Want a refund for your delayed or cancelled flight after the CrowdStrike outage? You can get it — here’s the trick.

by OverviewFX | Jul 20, 2024 | Stocks

Airline passengers faced the choice of waiting hours for their delayed flight, rebooking or just canceling their trip after a cybersecurity platform’s software update snarled computer systems and toppled travel plans.

Why bonds are important and how to invest in them

by OverviewFX | Jul 20, 2024 | Stocks

There has been quite a buzz about investing in bonds among younger investors who may previously have found them boring or appropriate only for retired people seeking income.

Here’s how stocks performed the last time a president ended a re-election bid — in 1968

by OverviewFX | Jul 20, 2024 | Stocks

S&P 500 rose after LBJ’s surprise announcement, but the market is already pricing in Biden’s withdrawal.

I put $6,000 on my credit card after a house renovation and face a Social Security overpayment. Do I use my emergency savings to pay it off? 

by OverviewFX | Jul 20, 2024 | Stocks

“I have $14,000 in an emergency fund, but I have earmarked $6,000 for a Social Security overpayment, for which I’ve submitted an appeal.”

Bitcoin jumps thanks to Trump, as investors weigh Democratic ticket change

by OverviewFX | Jul 20, 2024 | Stocks

Bitcoin’s price jumped on Friday as crypto investors continued to be buoyed by Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s embrace of digital assets and digested reports that President Joe Biden could drop out of the White House race.

Blackstone steps up real-estate investments — but challenges remain in office sector

by OverviewFX | Jul 19, 2024 | Stocks

Blackstone more than doubled its real-estate investment activity to $10 billion in the second quarter, as the private-equity firm continues to see a bottoming out in the broader commercial real-estate sector.