Your Cheddar hosts Kristen Scholer and Tim Stenovec break down today's top stories, from taxes to crypto.
Shares of Kodak more than doubled Tuesday after the company announced plans to jump into the cryptocurrency market. The photo imaging giant has plans for an initial coin offering called KodakCoin. The digital currency would be the backbone of a platform to help photographers license their work and track unauthorized use of their photos.
Plus, the newly passed tax law could save Americans billions of dollars on their utility bills. Electric companies in Massachusetts, Illinois, Oregon, and other states have announced plans to pass tax savings onto their customers.
The nation’s employers added 336,000 jobs in September, an unexpectedly robust gain and the largest monthly rise since January, evidence that many companies remain confident enough to keep hiring despite high-interest rates and a hazy outlook for the economy.
The cost of financing a home surged again this week as the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed to its highest level since December 2000, further dimming the affordability outlook for many would-be homebuyers.
A commercial fisherman accused of conspiring with others to sell 200,000 pounds (90,000 kilos) of fish in excess of legal quotas has been convicted in federal court in New York.
