Your home’s foundation is the structural base that holds up the rest of the house. Without a sturdy foundation, the safety and integrity of your entire house is at risk. Your homeowners insurance will typically pay for some types of foundation damage, depending on the underlying cause. Here’s what you need to know. Get home insurance quotes in minutes Answer a few questions to see custom quotes and find the right policy for you. Does homeowners insurance cover foundation issues? Home insurance will generally pay for repairs to a home’s foundation if both of these conditions apply: The damage was…
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For years, the Securities and Exchange Commission has been cracking down on the crypto sector writ large, but in the last few months, the agency appears to have trained its sights on ethereum, in particular. Some of the biggest names in decentralized finance are now fighting back. In a 40-page filing Tuesday, Uniswap Labs — which builds decentralized finance infrastructure including a popular DeFi crypto exchange that enables users to custody their own coins — detailed to the SEC all the reasons why the agency shouldn’t pursue legal action against them. It comes a few weeks after the…
Donald Trump ‘s presidential campaign said Tuesday it would begin accepting donations in cryptocurrency as part of an effort to build what it calls a “crypto army” leading up to Election Day. The Trump campaign launched a fundraising page that allows “any federally permissible donor the ability to give” to its political committees using any crypto asset accepted through the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange. The announcement promotes Trump’s message that he is a crypto-friendly candidate, and also appeals to a core group of young male voters who are increasingly likely to dabble in digital assets. It came as Trump’s defense rested in his hush…
The clock is ticking on the future of TikTok in the U.S., leaving creators and influencers who make a living on the short-form video platform to consider how they will adapt if the plug is pulled. President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill in April that aims to force the platform’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell to a new U.S. owner — or face an outright ban. The current deadline is Jan. 19, 2025. The odds of a ban are hard to gauge. TikTok, for its part, is already challenging the constitutionality of the measure in court: “We will…
An employee hands an order to a customer through a drive-thru window at a McDonald’s restaurant in Oakland, California, April 9, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images An independent advocacy group of McDonald’s franchisees is weighing in on the company’s upcoming value meal promotion, cheering affordability for the consumer, but pushing for future contributions from the company to make the discounted offering sustainable for operators in the long run. “The fact remains that in order to provide the consumer with more affordable options, they must be affordable for the owner/operators. McDonald’s vast resources and financial investment are…
Wind turbines in Dawson, Texas, on Feb. 28, 2023. Mark Felix | Afp | Getty Images As carbon emissions from fossil fuels keep warming the planet, eco-conscious consumers may wonder if there’s a way to buy electricity from renewable sources without installing technology like solar panels or windmills on their property. In short, the answer is yes. However, the option isn’t necessarily available to all homeowners and renters. It also often comes with a slight price premium, experts said. Few people are aware they can buy green energy Renewable energy sources — including wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal and biomass —…
Memorial Day weekend promises to be a big one for road trips, and that means gas prices are going to jump. As of May 20, a gallon of regular gas costs $3.58 on average in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Through the summer, gas prices are expected to average $3.70 per gallon nationally. Summer driving season kicks off Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of the summer travel season in the U.S. Factoring in all forms of transportation, AAA predicts 43.8 million people will travel this holiday weekend, making it the busiest Memorial Day since…
An employment verification letter from American Airlines is circulating on Reddit and collecting attention because of how low starting wages are for some newly hired flight attendants. The letter, which states a new American Airlines flight attendant will have a projected annual salary of $27,315 before incentives and taxes are collected, has sparked conversations about fair wages for flight attendants and how inflationary price hikes are making life unaffordable for many Americans—even if the economy and labor markets look good on paper. The union that represents American Airlines workers, called the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, verified the authenticity of…
Christopher Waller, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during a Fed Listens event in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, citing a string of data showing that inflation appears to be easing, said Tuesday that he does not think further interest rate increases will be necessary. However, the policymaker added he will need some convincing before he backs cuts anytime soon. “Central bankers should never say never, but the data suggests that inflation isn’t accelerating, and I believe that further increases in the policy rate are probably…
Microsoft is partnering with tutoring organization Khan Academy to provide a generative AI assistant to all teachers in the U.S. for free. Khanmigo for Teachers, which helps teachers prepare lessons for class, is free to all educators in the U.S. as of Tuesday, with the financial support of Microsoft. The program can help create lessons, analyze student performance, plan assignments, and provide teachers with opportunities to enhance their own learning. “Unlike most things in technology and education in the past where this is a ‘nice-to-have,’ this is a ‘must-have’ for a lot of teachers,” Sal Khan, founder and CEO of…
A Eurostar train can be an easy and comfortable way to travel among the U.K., Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany. Just as airlines offer different fare classes, so too does Eurostar. Currently, Eurostar offers five travel classes.When traveling to or from London, Eurostar offers the Standard, Standard Premier and Business Premier travel classes. For travel among Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany, the travel classes offered are Standard, Comfort and Premium.Recently, I took Eurostar round-trip between Amsterdam and Brussels and had the opportunity to experience both the Standard class and Premium class. In a nutshell, both travel classes were…
Retail customers may approve of Tesla’s habit of announcing sudden, steep price cuts for its electric vehicles. The same cannot be said for corporate customers like leasing and rental companies, which rely on cars holding their value on the resale market. We saw it in the U.S. with Hertz, which had to write down much of its Tesla fleet after headline price cuts hit the second-hand market, forcing the business into an embarrassing U-turn. Now, Elon Musk’s EV giant is trying to avoid the same thing happening in Europe, where leasing companies account for half its sales, and where it…