Money market account rates today, November 11, 2024 (earn up to 5.00% APY)

A money market account (MMA) can be an attractive option for savers who want a safe place to store their funds. MMAs often come with higher interest rates than regular savings accounts, allowing your money to grow more quickly. Plus, they typically include features like check-writing privileges and debit cards, which make it easy to withdraw money as needed. Not sure where to find the best money market account rates

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‘Children constantly coughing’: Pakistan’s record smog forces people home | Environment News

On the streets of Pakistan’s second biggest city, smog stings eyes and burns throats. Inside homes, few people can afford air purifiers to limit the damage of toxic particles that seep through doors and windows. Lahore, a city of 14 million people stuffed with factories, regularly ranks among the world’s most polluted cities, but it has hit record levels this month. Schools have closed in the main cities of Punjab

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World’s most indebted oil firm is headache for new Mexico leader

Getty Images Former President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador celebrates with successor Claudia Sheinbaum After handing the reins of power to Claudia Sheinbaum on 1 October, Mexico’s outgoing president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, hoisted her arm aloft in a joint show of victory. López Obrador – a hugely popular but controversial figure in Mexico – bequeathed more than just the presidential sash to his political protégé. She inherits a nation, and

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Atlantic Canada decries immigration cuts amid labour shortages

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Atlantic Canadians say the region has room to grow, but is facing a shrinking labour pool Published Nov 11, 2024  •  Last updated 5 minutes ago  •  5 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. All but one of the Atlantic provinces are projected to see slower gross domestic product (GDP) growth next year

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Can you spot the AI impostor? The swift rise of AI celebrity endorsements

Two months before Election Day, a photo of singer Elton John in a pink coat with the letters “MAGA” on it surfaced on social media, suggesting the global superstar had endorsed former President Donald Trump. But the photo wasn’t real. It’s the latest in a series of images and videos created using artificial intelligence that aim to dupe viewers into thinking their favorite celebrities have endorsed political candidates. Stars including

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Family offices may surpass hedge funds, with $5.4 trillion by 2030

Colleagues working together in the office. Aja Koska | E+ | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Family offices are expected to add more than $2 trillion in assets by 2030, as an increase in wealth concentration and a revolution in wealth

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Return of US drought delays cattle-herd rebuilding, hurting Tyson Foods By Reuters

By Julie Ingwersen and Heather Schlitz CHICAGO (Reuters) – The return of drought in U.S. cattle-producing areas is delaying ranchers’ plans to expand production after the nation’s herd shrank to its smallest level in seven decades, farmers and analysts said. Tight cattle supplies are squeezing meatpackers, including Tyson Foods (NYSE:), which reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday, and consumers facing high beef prices. Meat producers had hoped rains would encourage ranchers

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Sapiens earnings missed by $0.05, revenue fell short of estimates By Investing.com

Investing.com – Sapiens (NASDAQ: ) reported third quarter EPS of $0.33, $0.05 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.38. Revenue for the quarter came in at $137M versus the consensus estimate of $140.38M. Guidance Sapiens sees FY 2024 revenue of $541.00M-$546.00M versus the analyst consensus of $552.70M. Sapiens’s stock price closed at $39.45. It is up 13.53% in the last 3 months and up 59.85% in the last 12 months.

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DWF Labs partners with UCLA for tokenized securities education

DWF Labs has partnered with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on a new educational initiative focused on tokenized securities. The Web3 investor and crypto market maker will be featured in a case study in the upcoming book, The STO Financial Revolution, the latest blockchain educational initiative spearheaded by UCLA’s faculty member and author, Alex Nascimento. Through these initiatives, DWF aims to advance the institutional understanding of tokenization and

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FAA grounds SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets pending investigation of rare offshore crash-landing

The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets pending an investigation to determine what caused a first-stage booster to crash onto a landing barge early Wednesday after helping launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. After standing down from the piloted Polaris Dawn launch late Tuesday because of an unfavorable long-range forecast, SpaceX pressed ahead with the first of two planned back-to-back launches of Starlinks, one from Florida

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