Category: Personal Finance
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Personal Finance
FinTech Affirm Brings Financing to Walmart Shoppers
by Fioney Staff
Over the past decade or so FinTech firms have strived to make financing more transparent, efficient, and affordable. In turn they’ve also helped give customers who may not qualify for traditional financing more options to choose from. One of the companies at the forefront of this movement is Affirm — and the company just landed a major new client. Affirm recently announced that it was partnering with Walmart to bring...
Personal Finance
2019 Tax Preparation: What to Consider From Deductions to Online Filing Services
by Fioney Staff
When it comes to preparing and filing your taxes, there are now several online resources you can turn to. Given this abundance of options, it's worth taking a look at several different services and what separates them from the rest of the pack.
Personal Finance
Rakuten vs. Ebates — What's Changing With the Cashback Tool
by Kyle Burbank
Lately you may have seen commercials teaching you how to pronounce "Rakuten." Of course these spots aren't just about phonics but about earning cash back. This is driven home by the tagline, "Rakuten: A more rewarding way to shop." If that's the case, how does Rakuten compare to established cash back tools such as Ebates? Well, spoiler alert: they're actually one and the same. Although Rakuten purchased Ebates back in...
Personal Finance
February Jobs Numbers Come In Low, Adding Just 20,000
by Fioney Staff
Recent months have shown official job numbers well-exceeding economists expectations — but that was not the case in February. While estimates reported by CNN Business anticipated that data would show the U.S. economy added 180,000 jobs during the shortest month of the year, the Labor Department announced that it actually only added 20,000. That marks the lowest job growth month since September 2017. Nevertheless it was the 101st straight month...
Personal Finance
U.S. Trade Deficit Rises to New Record in 2018
by Fioney Staff
Over the past year one of the biggest financial and economic stories has been President Trump’s use of tariffs on goods from China and other countries. Even before becoming President, then-candidate Trump frequently railed against the trade deficits we hold with various nations. However, despite efforts to curtail these deficits, new figures show that they actually reached a record high in 2018. As the New York Times reports, new data...
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Coinbase and XRP Come Off Week of Controversies
by Fioney Staff
In the week since the Coinbase Pro announced it was adding XRP to its platform, controversy has surrounded both the exchange and the asset in question. Between criticisms about one of Coinbase’s acquisitions to questions about what role Ripple played it the platform listing XRP, both companies have found themselves on the defensive. Starting with Coinbase, their largest current controversy actually revolves around their acquisition of Neutrino earlier this year....
Personal Finance
Southwest's Hawaiian Entry Tanks Competitor's Stock
by Fioney Staff
After years of waiting, Southwest Airlines is officially headed to Hawaii. Thanks to the longer range of the Boeing 737 MAX 8s that the budget airline has added to its fleet, travelers will soon be able to catch flights from Oakland and San Jose to Honolulu and Kahului. What's more these flights saw prices start at just $49 each way. Of course, while this may be good news for Southwest...