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Summary List PlacementBest investment apps for beginners (2021) Brokerage Editor’s rating (out of 5) Fees  Best for SoFi 4.8 $0 trading or automated investing Fee-free active trading and automated investing Ally Invest 4.7 $0 trading $100 for automated accounts Low-cost investing and banking features Acorns 4.7 $1/month – $5/month Hands-off investing TD Ameritrade 4.8 $0 […]

Summary List PlacementBest stock trading apps (2021) Brokerage Editor’s rating (out of 5) Fees  Best for Charles Schwab 4.9 $0 trading $300 one-time fee, plus $30/month for Schwab Intelligent Portfolios Premium All-around trading and investing thinkorswim 4.8 $0 trading Low-cost active trading, automated investing, and interactive trading platforms SoFi 4.8 $0 trading or automated investing […]

Summary List Placement The Dow jumped more than 400 points on Monday as interest rates fell from last week’s highs. The yield on the 10-Year US Treasury note was around 1.43% on Monday, down from a high of more than 1.53% last week.  Johnson & Johnson began distributing its newly approved COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, […]

Summary List Placement As some US schools start resuming in-person learning, an animation shows why it is important for classrooms to have good air ventilation.  The graphics, which were designed by the New York Times in collaboration with experts, simulates the flow of the coronavirus in a typical New York City public-school classroom in different […]

Summary List Placement Throughout the Cold War, as the nuclear arms race became more frantic, a nuclear confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union remained a major concern. With intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched missiles, and air-dropped bombs, both countries had several options when it came to nuclear warfare. But the atomic bombings of Hiroshima […]

Summary List Placement Like so many other couples during the pandemic, Robyn and Lukas felt so cramped in their two-bedroom East Los Angeles apartment that they decided to buy a home. As the couple toured properties across the city, they saw multiple homes that featured alternative dwelling units or ADUs, small residences built into backyards. […]

Watch Video A third COVID vaccine is approved and shipping in the U.S. The FDA granted emergency approval for Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine over the weekend. This is in Shepherdville, Kentucky this morning, just south of Louisville.  Vaccines are ready to ship from a distribution center there.  The company says 20 million doses will […]

Summary List Placement Goldman Sachs has been going through some massive changes under CEO David Solomon. It’s taken big steps involving transparency and inclusion to change up its culture. After its first-ever investor day in early 2020, the firm is looking to execute on targets including multi-year cost-cutting plans. And it’s making big pushes into […]

Summary List Placement The recent spike in interest rates has Bank of America warning of a potential stock market crash, according to a Friday note. The bank sees 1987 as a potential roadmap for 2021, in which a continued spike in yields helped spark weakness in the market. “Unless the Fed fights back very soon […]

Summary List Placement Trustpilot has chosen London for its upcoming IPO, giving the UK capital a sizable tech listing. The reviews company is seeking to take advantage of a boom in online retailing and investor demand. Trustpilot is targeting a $1.4 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the matter. Sign up here for […]

Summary List Placement A coronavirus vaccine for elementary-school children will “very likely” come in the first few months of 2022, Dr Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical advisor, said Sunday. High-school children should be able to get access to vaccines in the fall of this year, he added. “If you project realistically when we’ll […]

Summary List Placement The card issuer is starting to raise credit limits for existing customers with prime and subprime credit scores, per Bloomberg. But for new customers, Capital One is continuing to hand out smaller credit lines. Its decision to boost credit limits for certain customers came after Capital One’s initial move to lower limits in […]

Summary List Placement The card issuer is starting to raise credit limits for existing customers with prime and subprime credit scores, per Bloomberg. But for new customers, Capital One is continuing to hand out smaller credit lines. Its decision to boost credit limits for certain customers came after Capital One’s initial move to lower limits in […]

Summary List Placement The coronavirus variant first identified in Brazil, called P.1, has been detected in the UK, but officials are struggling to track down one infected person because they didn’t fill out a form with their details. Public Health England (PHE) said Sunday that there were six P.1 cases in total in the UK […]