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The Fed hasn't called the cops on the U.S. economic party
The stock market hit another record high on Wednesday.
What Is the Legal Pot Industry Doing with All Its Cash?
Federal law makes it tough for cannabis startups to open bank accounts, so companies are getting creative.
North Korea May Be Using Cyberattacks to Rob Banks
Cyber-security researchers found that the code used in three recent banks heists in Asia was the same type used to hack into Sony Pictures in 2014, which the FBI blamed on North Korea.
Donald Trump Says He’d Meet With Kim Jong-un to Talk About North Korea’s Nukes
In a wide-ranging interview, Trump also said that he disapproved of Putin's actions in Ukraine, would dismantle the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill, and wants to renegotiate the Paris climate deal.
Mexicans Are Worried About Their Plummeting Peso — But One Economist Says They're Lucky
Low oil prices, rising US interest rates, and China’s deceleration have all impacted Mexico’s currency which has reached historic lows.
Should You Worry About the Federal Reserve's Interest Rate Hike?
When Fed Chair Janet Yellen announced that interest rates would inch upward for the first time in nearly a decade, it sent ripples through the financial world. But the news probably won't change your day-to-day life.
37 Reasons Actual People Asked the US Treasury for Bags of Shredded Money
Including art projects, police dog training, teaching aids, and science experiments.
After Years of Incompetence, the New York Fed Is Losing Power to Washington
After a series of catastrophic failures to regulate Wall Street banks, the New York Fed had many of its powers secretly stripped away by the federal government.
A Layman's Guide to the Finance Industry's Cryptic Jargon
Wall Street can therefore seem like a very private club. But in fact anyone can participate; the barriers to entry are as much linguistic as they are financial. With that in mind, here's a primer on the A to Z of the financial multiverse.