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Millions of Americans who rely on government assistance were left alarmed this week after logging into their online accounts with the Social Security Administration (SSA) and discovering a message falsely claiming they were no longer receiving payments.The erroneous alerts, which affected recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) came during a series of website outages tied to internal agency upheaval and untested system changes, according to The Washington Post.Why It MattersSSI provides monthly payments to people with limited income and resources who are either 65 or older, blind, or disabled. Approximately 7.4 million people in the United States receive SSI benefits.The…

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By Adele Redmond ( March 21, 2025, 2:57 PM GMT) — Four of the U.K.’s biggest sports production and broadcasting companies were fined more than £4 million ($5.2 million) for colluding on pay rates for freelance workers, the Competition and Markets Authority said Friday…. Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions. A Law360 subscription includes features such as Daily newsletters…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 19, 2025.Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty ImagesThe S&P 500 fell slightly on Friday as it tried to avoid its fifth straight week of losses caused by trade policy turmoil, recession fears and a rollover in megacap technology shares.The S&P 500 shed 0.3%, putting its week-to-date gain at less than 0.1%. At its lows of the session, it was in the red red for the week. The Nasdaq Composite hovered around the flatline, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 82 points, or 0.2%.Traders had prepped for…

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Cameraman watches football Broadcasters including the BBC and ITV have been fined after they were found to have illegally fixed pay rates for freelancers. The BBC, ITV, BT and IMG have been ordered to pay a combined penalty of £4.2m by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after admitting to cartel-like behaviour in their sports coverage. Sky also admitted to breaking the law but avoided a fine after alerting the watchdog to its involvement before an investigation was launched. The case centred on the broadcasters’ use of freelance workers, such as camera operators and sound technicians, for covering sports events…

Daily Gold (XAU/USD) Spot gold is undergoing a healthy correction following its recent spike. The minor support pivot sits at $2,968.92, the midpoint between $2,880.25 and $3,057.59. A drop through this pivot may open the door toward the $2,880.25 support zone. A break below this level could expose the 50-day moving average at $2,867.86—considered a major technical level that has underpinned the market since early January. However, given the prevailing bullish sentiment, dips into this region are likely to attract fresh buying interest. Rate Cut Expectations and Safe-Haven Demand Provide Underlying Support Investor expectations of rate cuts by the Federal…

With more than half the U.S workforce freelancing within a couple years, arises the need to find … More ways to differentiate yourself from the crowdgetty By 2027, it is expected that more than 50% of the U.S. workforce will be freelancers, according to Statista analysts. This, of course, indicates that there will be more opportunities for freelancers to provide services, contracts, and projects for clients. But with increased opportunity and rising numbers of freelancers comes heightened competition. For you to stand out and attract high-caliber clients and contracts to future-proof your income, you need to think beyond the skill…

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The official X account of the crypto trading platform Bitrue has shared fake news about SWIFT, the main messaging network used by financial institutions worldwide, adopting XRP for cross-border payments.  The post also stated that it had secured billions of XRP tokens as “liquidity reserves.”The XRP-friendly cryptocurrency exchange has now deleted the bogus post. It is unclear whether the exchange account X was compromised. Earlier today, the X account Watcher.Guru posted the same message, causing a stir within the cryptocurrency community. However, it was then confirmed that the account had been hacked. It is possible that whoever was managing Bitrue’s account had uncritically reposted the fake…