Certificates of Deposit
Admin Certificates of deposit — commonly referred to as CDs — are accounts offered by banks and credit unions which come with higher yields than savings accounts, but have a term…
It Doesnt Devrease in Value
For another, it doesn’t decrease in value. And although the dollar is no longer pegged to a physical asset, such as gold, it’s backed by the full faith and credit…
What is Unusual
What is unusual is that the losses are accelerating outside of an economic downturn, he pointed out. Of the past five credit card loss cycles, three were characterized by recessions,…
The Royalty Fee
Franchisees run about 95% of McDonald’s roughly 13,400 U.S. restaurants. They pay rent, monthly royalty fees and other charges, such as annual fees toward the company’s mobile app, in order…
McDonald Franchises will soon
McDonald’s franchisees who add new restaurants will soon have to pay higher royalty fees. The fast-food giant is raising those fees from 4% to 5%, starting Jan. 1. It’s the…
Stepping Away from the Boards
Murdoch is stepping away from the boards after a tumultuous year at Fox’s TV network, soon after the company agreed to pay a $787.5 million settlement in the Dominion Voting…
Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of the board of both Fox Corp. and News Corp. , the companies said Thursday. The move will be official in November. Murdoch,…
New Jersey
Property taxes can vary by nearly $8,000 for the same-priced home, depending on where you live in the U.S., a new study reveals. New Jersey’s effective tax rate is 2.23%,…
Death of Young Kurdish
Roughly one year ago, the death of a young Kurdish Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini in police custody lit the fuse that would set off months of protests that rocked…
Berlin protesters
Protesters have targeted Berlin's State Opera for refusing to cancel Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko's first performance there since the 2022 war. Chanting "shame", they accused the soprano of failing…