Key takeaways A personal loan is money you can borrow in a lump sum with a fixed payment to finance large purchases, consolidate debt or cover emergency expenses. Interest rates, monthly payments and repayment terms…

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav may have been counting on watching one last round in the Netflix vs. Paramount Skydance boxing match to acquire the media company he runs. What he might not have anticipated was that Netflix wouldn’t even bother re-entering the ring. Thursday after the market close,…

For fintech startups, the first five years of the decade have been a roller-coaster ride. At the outset, companies were awash in easy money, then a harsh funding winter befell them, causing numerous startups to fold. Last year, the industry stabilized and is now looking mature relative to the current…

In New York City, property taxes are back in the headlines. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has floated the idea of raising them—by 9.5%—as part of this year’s budget. Mamdani says it’s a last resort, claiming that if Albany won’t raise taxes on millionaires, the city may have to raise them on…