Go to knowledge: Gas prices continue to fall and the best financial news of July 21
Obradovic/iStock.com It may be National Junk Food Day, but we don’t have time for any junk in this roundup of today’s top financial stories. The big plus: Gas prices are falling daily: Which state is seeing the biggest drop? Gasoline prices continued their steady decline across the U.S. on Thursday, with the national average falling to $4.44 a gallon. Four states have seen average prices fall below $4 a gallon: Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas. Read the full story here Bonus Offer: Open a new Citi Priority account by 9/1/23 and earn up to $2,000 in bonus cash after…
Read More »Banking and beaches: GP Bullhound follows Citigroup with Malaga center
The Spanish city of Malaga—better known for its beaches than its banking talent—has attracted another investment bank to launch a new hub. GP Bullhound, specialist in technology deals, plans to hire 50 people to work on technology projects in the city. The move follows US bank Citigroup, which this year launched a postgraduate program in Malaga in an attempt to offer a better work-life balance for its young people. GP Bullhound is looking for specialists in software, data science, research and design for a new hub in Malaga, it said in a statement announcing the move. The bank, which has…
Read More »Financial planner on what to do if you win the Mega Millions
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — The Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow, now at just under $1.3 billion, hours before the big drawing. The first prize awarded tonight is the second largest in the history of the game. What should you do if fate makes you the lucky winner? Jesse Landis is a certified financial planner at Landis Financial Advisors in Lancaster. He says that if luck is on your side, you won’t actually go home with a billion dollars. “Unfortunately no, you have to factor in the taxes. It’s 37 percent for federal taxes, so Uncle Sam’s going to be…
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FSU Panama City to offer a degree in financial planning
Florida State University Panama City has received recognition as a registered program with the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board to offer a new bachelor’s degree in financial planning. FSU’s new financial planning degree includes the CFP curriculum for financial planning and trains students in additional finance-related areas such as financial counseling, investments, portfolio management, estate planning, risk management, customer service financial / consulting, ethics and finance. entrepreneurship. “I want to commend the FSU PC faculty and administration for their outstanding efforts to bring this new program to FSU,” said James Dever, senior professor in the Persis E. Rockwood School of…
Read More »4 Key Considerations If You Hit The $1.28 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot
1. Breathe Instead of impulsively rushing to lottery headquarters to claim your prize, take a deep breath. You have time to claim your prize, from three months to a year, depending on where you bought your ticket. “Pause before making big decisions,” Irwin said. “This is the quiet period before the chaos.” 2. Protect your ticket and your privacy In general, experts recommend signing the back of the ticket, taking a photo of yourself with the valuable piece of paper, and then keeping it safely in a safety deposit box or safe deposit box at your bank. However, it’s worth…
Read More »Markets face a crucial summer week, with the Fed, earnings and economic data
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), June 27, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters There is a wealth of news for the markets to navigate next week, the most important of which will be the Federal Reserve’s midweek meeting. The two largest US companies, Microsoft and Apple, report on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively. Google parent Alphabet publishes results on Tuesday and Amazon reports them on Thursday. Meta Platforms, formerly Facebook, reports Wednesday. In total, more than a third of the companies in the S&P 500 are reporting. In addition to this, there are several…
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Live News July 22: Russia, Ukraine sign grain deal, Volkswagen ousts CEO Diess
The number of people paying for elective surgery and similar treatments in the UK has risen by 39% from pre-pandemic levels, fueling growth in private healthcare, according to figures released on Friday. Private healthcare providers admitted 198,000 patients in the October-December 2021 quarter, returning to the level achieved in the same three-month period in 2019, a statement from the Private Healthcare Information Network showed. Of those, 69,000 were self-pay admissions, compared to 50,000 in the same period in 2019. For the full year, self-pay was up 29 percent over 2019. Meanwhile, the number of patients opting for treatment through insurance…
Read More »Premature manifestation? It’s too early to talk about the central bank’s “peak hawkishness,” strategist says
According to Jean-Paul Jaegers, head of asset allocation at Barclays Wealth & Investments, concern about the central banks’ selling point is soaring. Major central banks around the world have been tightening monetary policy and raising interest rates to try to contain runaway inflation in recent months. However, some stock markets staged a slight recovery last week on hopes that the substantial rate hikes already in place would mark the peak of aggressive tightening by policymakers as they walk a tightrope slack between containing inflation and a backdrop of slowing growth in many major economies. When asked if the market had…
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