Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com Nobody matched all six numbers in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing. That means the first Mega Millions drawing of the New Year on Tuesday night will have a grand prize of $785 million, according to Megamillions.com. The cash value comes to $395 million. There …
Read More »Winter Heating Payment means 400,000 households to now get ‘reliable’ £50 boost each year | Personal Finance | Finance
What is the Cold Weather Payment? A person may get the Cold Weather Payment if they’re getting certain benefits or Support for Mortgage Interest. The scheme runs between November 1 and March 31 each year, and it may be possible to get more than one payment during that time, although …
Read More »Bahamas Securities Commission says it seized $3.5B in FTX assets ‘for safekeeping’
Brown Rudnick partner Hailey Lennon discusses the possible regulatory holes brought to light by FTX’s collapse and lawmakers’ push for increased crypto regulations. The Securities Commission of the Bahamas said Thursday the agency seized all digital assets under the control of FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary FTX Digital Markets Ltd. — to …
Read More »Dragons’ Den pitch branded ‘disaster’ before founders sold business for £40million | Personal Finance | Finance
Among the brands to have entered the Den is Pasta Evangelists. Co-founders Finn Lagun and Alessandro Savelli’s time on Dragons’ Den aired in 2018, seeking £75,000 in exchange for a 2.5 percent equity stake in the business. Pasta Evangelists makes artisanal fresh pasta, which is available for home delivery and …
Read More »Alfalfa sprouts recalled due to salmonella concerns
Feeding America president and COO Katie Fitzgerald discusses how increased food prices are affecting America’s food banks on ‘Cavuto: Coast to Coast.’ Sunsprout Enterprises is voluntarily recalling two lots of raw alfalfa sprouts sold in three states due to potential contamination with salmonella. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration shared …
Read More »Consumers spent 10 percent more on credit and debit cards in 2022 compared to last year | Personal Finance | Finance
However, spending on essential items also grew by 6.3 percent – thanks to a 28.3 percent rise in fuel spend, driven by surging petrol and diesel prices and increased car use as life returned to normal post-pandemic. Meanwhile, the cost-of-living squeeze meant overall retail spend was down compared to 2021. …
Read More »Oil set to end turbulent 2022 higher
The Price Futures Group’s Phil Flynn weighs in on the oil sector’s outlook into the new year on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Oil prices traded higher on Friday and were on track to post their second straight annual gains. Oil had a stormy year marked by tight supplies due to the Ukraine war, a strong dollar and weakening demand …
Read More »Workers cut back on pension saving to pay rising bills | Personal Finance | Finance
With real wages falling and bills rising sharply, people across the country are looking for ways to reduce spending and supplement their incomes. According to the Pensions Management Institute (PMI), in the past year 20 percent of employees have opted out of workplace pension schemes or asked to have their …
Read More »‘Liver King’ slapped with class-action lawsuit for allegedly deceiving customers by hiding steroid use
Sound Planning Group CEO David Stryzewski joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to discuss the concerns of a ‘Federal Reserve bubble’ and provides an outlook for the markets and investors in 2023. Fitness influencer Brian “Liver King” Johnson has been hit with a $25 million class-action lawsuit claiming he used deceptive marketing …
Read More »Britons urged to check state pension as pension age increase could be brought forward | Personal Finance | Finance
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in the Autumn Statement a review of the state pension age would be published in early 2023. The current plans are for the age to increase to 67 by 2028 and then to 68 by 2039, but some analysts are predicting the policy could be brought …
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