Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. said that it has acquired $ 1.5 billion in bitcoins in January and that it could accept the world’s No. 1 digital asset for payment in the future. Tesla TSLA, +1.77% revealed the purchase in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, …
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Dear Moneyist, My fiancé — or should I say eternal fiancé because he never wants to get married — recently shocked me when he flatly stated that he wants me off the mortgage and deed to our newly purchased waterfront home. We have lived there for a year and pay …
Read More »The Wall Street Journal: Elliott Management considering creating a SPAC
Elliott Management Corp., the hedge fund best known for its high-profile shareholder-activist campaigns, is looking to join the sizzling SPAC craze. The firm, founded by billionaire Paul Singer, has been meeting with bankers about raising more than $ 1 billion for a special purpose-acquisition company, according to people familiar with …
Read More »Earnings Watch: The S&P 500 is on track for surprise earnings growth, and Disney waits on deck
Sizable earnings beats from Big Tech and the big banks are likely to drive a surprise lift in corporate profits this earnings season. S&P 500 index SPX, +0.39% companies are now projected to show positive earnings growth of 1.7% for the fourth quarter, with 58% of results already in. That …
Read More »The Moneyist: ‘I have been plagued by enormous guilt and regret:’ I tried to care for my late father, but I gave up. How can I ever forgive myself?
Dear Moneyist, I am seeking advice on how to get over a terrible mistake I made. I did not care for my aged father. I am the oldest of three brothers. One of my brothers took his own life, and my other brother did not want anything to do with …
Read More »Outside the Box: This investor in both gold and bitcoin says only one offers real long-term safety
Spoiler alert: I own both gold and Bitcoin in my portfolio. As a longtime participant and observer of the shifting currents of monetary policy and financial markets, I believe both can play vital roles as repositories of value, especially in a world plagued by economic and political uncertainty. But although …
Read More »: Scotts Miracle-Gro’s first Super Bowl ad is part of an effort to keep customers acquired during COVID
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. SMG, -0.04% is having a week of firsts, reporting its first first-quarter profit and debuting its first Super Bowl ad. The company hopes to use this momentum to hold on to the new customers it has acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic. “While we believe some level of …
Read More »The Moneyist: ‘I feel like she has joined some abusive cult’: My wife makes $25,000 and only gets 1.5% annual pay raises. What can I do?
Dear Moneyist, My wife and I have been married for 18 years and met at work in 2000. She is college educated and has worked her entire life with the exception of a few years off when our kids were very young. For the past 13 years of our marriage …
Read More »Personal Finance Daily: The IRS says teachers can deduct hand sanitizer costs and how Dolly Parton’s Super Bowl ad glosses over the reality for millions of gig workers
Happy Friday MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Jon Bon Jovi finally puts a price on his NJ mansion: it’s available for $ 20 million The rocker Jon Bon Jovi has relisted his rockin’ New Jersey estate. Now it comes with an important piece of information for potential buyers — …
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