A bitcoin logo on a mobile phone. Omar Marques | SOPA Images, LightRocket | Getty Images Bitcoin skyrocketed close to $13,000 on Wednesday, notching a 17-month high and continuing a stunning turnaround for the cryptocurrency in 2019. The digital currency surged as high as $12,919 in early morning trade, according to CoinDesk’s bitcoin price index,
Gold bars sit in a vault at the Perth Mint Refinery, operated by Gold Corp., in Perth, Australia, on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Carla Gottgens | Bloomberg | Getty Images Investors are piling into gold, sending the precious metal to a six-year high on Tuesday, and analysts think the commodity has established a “base” to
Americans collectively hold a record $1.6 trillion in student loan debt. But that’s not the No. 1 reason that prompts them to file for bankruptcy. Here’s what most often does drive them to the financial brink: big medical bills. Hiroshi Watanabe | Getty Images A recent academic study found that 66.5% of all bankruptcies were
A new survey of Americans from every state in the union has found that people with the greatest levels of joy are older, and further that as we age, our overall level of joy continues to grow as we believe more than ever that the world needs more joy. That’s good news for a country
US Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a press conference to introduce college affordability legislation outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, June 24, 2019. Photo credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) AFP/Getty Images Presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has introduced a plan to cancel all U.S. student loan debt. The debt, which currently totals $1.6 trillion,