The stubbornly high inflation in the US and the indigestion of the excesses driven by record-breaking funding in 2021 could mean startups are yet to face the worst of the downturn, according to the US-based venture capital firm General Catalyst’s Managing Director Deep Nishar.The comments follow a...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided against what would have been an 11th consecutive interest rate increase as it measures what the impacts have been from the previous 10. But the decision by the Federal Open Market Committee to hold off on a hike at this two-day meeting came with a projection ...

The long, expensive court fight over the will of soul singer Aretha Franklin provides a cautionary tale for people who want to make sure their wishes are carried out after their death — and for their families. A Michigan jury determined on Tuesday that a handwritten document by Franklin that was f...

Welcome to NerdWallet’s Smart Money podcast, where we answer your real-world money questions. In this episode: Improve your longevity literacy so you don’t retire too early (or late), then learn how debt affects your credit score. This Week in Your Money: Sean Pyles and Liz Weston delve into the...

Financial mistakes can have a devastating impact on your financial life. In the era of digitalization and huge data flow, we often believe that we have all the information that is required to make prudent financial decisions. It could be from picking a five-star rated mutual fund scheme or buying a ...

1. Workers are being taxed on more earnings to fund the program Social Security’s main funding source is payroll tax revenue. In fact, it’s a decline in payroll tax revenue that has the program’s Trustees worried about benefit cuts in a little more than 10 years. As baby boomers ex...

Marissa Sanchez will take over the personnel department after working as the interim director since February. Paul Navazio, a new addition to the city, will oversee the city’s finances. Navazio starts Monday. Navazio and Sanchez will each receive an annual salary of $199,500. The new hir...

Decentralised finance is a programmable financial ecosystem based on distributed ledger technologies that lets users trade, lend, and invest without relying on traditional intermediaries. This column discusses the underlying technology through the lens of a conceptual framework that describes decent...

Working for a startup often means taking on a little bit more uncertainty in exchange for a potentially brighter future. You might be putting in long hours to help grow a company that you think will be the next Amazon, Netflix, or Uber. And you might have accepted a slightly lower base salary than y...

Workers are stressed, and money worries are a big reason for their sleepless nights and lowered mental health. Employees are increasingly looking to their employer for guidance to help them cope with the financial strain they’re feeling. In fact, while 83 percent of the 2,840 benefits decision...