Investing.com — Oil prices settled lower Wednesday, following an unexpected build in U.S. crude inventories, but snapped a three-month losing streak as a cocktail of geopolitical tensions kept global crude supply risks elevated. By 14:30 ET (19.30 GMT), the futures settled 2.5% lower at $75.85 a barrel, though was up…

Investing.com– Most Asian currencies advanced slightly on Thursday as the dollar and Treasury yields pulled further away from recent peaks, although persistent signs of deflation in China kept sentiment subdued. Markets were now awaiting more cues on U.S. interest rates after largely dialing back expectations for early rate cuts by…

By Lananh Nguyen (Reuters) -Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon was awarded $31 million in compensation for 2023, up 24% from $25 million in 2022, the company said in a filing on Friday. Solomon’s pay comprises a $2 million base salary, unchanged from the previous year, and a bonus of $8.7…

Seven decades after he became addicted to Superman, Gary Prebula’s collection of graphic novels and comics has a permanent home at the University of Pennsylvania library. It took a team effort. By Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes Staff Gary Prebula blames his mother for his seven-decade-long comic book obsession. He was…

Most millennials, desperate to get on the housing ladder, would consider accepting a mortgage rate that’s higher than the national average of below 7%, a recent survey said. The post-pandemic housing market has been defined by runaway mortgage rates and surging home prices, according to the Real Estate Witch survey. Yet, 78%…

A majority of Americans feel financial regret as personal debt soars to new highs, a recent survey said.    Roughly 78% said they had a financial regret, with 21% saying they most lamented “charging up too much credit card debt,” according to the Debt.com survey.  Millennials regret their credit debt the most,…

Major changes announced by Visa this week mean Americans will soon not need to carry around as many credit and debit cards. During Visa’s annual Payments Forum in San Francisco on Wednesday, the company unveiled its new Visa Flexible Credential, which will allow customers to use a single card to…

Homebuyers in the U.S. are turning to riskier adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) as high interest rates make it less affordable for purchasers locking in new fixed rate mortgages, according to a new report. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Market Composite Index, which measures loan application volume, found that the share of…

The amount Americans believe they will need to retire comfortably has increased faster than inflation, but what they are saving has dropped, a recent survey said.  U.S. adults believe they will need at least $1.46 million to retire in style, according to a Northwestern Mutual survey. This figure is up 15%…

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market wrap : Stocks were mixed and drifting in Friday afternoon trading. But the S & P 500 and Nasdaq were…