Current:Home > reviewsThe Daily Money: All about 'Doge.' -WealthConverge Strategies
The Daily Money: All about 'Doge.'
View
Date:2025-04-17 08:10:19
Good morning! It’s Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.
So, what is "Doge"?
Dogecoin, the meme cryptocurrency often associated with Elon Musk, soared in value after President-elect Donald Trump greenlit the tech billionaire's ideas for a new executive department with an evocative acronym.
Trump announced that Musk, the world's richest person, will lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, alongside fellow billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy. (Yes, we've heard the jokes about two people running a department of efficiency.)
Our story conveniently tells what you need to know about both the proposed federal agency and the coin.
Ever dreamed of a second passport?
Second passports are a way some Americans, like Sue Reddel and her wife Diana, are moving abroad for good.
In 2017, while living in Wisconsin as a journalist, Reddel visited Portugal for the first time and "fell in love" with the culture and people, returning home with the idea that she could live there permanently. A couple of years later, they drove around the country "to see if I was crazy," as Reddel put it. Shortly after, they began researching the relocation process.
Amid growing uncertainty in the U.S., Reddel and her wife are part of a rising wave of Americans moving abroad.
📰 More stories you shouldn't miss 📰
- All about Amazon Haul
- Who owns the "original recipe"?
- Lunchables pulled from schools
- Breaking the law on vacation
- Best home warranty companies
📰 A great read 📰
Finally, here's a popular story from earlier this year that you may have missed. Read it! Share it!
By now, you've probably heard about a massive data breach that compromised the Social Security numbers and other data of millions of Americans and could now be in the hands of hackers.
The cache of data is made up of 2.9 billion records, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers and relatives dating back at least three decades.
A lawsuit alleges National Public Data, which aggregates data to offer background searches, did not adequately protect the information, allowing it to be stolen and offered for sale on the dark web.
About The Daily Money
Each weekday, The Daily Money delivers the best consumer and financial news from USA TODAY, breaking down complex events, providing the TLDR version, and explaining how everything from Fed rate changes to bankruptcies impacts you.
Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA Today.
veryGood! (84319)
Related
- Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
- Earthquakes happen all the time, you just can't feel them. A guide to how they're measured
- Orville Peck makes queer country for everyone. On ‘Stampede,’ stars like Willie Nelson join the fun
- Disney Store's new Halloween costumes include princesses, 'Inside Out 2' emotions
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Pregnant Francesca Farago and Jesse Sullivan Reveal Sex of Twin Babies
- Taylor Swift “Completely in Shock” After Stabbing Attack at Themed Event in England
- Olympics 2024: Brazilian Gymnast Flavia Saraiva Competes With Black Eye After Scary Fall
- Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
- Law school grads could earn licenses through work rather than bar exam in some states
Ranking
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- Richard Simmons' housekeeper Teresa Reveles opens up about fitness personality's death
- Perfect photo of near-perfect surfer goes viral at 2024 Olympics
- What was Jonathan Owens writing as he watched Simone Biles? Social media reacts
- Federal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal
- Olympics 2024: Brody Malone's Dad Will Bring You to Tears With Moving Letter to Gymnast
- US Army soldier accused of selling sensitive military information changes plea to guilty
- Income gap between Black and white US residents shrank between Gen Xers and millennials, study says
Recommendation
How to watch the 'Blue Bloods' Season 14 finale: Final episode premiere date, cast
Earthquakes happen all the time, you just can't feel them. A guide to how they're measured
Watch this toddler tap out his big sister at Air Force boot camp graduation ceremony
Taylor Swift “Completely in Shock” After Stabbing Attack at Themed Event in England
A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
Wetland plant once nearly extinct may have recovered enough to come off the endangered species list
Cardinals land Erick Fedde, Tommy Pham in 3-way trade with Dodgers, White Sox
Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden asking full Nevada Supreme Court to reconsider NFL emails lawsuit