Your Social Security check could go up by $74 a month next year

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Kathleen M. Hutchinson as Director of the agency’s Office of International Affairs (OIA). OIA advises the Commission on international policy matters, coordinates with foreign authorities across the globe to facilitate cross-border enforcement and supervisory cooperation and provides technical assistance. Ms. Hutchinson has served as OIA’s Acting Director since…

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Ocean Way Festival (Courtesy of Ocean Way Festival) Goldenvoice Santa Monica is about to get cooler! Goldenvoice, the producers behind Coachella and Stagecoach, has just announced Ocean Way Festival, a new two-day music festival on the beaches of Santa Monica on September 26 and 27. The lineup they’ve announced is no joke. As the first…

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Stocks pulled back on Friday , capping off another volatile week. Weakness in the hyperscalers — Amazon , Alphabet , Meta Platforms , and Microsoft —…

UHY has added RBT CPAs LLP, expanding the Michigan-based Top 50 Firm’s presence to New York’s Hudson Valley and bolstering its nascent wealth management practice. Processing Content RBT, based in Newburgh, New York, earned nearly $50 million in annual revenue. The deal adds 175 professionals, including 23 partners, and five offices to the firm. UHY,…

Wild Orchard Iced Black Matcha Latte photo by author Matcha has found its alter ego. The powderized tea, which began as an Eastern aristocratic beverage, the leaves of which were grown by specific farmers who deeply understood the tradition, is now practically the opposite. Today it’s catapulting its way to becoming a mainstream staple in…