Category: Finace

  • There’s a new CD king after bank with prior highest yield just slashed it

    There’s a new CD king after bank with prior highest yield just slashed it

    There’s a new top dog when it comes to yields on 1-year certificates of deposit, according to an analysis by Stephens. Bread Financial now has the highest annual percentage yield for 1-year CDs among banks in Stephens’ coverage at 5.6%. However, the online bank didn’t reach the top by raising its APY. Instead, it was…

  • 5 Financial Skills to Help Navigate the Holiday Season

    5 Financial Skills to Help Navigate the Holiday Season

    With a new son-in-law, a boatload of houseguests for the holidays and some big financial commitments coming up in 2024, we are laser-focused on having a great holiday season — in a financially responsible manner, of course. Personally, it will be a challenge. However, if I can walk my talk and demonstrate mastery of the…

  • Arnold & Porter Adds Partner Choe to Corporate, Finance Practice

    Arnold & Porter Adds Partner Choe to Corporate, Finance Practice

    William Choe has joined Arnold & Porter as a partner in the corporate and finance practice resident in Silicon Valley, Calif., the firm said Monday.Choe has represented technology companies in a variety of domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, including stock and asset sales and purchases, tender offers, spin-ins, and divestitures and divisional sales, according to…

  • William Choe Joins Arnold & Porter’s Corporate & Finance Practice as Partner in Northern California | News

    PALO ALTO, CA, November 20, 2023 — Arnold & Porter announced today that William Choe has joined the firm’s Corporate & Finance practice as a partner, resident in the Silicon Valley office. Jonathan Hughes, head of Arnold & Porter’s San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices, said: “Bill is a terrific addition to the Silicon Valley…

  • Argentine ETF trading surges after election, led by small investors

    Argentine ETF trading surges after election, led by small investors

    Nov 20 (Reuters) – An exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on Argentina’s stock market surged in New York on Monday after radical libertarian Javier Milei won the country’s presidency.The Global X MSCI Argentina ETF , which offers exposure to a basket of Argentina’s most liquid stocks, soared nearly 11.5% on Monday after trading as much as…

  • Toyota financing arm fined $60 million for car loan scam by consumer watchdog

    Toyota financing arm fined $60 million for car loan scam by consumer watchdog

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Toyota’s U.S.-based financing firm $60 million for illegal lending practices. Toyota Motor Credit Corporation made it difficult for consumers to cancel add-on products that cost an average of between $700 and $2,500 per loan. The firm also violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to correct inaccurate information…

  • ‘More finance needed to wean India’s electricity grids off coal’

    ‘More finance needed to wean India’s electricity grids off coal’

    India had not done enough to demand more finance from the international community that would aid in its transition towards green energy, former Power Secretary Alok Kumar said at a seminar on Monday to discuss the road map for the 28th edition of the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP-28) to be held in Dubai…

  • Future Digital Payment Innovations With Visa, Moneyhub, Computop, Hyland and Integrated Finance

    Future Digital Payment Innovations With Visa, Moneyhub, Computop, Hyland and Integrated Finance

    This month The Fintech Times is exploring paytech, meaning any technological innovation that changes the way we pay. As the payment space continues to evolve, we explore some of the innovations next in line.Continuing our focus on digital payments, we now ask another question: what digital payment innovations can we expect to see in the…

  • UNEP FI @ COP28

    UNEP FI @ COP28

    The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP28 – will be held this year in UAE bringing together world leaders and ministers, along with climate activists, civil society representatives and influential members of the private sector to deliver on issues critical to tackling the climate emergency…

  • PERSONAL FINANCE: Don’t let emotional investing cloud your judgment

    PERSONAL FINANCE: Don’t let emotional investing cloud your judgment

    When it comes to money, it’s easy to let your emotions get the best of you — particularly during periods of personal stress or market volatility. Even seasoned investors should guard against making financial decisions based on feelings instead of facts.Here are four common investment biases that can cloud your judgment. Keeping these tendencies in…