Month: June 2020

Back In The Day: The Kennedy Estate in 1991. (Photo by © Steve Starr/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty … [+] Images) Corbis via Getty Images The storied seaside Palm Beach estate that big daddy Joseph P. Kennedy bought in 1933 has had, including the Kennedys, three owners since President John F. Kennedy made it the Winter White
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As coronavirus cases surge across the country, President Donald Trump continues to blame increased testing despite mounting evidence that the virus is spreading widely throughout some communities. At the beginning of the U.S. outbreak, public health specialists criticized the country’s capacity to conduct widespread diagnostic testing as far too little. The country has ramped up
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Jeffrey Ubben Source: BusinessWire ValueAct Capital’s Jeffrey Ubben has reportedly left the firm he founded in 2000 to focus on socially responsible investing full-time, a new report from the Financial Times said. Ubben will launch a new fund called Inclusive Capital Partners, according to the Financial Times, where he’ll be joined by two former ValueAct
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It is worth mentioning a few other annuities that could play a role in a retirement income plan, before digging into the discussion of deferred variable and fixed index annuities. Deferred Fixed Annuities Deferred fixed annuities (DFAs), or multiyear guaranteed annuities (MYGAs) may be used as an accumulation tool in the years leading up to
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White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci, along with three other top U.S. health officials, are slated to answer questions from members of Congress about the national response to the pandemic on Tuesday. Top officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services
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COVID-19 pandemic is creating surging demand for outdoor living spaces. Photo Courtesy of Avalon, Available at Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery Outdoor living spaces have been growing in popularity and amenities for years, but the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus are spurring even greater demand, new planning strategies and interesting new amenities, industry pros
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A ThredUp warehouse. Source: ThredUp Despite the coronavirus pandemic upending much of the retail industry and putting a damper on apparel sales, the secondhand clothing market is still expected to boom, according to one online, resale marketplace.  The secondhand apparel market is valued at about $28 billion today and is forecast to reach $64 billion
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TOPLINE Asked whether the government will send Americans another stimulus check in an interview Monday with Scripps Washington correspondent Joe St. George, President Trump said, “Yeah, we are,” and indicated that another bipartisan stimulus bill is on the way, but did not elaborate further on the possibility of another round of direct payments to Americans. 
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