $9.2 billion, or $2.14…
UNITED STATES – JULY 29: From left, Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., and ranking member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., attend the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee markup of the ROAD to Housing Act, in Dirksen building on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Tom Williams…
