Posts by Amelia Frost
Charlie Javice Found Guilty of Defrauding JPMorgan in $175 Million Acquisition
[ad_1] Charlie Javice, who made big headlines in 2023 when JPMorgan Chase accused her of faking her start-up’s customer list, was found guilty in federal court Friday of three counts of fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit fraud. She now faces the possibility of decades in prison. The bank has its own civil…
Read MoreCalm Your Investing Life: Own a Bit of Everything
[ad_1] Big as the U.S. stock market is, it isn’t the only place to trade stocks. Markets in Europe, Asia and Latin America have been outpacing the U.S. market in 2025. The DAX index, which tracks 40 of Germany’s most important stocks, was up nearly 15 percent for the year, led by Rheinmetall, Europe’s biggest…
Read MoreStocks Fall as Inflation Anxiety Dampens Mood on Wall Street
[ad_1] Concerns about inflation and weak consumer sentiment dragged down the stock market on Friday, as Wall Street keeps struggling to assess the path forward for the U.S. economy with the full impact of President Trump’s tariffs looming. The S&P 500 tumbled 2 percent, marking one of its worst days since Mr. Trump’s election. The…
Read MoreDOGE Director ‘Nowhere to Be Seen’ as Musk’s Team Delivers Fox Interview, CNN Anchors Point Out
[ad_1] Musk appeared on Fox News to be interviewed by host Bret Baier with several other members of DOGE. The purported head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was noticeably missing from the department’s Fox News appearances with Elon Musk, despite being given the title of “acting” administrator for DOGE in February, CNN anchors…
Read MoreHaven’t Filed Your Taxes Yet? Here Are Some Last-Minute Tips.
[ad_1] Are there still options to lower my 2024 taxable income? If you qualify, you can make tax-deductible contributions to an individual retirement account or a health savings account by the April 15 tax deadline and have them apply to tax year 2024, said Eva Simpson, vice president of member value, tax and advisory services…
Read MoreTrump Auto Tariffs Strike At Heart Of North American Trade
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported cars strike at the heart of a North American free trade agreement, threatening to disrupt supply chains and raise prices, experts say. Thanks to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement that came into effect in 2020 — and its predecessor NAFTA — the region became an assembly line spanning…
Read MoreTempin: The Temp Staffing Ecosystem Is Due For A Shake Up
[ad_1] Finding the right staff at the right time is a challenge for businesses that have a verified workforce, especially those relying on temporary workers. They struggle to source reliable talent while managing scheduling and workforce organization. Tempin emerges as an innovative platform that can redefine how businesses connect with workers. Committed to empowering employers…
Read MoreEx-Barcelona Star Dani Alves Has Rape Conviction Overturned
[ad_1] A Spanish appeals court overturned Friday former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves’ rape conviction, citing insufficient evidence. Alves was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail in February last year for raping a young woman in the VIP bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub on December 31, 2022. The 41-year-old, who won the Champions League three-times…
Read More“Endometriosis Stole My Life”: What It’s Really Like to Live With the Condition
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[ad_1] While many people feel a sense of relief, after living with endometriosis for over a decade, Yaël says, “It felt like a part of me died on the table in the OR. “I was overcome with grief. It’s like, for 10 to 12 years, you’re told that you’re not seeing the world in blue.…
Read MoreTrump, Canada PM Ease Tensions With ‘Productive’ Call
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump said he had an “extremely productive” first call Friday with Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney, after recent tensions over tariffs and Trump’s repeated calls to annex his northern neighbor. Trump added that the two had agreed to meet soon after Canada’s April 28 general election in which Carney —…
Read MoreErdogan Turns Sights On Opposition CHP With His Main Rival In Jail
[ad_1] With the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor on corruption charges, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan has got rid of his most powerful opponent. Now his sights are set on the main opposition CHP, analysts say. “When the big fishes are exposed, they won’t dare to look their own families in the eye, let alone the nation,”…
Read MoreCuba Resurrects Dollar-only Stores, A Symbol Of Inequality
[ad_1] In communist Cuba, some customers are more equal than others, as a 40-year-old math teacher who was out shopping recently in Havana with his son discovered. The pair passed a spanking new shop situated on the ground floor of a luxury hotel in the upmarket Miramar neighborhood. But “we had barely put a foot…
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