Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.  Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Lawmakers took big steps this week aimed at regulating digital assets before closing up …

Johnnygreig | E+ | Getty Images Interest will start accruing in September Although federal student loan payments won’t be due until October, interest will continue collecting on your debt again on Sept. 1, the Education Department says. The accrual of interest has been suspended on most federal student loans since …

The Mega Millions jackpot grew to $940 million on July 27, 2023. OLIVIER DOULIERY | Getty The Mega Millions jackpot has ballooned to an estimated $940 million ahead of Friday’s high-stakes drawing at 11:00 p.m. ET. If you pick the magic six numbers, there are two payout options: a lump …

The job market for tech workers remains strong, and especially so for those picking up emerging artificial intelligence skills. The U.S. in particular is leading the way in growing its AI workforce, with some 169,045 open jobs calling for the skill in June, according to the global search platform Adzuna, …

Meta Quest 3 VR headset. Meta Meta is overhauling its Horizon Worlds virtual reality app to include more video games as the social platform struggles to find a big audience. Horizon Worlds is the company’s free virtual reality social network where people can create avatars and interact with other players. …

Ford Motor Co. displays a new 2021 Ford F-150 pickup truck at the Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, September 17, 2020. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Heads up, hybrid fans: Ford Motor is working on a whole bunch of new hybrid models. “You’re going to see a lot more hybrid systems …

Republican presidential candidate U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) speaks to the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women (NHFRW) at Saint Anselm College’s New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Manchester, New Hampshire, May 25, 2023. Nicholas Pfosi | Reuters Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is seeing a wave of wealthy donor interest …

Steve Adcock retired from his corporate job in 2016 at age 35 having saved about $900,000. Soon after, with the help of an upward-trending stock market, he and his wife pushed their net worth over the $1 million mark. These days, Adcock publishes his Millionaire Habits newsletter as part of …

Signage outside Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California, Jan. 30, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  Intel — The chip stock jumped more than 6% after the company posted better-than-expected second-quarter earnings results. The latest quarter marked a return to …

Sundar Pichai, CEO, Alphabet Inc., during the Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 10, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google announced a new artificial intelligence model on Friday that can help it train robots to understand tasks like throwing out trash. The Robotics …