The Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point on September 16, 2026, pushing the target range to 3.75 to 4.00 percent. It was the first increase since 2023, and projections
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FINRA has permanently barred Minneapolis financial advisor Dan Schmid (CRD# 6658306) from the securities industry. A Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent filed in September 2026 details a $24,000 loan from a customer and the
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Ellen Polcari, a former employee of two venture capital firms under common ownership, with misappropriating approximately $1.28 million from investors in the firms’ private funds. The complaint, filed September
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W. P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) raised its quarterly cash dividend to $0.950 per share on September 18, up from $0.940, extending a payout growth streak that now stretches across years of consecutive quarterly increases. The
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Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN) reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 net earnings of $284 million, or $1.19 per diluted share, on September 16. Earnings fell sharply from $2.29 a year earlier as higher mortgage rates and a
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged California resident Omar Dario Chavez with running a fraudulent trading scheme that collected more than $940,000 from at least 16 clients. Chavez, also known as Omar Aiden Chavez,
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Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) raised its quarterly dividend 8.8 percent to $1.60 per share, up from $1.47, the company announced September 18. The new payout annualizes to $6.40 per share and will be paid
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Mark D. Hanf, the former chief executive of Novato, California-based Pacific Private Money Group LLC, with orchestrating a Ponzi-like offering fraud that raised more than $80 million from
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Wall Street closed a tumultuous week with a mixed finish after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2023 and the 10-year Treasury yield settled above 5 percent. The S&P 500
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Texas Instruments has raised its quarterly dividend 7 percent to $1.52 per share, extending one of the longest increase streaks in the semiconductor industry to 23 consecutive years. The hike lands as the chipmaker’s stock
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