NEW YORK, Jan 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday said it has awarded a whistleblower payout of more than $28 million to joint tipsters who shared "critical information" for one of the agency's enforcement actions. The whistleblowers, who were not identified, provided information that prompted the opening of an SEC investigation and ultimately to […]

WASHINGTON — Rep. Victoria Spartz, an Indiana Republican, said Tuesday she'll oppose Speaker Kevin McCarthy's efforts to keep a handful of Democrats off key House committees. “As I spoke against it on the House floor two years ago, I will not support this charade again," she said in a strongly-worded statement. "Speaker McCarthy needs to stop 'bread and circuses' in […]

Lisa Marie Presley didn’t want to be memorialized with tears and heartache. The singer-songwriter’s death on Jan. 12 at the age of 54 came as a shock to family, friends and fans, but Presley had already made her wishes known in the event of her untimely passing. According to her longtime friend and Elvis Presley Enterprises managing partner, Joel Weinshanker, […]

On Tuesday, Austin Butler officially became an Oscar nominee thanks to his award-winning portrayal of Elvis Presley. While celebrating his first-ever Academy Award nomination for his turn in Elvis, he also paid tribute to Lisa Marie Presley, who died at the age of 54 less than two weeks prior on Jan. 12. "[This role] seemed as though it was this […]

It's no secret that buying a house is tough right now. Homebuyers are facing rising interest rates, low inventory, and still-high prices. Yahoo Finance sat down with both experts and home-seekers to see what the market looks like on the ground. Here's what they had to say: Higher interest rates have stopped buyers in their tracks "Generally speaking, buyers are […]