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Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress.com to learn more.Picking the best rewards credit card may feel overwhelming. There are so many options that it can be hard to know which is best for you.You don’t have to be an aggressive points optimizer to enjoy the perks of a good rewards credit card. With the right card and good financial habits (paying your balance off on time and in full each month), you can earn hundreds of dollars in rewards each year.To help you pick a rewards card, CNBC Select reviewed each card’s rewards structure and additional…

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When Jermaine Jones joined Central Valley Fuego FC as its coach last November, the pairing carried clear upside for the former U.S. men’s national team midfielder and the club. He had longed, sometimes publicly, for a chance to be a head coach, and Fuego needed a splash to gain fans and to reasonably compete in the third-division USL League One.Yet nearly a year later, fractures between Jones and the club’s players have led to discipline for the coach that before now has not been publicized, and an investigation that revealed clear mistrust within the league’s ranks.According to documentation reviewed by…

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While news of a potential break-up has investors reasonably cautious on Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) , this week’s pullback could be setting up one of the more bullish patterns in the technical analysis toolkit. Let’s dig into what this pattern represents, and what key price level investors should be watching for in the days to come. The inverted-head-and-shoulders bottom is formed when you have a major low surrounded by two higher lows. In the case of GOOGL, that means we’re focusing on the September low around $148, as well as the higher swing low in early August around $155. This week’s sell-off…

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Earnings season is getting underway with JPMorgan Chase on Friday, but don’t expect its third-quarter results to turn the market around. So far this year, the investment bank has not started the season off upbeat, as shares have fallen in every postearnings trading session. That’s even with the bank beating Wall Street’s expectations in its past two earnings reports. As shown by data from Bespoke Investment Group, JPMorgan fell more than 1% after its second-quarter results beat estimates . Shares fell even lower than that in the session following its first-quarter beat , seeing losses of more than 6%. That…

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PRAGUE — The NHL opened its regular season in Prague last week with two Global Series games between the Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils. Czech hockey legends were prominently featured. Jaromir Jagr dropped the ceremonial first puck ahead of the game on Friday. Patrik Eliáš, the Devils’ all-time leading scorer, was around the team all week and dropped the puck for the second game of the series.But one Czech hockey great was notably absent. Dominik Hašek, the Hall of Fame goalie who helped lead the Czechs to an Olympic gold medal in 1998 and one of the greatest players…

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Solstock | E+ | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Wealthy millennials and Gen Zers are redefining the world of charitable giving, seeing themselves more as activists than donors, according to a new study.Wealthy donors under the age of 43 are more likely to volunteer, fundraise and act as mentors for charitable causes rather than just give money, according to a new survey from Bank of America Private Bank. The survey of more than…

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Interest rates are coming down, but investors can still find some solid opportunities for yield in the preferred securities market, according to UBS Financial Services. Preferred securities combine attributes of bonds and stocks. They trade publicly on exchanges, but they also pay a quarterly stream of income. Issuing companies are often banks and utilities. Yields for these instruments can top 5%, and this income may be tax advantaged for investors. Generally, the coupons are taxed at the same rate as qualified dividends – that is, 0%, 15% or 20%, based on an investor’s taxable income. Meanwhile, interest income from bonds…

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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailCNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what’s ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today’s show, Cullen Hoback, the director of ‘Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery’ discusses the debate around his film after it claims that Canadian developer Peter Todd is Bitcoin’s anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. Source link

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LAS VEGAS — Kyrie Irving is beaming.Inside this Mendenhall Center gym he knows so well, having spent all those years with Team USA here for tryouts and training camps that helped elevate his game and sharpen his mind, his focus during this Dallas Mavericks training camp is on the present and the positivity that comes with it. Their five-game NBA Finals loss to the Boston Celtics is in the rearview now, replaced by a summer full of memories that involved his successful recruitment of Klay Thompson and sneaker tour trips to China and Bangkok.The 32-year-old walks through the post-practice crowd…

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The U.S. government is approaching year five of its sprawling investigation into the country’s biggest tech companies. Google, the online search and digital ad goliath, is the first U.S. tech giant to land in federal court fighting antitrust concerns in decades. In August 2024, Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia stated that “Google is a monopolist and has acted as one to maintain its monopoly.” The judge was referring to the company’s conduct related to its online search business.Late Tuesday, the Justice Department made recommendations for Google’s search engine business practices, indicating that…

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