- PoliticsBusiness Insider•5 hours ago
The $180 million conflict that kept Scaramucci out of the White House in January has only gotten shadier
Anthony Scaramucci is selling his fund of funds business to a Chinese conglomerate with ties to the government. The firm, the HNA Group, is facing an increasing number of questions at home and abroad, and the deal is subject to review by the US Treasury. The sale reportedly kept Scaramucci out of the White House in January because of the conflicts it raises.
- BusinessYahoo Finance•6 hours ago
Fix My Finances: I borrowed from my 401(k)
Corey’s first priority should be to pay back the money he borrowed from his 401(k). Corey also has $3,500 in credit card debt with an interest rate of 20%. “Borrowing from [his] retirement account was a huge mistake,” says New York–based financial planner Stephanie Genkin.
- BusinessBloomberg•2 days ago
Saudi Arabia Turns Off the U.S. Oil Tap
At last, Saudi Arabia seems to be doing what it takes to reduce the world's most visible oil glut: the one in the U.S. Unfortunately, its renewed vigor comes as OPEC's deal to reduce excess crude stockpiles starts to show signs of unraveling elsewhere, a subject that will be wrestled with by the group's oil ministers as they and other producer nations meet in St Petersburg on Monday. Weekly U.S. crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia have fallen sharply since early June Data published last week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration show that imports from Saudi Arabia in the week to July 14 fell to their lowest for seven years: just 524,000 barrels a day. For sure, one week's number doesn't
