Free college is now a reality in nearly 30 states

Carla Osborn, second from left, with her classmates at Clovis Community College in New Mexico. Source: Bob Dart “I didn’t want to give up, but it could have come to the point that I couldn’t afford school,” said Carla Osborn, 31, from Portales, New Mexico. Osborn is studying nursing at Clovis Community College, located in a…

Cramer’s lightning round: I like Portillo’s here

Loading chart… Portillo’s Inc: “At this price, I actually like it.” Loading chart… Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corp: “I say you must buy Palo Alto. … Palo Alto is the one to own.” Loading chart… AeroVironment Inc: “Let’s just say that their stuff is really, really good.” Loading chart… Mattel Inc: “Mattel I like so much,…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Biogen, Spirit, Robinhood and more

In this article KR DBI WDFC HOOD SAVE BIIB Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Biogen (BIIB) – Biogen fell 1% in premarket trading after the government announced that Medicare will limit coverage for Aduhelm, Biogen’s Alzheimer’s disease treatment. Coverage will only be provided for patients enrolled in clinical trials. Spirit Airlines…

Elon Musk says humans could eventually download their brains into robots — and Grimes thinks Jeff Bezos would do it

Elon Musk says a lot of seemingly fantastical things. For example: The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO seems to believe that humans will eventually be able to live forever, by downloading their brains into robots. “I think it is possible,” Musk, 50, recently told Insider. “Yes, we could download the things that we believe make…

Op-ed: How next-gen investors can build institutional-grade portfolios

Anchiy | E+ | Getty Images Many individual investors often look at public markets like they are the only game in town to make money and meet their financial goals. But with lofty valuations of public companies and depressed bond yields, the traditional 60/40 stock-to-bond portfolio has been thrown to the wayside, so the next…

With 10 days until the tax-filing deadline, here’s what last-minute filers need to know

If you’re one of those procrastinators who still hasn’t filed your taxes, you’re not alone. About one-third of Americans wait until the very last minute.  A survey from IPX 1031 finds the most common reason this year for the delay is the belief that if there’s no refund, there’s no rush to file. Nearly one-third…

Can Taxes Predict the UEFA Champions League Winner?

Before competing in the UEFA Champions League, football clubs in Europe also compete to lure the best players. After the “Bosman ruling” abolished the limit of foreign players allowed on a team, in 1995, the share of foreign players in the European football clubs went up dramatically. With Europe’s high degree of cross-border mobility, taxes…

Will Smith banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years after slapping Chris Rock on stage

US actor Will Smith accepts the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for “King Richard” onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022. Robyn Beck | Afp | Getty Images Will Smith has been banned from attending the Academy Awards for the next decade after…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Robinhood, EPAM Systems, Kroger and more

In this article KR HOOD EPAM Kroger is opening automated warehouses around the country to build a larger and more profitable online grocery business. Kroger Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Friday. Robinhood — Shares of the trading app dropped more than 7% after Goldman Sacks downgraded the stock to sell from…

Waiving a home inspection is risky, but this hack can help—if you pull it off: Real estate agent

Why more buyers are dropping the inspection continency One of the biggest drivers of fierce competition in the homebuying market right now is the historically low number of houses on the market. There were about 833,000 homes on the market in the U.S. in January, according to Zillow’s most recent monthly market report. Two years…

Morgan Stanley aims to serve the richest of the rich as family offices grow to $5.5 trillion in assets

In this article UBSG-CH JPM MS Jed Finn, Chief Operating Officer for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and Head of Corporate and Institutional Solutions Source: Morgan Stanley After making inroads managing money for the merely wealthy, Morgan Stanley is setting its sights on the richest of the rich — family offices with tens of billions of…