Current price of Bitcoin for October 12, 2026
At 6:45 a.m. Eastern Time on October 12, 2026, the price of Bitcoin (1 BTC) is $83,388.63. That marks a $975.44 increase from yesterday morning—and approximately a $31,692 fall compared…
Read article →Current price of oil as of October 12, 2026
As of 6:45 a.m. Eastern Time on October 12, 2026, oil sold for $108.04 per barrel (using Brent as the benchmark, which we’ll get into momentarily). That’s $2.32 higher than…
Read article →Mortgage credit certificate: How it works and who qualifies
Key Takeaways A mortgage credit certificate is a federal tax credit, not a deduction, so it cuts your tax bill dollar for dollar rather than lowering your taxable income. It’s…
Read article →Current price of gold as of October 12, 2026
The price of gold was trading at $4,163 per ounce as of 8:55 a.m. Eastern Time on October 12, 2026. That’s a $6 decrease from the same time on October…
Read article →The economics Nobel went to the scholar whose work shaped Fed ‘forward guidance,’ a practice Kevin Warsh says has gone too far
American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics Monday for their work on models that have helped governments and central banks manage economic…
Read article →These brothers started a skin care company with $6,000 and a Gatorade jug. Their biggest break came when they took their name off the bottle
The Mastronardo brothers launched a skin care company with $6,000 and a Gatorade jug. One of their biggest breaks came when they stopped insisting on putting their own name on…
Read article →Election odds are coming to your TV this fall. 60% of Americans oppose betting on elections
Americans can turn their predictions about who will control Congress into a bet, but most don’t think they should. With the midterms approaching, 60% of U.S. adults oppose using prediction…
Read article →Debt consolidation vs. debt relief: Which is better for your situation?
Debt consolidation and debt relief may sometimes be used interchangeably in casual conversation, but they’re completely different financial tools. If you’re in high-interest debt and looking for a way out,…
Read article →Today’s home equity loan and HELOC rates, Oct. 13, 2026
A home equity loan and a home equity line of credit both let homeowners borrow against the equity they’ve built up. Because the debt is secured (backed by your house),…
Read article →Milos Maricic: listen for the AI number on next week’s bank calls
On September 14, at a Barclays conference, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan put a number on the bank’s AI program: 130 to 140 projects in place “at a cost of $400…
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