Your Cheddar hosts Kristen Scholer and Tim Stenovec go through today's top stories. From Nasdaq hitting new highs to bitcoin surging, we cover the top news in business and tech. The Nasdaq started out the year by breaking 7,000 for the first time. It took just over eight months to make its latest thousand-point move.
Chelsea Fagan, Author of "The Financial Diet", joins Cheddar to discuss the do's and don'ts for shrinking your stress and increasing your bank account. She talks about living that "CEO lifestyle" and why it may not be as fun as it seems.
Plus, it apparently takes $2.4 million to be considered rich in America. Unfortunately, not many of us are there yet. Adam Auriemma, Editor-in-Chief at Money joins Your Cheddar to discuss how people can commit to building wealth in the new year...and maybe start their journey to becoming "rich."
romantic scams have hit a record high, according to the FTC. Last year alone, victims lost an estimated $547 million, which is six times more than the recorded total from 2017. Debbie Montgomery- Johnson, a victim of romantic scams and the author of the 'Woman Behind the Smile,' joined Cheddar to discuss more.
Alex Walker, candidate for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, joins Cheddar News to discuss why he's running against Lauren Boebert and the inspiration behind his viral campaign ad.
Lisa Hagen, politics reporter for U.S. News and World Report, joins Cheddar News to preview what to expect from President Biden's State of the Union Address on March 1.
GLAAD, the media watchdog for the LGBTQ community, released its “Where We Are on TV” report last week, with updated data on the entertainment industry. Rich Ferraro, chief communications officer for the non-profit organization, joined Cheddar News to talk about the progress that has been made on media representation and what's at stake in the process of humanizing queer people in popular culture as a recent backlash in legislative trends demonstrated. "We just saw the news yesterday in Texas, a move from Governor Abbott that would try to pull trans youth away from their parents for receiving gender-affirming care," Ferraro said. "And television and entertainment can be a frontline to preventing such anti-LGBTQ legislation from moving forward."
The real estate market is only continuing to heat up as home prices skyrocket across the country. The median price for an American home jumped nearly 20 percent in a year, with the number of 'million dollar cities' tripling since 2020. Tim Rood, Situs AMC Managing Director joined Cheddar's Opening Bell to discuss.
