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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: South Korea is to offer reclusive youths a monthly living allowance of 650,000 won ($490) in order to encourage them out of their homes, as part of a new measure passed by the Ministry of Gender Eq… Continue reading South Korea To Give $490 Allowance To Reclusive Youths To Help Them Leave the House
Amazon has started charging a fee for some returns made at UPS stores. Insider reports: While customers used to be able to drop off their returns at a UPS Store free of charge, Amazon will now charge a $1 fee if customers have another free-return optio… Continue reading Amazon Now Charging a Fee For Some UPS Store Returns
US bank lending contracted by the most on record in the last two weeks of March, indicating a tightening of credit conditions in the wake of several high-profile bank collapses that risks damaging the economy. From a report: Commercial bank lending dro… Continue reading US Bank Lending Slumps by Most on Record in Final Weeks of March
The stress on the financial sector caused by two bank failures in the United States last month is still a threat and should be addressed by a reimagining of the regulatory process, according to JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. From a report: “As I write… Continue reading Jamie Dimon Says Banking Crisis Not Over and Will Cause ‘Repercussions For Years’
The U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA) is funding a 6-year, up to $300 million project to build a massive Alzheimer’s research database that can track the health of Americans for decades and enable researchers to gain new insights on the brain-wast… Continue reading US To Build $300 Million Database To Fuel Alzheimer’s Research
Remember that entrepreneur planning an ostentatious NFT-based restaurant/members-only club in San Francisco? Seven months later it’s still “an empty husk of a building, hindered by construction delays and unfulfilled crypto dreams,” reports SFGate:
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: The Biden administration’s $80 billion overhaul of the Internal Revenue Service is facing a new line of attack, this time from lobbyists representing tax preparers who fear that the agency’s … Continue reading Tax Preparation Industry Alarmed Over Plan For IRS Free Tax-Filing System
Apple: Apple today introduced Apple Pay Later in the U.S. Designed with users’ financial health in mind, Apple Pay Later allows users to split purchases into four payments, spread over six weeks with no interest and no fees. Users can easily track, man… Continue reading Apple Introduces Apple Pay Later
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Adult industry cryptocurrency payment platform SpankPay announced on Monday that it is closing down, after facing the same banking discrimination it aimed to help sex workers avoid. “After a long an… Continue reading Sex Worker-Led Payment Platform Shuts Down After Being Cut Off By Processor
The concept of “buy now, pay later” has exploded in popularity in recent years. Americans have been using this form of lending — in which the cost of a purchase is typically divided into four payments over several weeks or months — to buy everything … Continue reading More Americans Are Using ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Services To Pay for Groceries