Jul 22, 2024

After the CrowdStrike outage and Biden’s big announcement, how’s the economy adjusting?

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Economic markets take a beat to adjust to Biden's big election announcement; what the entire cybersecurity industry can learn from Friday's CrowdStrike outage; and a new law makes it easier to pull emergency cash from a retirement account.

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It's easier now to pull emergency money from a retirement account

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder

Jul 22, 2024

You can take out up to $1,000 without penalty if your employer offers the option, thanks to a recent law.

A new federal law makes it easier to pull money from retirement accounts in financial emergencies.

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