LeBron James' Monday news conference played right into the hands of Chinese government propaganda and undermined the values he has publicly espoused.

In April 2019, Juana Velosa was excited for her upcoming work assignment in Africa. Before leaving, she made sure to pay all of here bills. Or so she thought. She came home to find her credit had been ruined.

Net worth is one of the most common ways of measuring your overall financial situation. If you're looking to build wealth, you should be tracking your net worth. Contrary to what you might think, net worth tracking isn't just for millionaires. Your net worth is a good overall gauge of your financial health and it can be useful for measuring your progress and determining if you are on track to meet your goals, especially goals related to retirement. Here are some steps that you can follow if you're looking to increase your net worth. Calculate and Track Your Net Worth

With numerous budgeting apps available on the market, it’s essential you know which ones are the best and what they have to offer so you don’t waste your time, money, and privacy. The best budgeting apps take into account your lifestyle and financial situation, can be tailored to your budgeting style, and offer great customer service. Let's take a look at the leading contenders. Why Use a Budgeting App? The primary reason you should use a budgeting app is because it helps you save money. These apps provide organization so you are informed, as you ought to be, of exactly

(Bloomberg) -- Ever since negative interest rates became a thing, banks have been too afraid to pass them on to retail depositors. That may be about to change.In Scandinavia, where sub-zero rates have been the norm longer than most other places.

One of the keys to building wealth is investing in income-producing assets. These assets make it possible to grow multiple streams of income, and they can also serve as sources of passive income that require little-to-no work on your part. Regardless of whether you're looking for a source of retirement income or just for ways to grow your wealth faster while you are still working, income-generating assets should be a key part of your plan. According to research done by Tom Corley, 65% of millionaires have at least 3 streams of income (source). If you want to join them in

An inevitable fact of life is that we all have to spend money. Earning cash back on necessary expenses can be a huge win and with the right approach you can easily rack up a significant amount of cashback over the course of a year. There are several different ways that you can earn cashback on your purchases, including: Paying with cashback or rewards credit cards Using cashback websites and apps like Rakuten and TopCashback Automated apps that make it super-easy to earn cashback with little-to-no effort on your part The Dosh app falls into the last category. It takes

In a rented room in a church in an upmarket Toronto suburb, Hasina Lookman is running through various stock market indices at a rapid clip. “Tell me about volume,” she asks, then follows up with an explanation of market capitalisation. Her listeners, clearly engaged, appear eager to weigh-in on what might cause a stock’s value to fluctuate.

In the same way that Capital in the Twenty-First Century transformed the way economists look at inequality, Piketty’s new book Capital and Ideology will transform the way political scientists look at their own field.

A comment about a Bloomberg story on the New York Times paywall started a debate about the positive and negative effects of paywalls that included some media industry luminaries such as the former CEO of Dow Jones and the former publisher of the Wall Street Journal.

The Guardian reported last October that a new edition of Clement C Moore's 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, which is widely attributed with popularizing the modern image of Santa Claus, has censored all references to the visitor's pi...

Minecraft creator Markus Persson, aka Notch, and entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban have donated $500,000 to the EFF for software patent reform.

Scotty Lyles given until the end of January to challenge his life without parole sentencie for writing a bad chack for $106.

Steam's ridiculous sales are a big factor in my financial woes, yet I can't seem to keep away from them. Now I'm dragging all of you down with me by reminding you that Steam's holiday sale is going on now.

It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but it's also the most stressful—between traveling, buying gifts for everyone, and handling loads of decorations and clutter, you've got quite a bit of work to do this holiday season.

Each specially etched card, loaded with $400, costs $50 to make, which Starbucks says explains the $450 price tag.

A lottery winner has lost out on a £63.8m windfall after missing the deadline to claim the prize. It is the biggest unclaimed lottery win in history.

Hostess just went bankrupt and got a judge to allow them to pay $1.75 million in bonuses to 19 of their executives. Yet… It turns out that Hostess took the money that was supposed to go into employees’ pensions and used it for other things.

A 38-foot ocean yacht sank off the shore of Palm Beach, Fla., last weekend. What is a yacht? A sailboat or motorboat used for recreation. Most yachts are privately owned and big enough to contain a cabin, but even small, cabin-less dinghies are sometimes described as yachts. The Dutch term...

Security firm McAfee on Thursday released a report warning that a massive cyberattack on 30 U.S. banks has been planned, with the goal of stealing millions of dollars from consumers' bank accounts.