Buying a home is stressful enough on its own. Add in the extra steps required for a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loan, like requesting a certificate of eligibility or passing a stricter property appraisal, and it’s easy to wonder if a delay is normal or a warning sign. The good news is that there’s a clear order to all of it, even if it doesn’t feel that way at first. Below…
One of the reasons I want to live close to my parents is to help with the little things they don’t feel urgency about. Back in 2023, I visited and asked why there was a hole in the kitchen ceiling with a rag on the floor beneath it. A leak, he said, though he wasn’t…
Sixty percent of approved borrowers sought financing for working capital needs, like paying for inventory, overhead or repairs. Approved borrowers reported earning a median annual revenue of $900,000, though it varied by quarter, industry and time in business. The gap between what borrowers requested and what they ultimately received was widest among lower-revenue businesses. But…
All eyes will be on Meta Platforms (META 0.30%) on July 29. That’s when it reports second-quarter earnings, and there will be one major question looming on that date: Will Meta Platforms launch a cloud computing business? If CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg makes an announcement about a cloud computing platform, I think the stock…
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images PayPal jumped in premarket trading Wednesday after Stripe and Advent International reportedly made a joint offer to acquire the payments firm in a $53 billion deal. Payments firm Stripe and private equity company Advent are planning to buy PayPal for $60.50 per share, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing two…
Commercial buildings illuminated at dusk in Singapore, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taiwan’s second-largest contract chipmaker, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), announced Tuesday its first mass-produced silicon photonics wafers manufactured within its Singapore facility. UMC is aiming to address the growing demand for high-speed…
A majority of employees (62%) say one-on-one meetings with financial professionals are the most useful retirement-planning resource available to them and 84% say they would consider working with an advisor if given the chance. That leaves a wide margin between stated interest and actual participation. Several obstacles are keeping employees from taking that step, with…