Jodi Furman, 46, says negotiating over a car purchase or lease is best done over the phone or through email. Jodi Furman Jodi Furman is married to a man who loves expensive cars. “Pretty cars, fast cars,” said Furman, 46. She has bought 12 cars in about 20 years, and she’s picked up a wealth
Month: July 2020
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE – JULY 14: Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden … [+] speaks on his campaign’s ‘Build Back Better’ clean energy economic plan. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Getty Images Likely Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is, very slowly and cautiously, acknowledging the need to reform the way we support frail older
Are you watching for your tax refund? The July 15 tax deadline is now behind us, so unless you extended to October 15 to cut your audit risk, you might be thinking about a juicy tax refund that you hope will come quickly. The day after tax day, the IRS is quick to remind everyone
The U.S. reported another record one-day spike in new cases on Thursday as outbreaks continue to worsen across the country, particularly in Texas, Florida and California. The following data was compiled by Johns Hopkins University: Global cases: More than 13.83 million Global deaths: At least 590,600 U.S. cases: More than 3.57 million U.S. deaths: At
Johnson & Johnson products on a shelf in a store in New York. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Johnson & Johnson’s second-quarter profit slid 35% from the same time last year as the coronavirus pandemic forced hospitals to postpone elective surgeries, hitting the company’s medical device business hard. J&J earned $3.63 billion, or $1.36 per share, during
A man walks past the Wall Street Charging Bull in New York, the United States, March 24, 2020. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Several banks reported surprisingly strong second-quarter results during the opening week of earnings season, but the smaller national and regional banks had to rely on different business lines
There’s a new shortage in the U.S. caused by the coronavirus pandemic — and it’s not a paper product or food staple. Coins are currently hard to come by and, as a result, some grocery stores, banks and restaurants may not be able to provide you with change. Kroger, one of the largest grocery chains in
President Donald Trump speaks on the “Rebuilding of America’s Infrastructure: Faster, Better, Stronger” in Atlanta on July 15. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Your paycheck could get bigger if the White House gets its way. President Trump said this week that he won’t sign the next coronavirus relief package into law if it
When the Covid-19 pandemic forced businesses to close and people to stay home, the way Americans obtained and consumed food changed drastically. Grocery stores were selling out and food banks were overwhelmed, but many farmers who used to supply restaurants, schools and commercial enterprises found themselves stuck with tons of extra products. As the initial
In these worst of times, your goals should be to combat powerlessness or hopelessness and learn as … [+] much as you can about your pension in preparation for its defense. Getty During the best of times, workers and retirees counting on pensions for their retirement security have had good reason to worry that the
In 1970, Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute got a Moog synthesizer—a giant, unwieldy computer that created music. The sound was weird and quite evidently electronic. My fellow high school science geeks and I found it endlessly fascinating. But we couldn’t imagine how wonderfully diverse and inventive electronic music would become. It’s grown into a mainstay of pop music and enabled
The latest HouseCanary market report, an analysis of public records and 200 multiple listing … [+] services, shows that for the week ending July 12 the volume of listings under contract tumbled 15.3% nationally from the preceding seven days. Getty The recent rise of coronavirus cases may stifle the so-far brisk recovery of the housing
Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. Kevin Dietsch | Reuters White House health advisory Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday that the coronavirus has hit the U.S. “very severely” and the
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, reported a 21% jump in quarterly profit on Friday as investors poured money into its fixed-income funds and cash management services. The asset manager’s fixed-income funds took in $60.27 billion in new money. Its cash-management business attracted over $24.2 billion in net inflows in the second quarter. Financial markets
In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, stakeholder capitalism — or the idea that companies have a greater purpose besides just providing returns for shareholders — is set to become even more important, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said Friday. “The one thing that is very clear in this Covid world … [is that] stakeholder capitalism
NEW DELHI, INDIA – NOVEMBER 12: Twitter CEO and Co Founder, Jack Dorsey addresses students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), on November 12, 2018 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Amal KS/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) Hindustan Times Twitter said late Thursday that about 130 people were targeted in a cyberattack that took
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., indicated the $600 weekly enhancement to unemployment benefits won’t be in the next coronavirus relief package. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images Paid not to work Lawmakers intended the $600-a-week supplement to fully replace lost wages for the average American. In other words, someone who lost a job would be
Pedestrians walk past Leavitt & Peirce in Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA on June 30, 2020. Lane Turner | The Boston Globe via Getty Images The city of Clemson, South Carolina, grows nearly four times its size from 8,000 to around 40,000 when Clemson University students return every fall. On football game days, the number
TOPLINE The market moved lower on Friday, as investors digested mixed economic data and stocks took a hit from yet another daily record spike in new U.S. coronavirus cases. Stocks are on pace for a third straight week of gains. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images KEY FACTS The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.4%,
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE – JULY 14: Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden … [+] speaks at the Chase Center July 14, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden delivered remarks on his campaign’s ‘Build Back Better’ clean energy economic plan. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Getty Images Experts are now warning of the likely impact of
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