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The default is the State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF at a 0.02 percent expense ratio, CNBC reported, with four other options from BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street.   Bank of New York Mellon manages the initial accounts, and families track balances through an app built with Robinhood.  Return projections deserve a client-expectations caveat.   TrumpAccounts.gov estimates a child who receives only the…

Only a fraction of U.S. drivers redeemed rewards on millions of eligible gasoline-purchase transactions in June, payment-technology provider Verifone Inc. says following a study of its gas-station merchant base. Meanwhile, American Express Co. reported Wednesday that it has enhanced its Membership Rewards program by allowing cardholders to redeem points directly in Apple Pay’s online checkout…

by Calculated Risk on 1/06/2026 08:04:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. Wednesday:• At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index. This will be two weeks of data. • At 8:15 AM, The ADP Employment Report for…

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) on Tuesday closed up +65 (+1.14%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed up +43 (+1.02%). Cocoa prices extended their sharp three-week-long rally on Tuesday, posting 6-month highs.  Cocoa prices have rallied sharply over the past three weeks as heavy rains in the Ivory Coast and Ghana have flooded…