Month: July 2020

ljubaphoto “This year’s July 15 filing date is considered a disaster-related postponement of the filing deadline,” said IRS spokesman Eric Smith.  “Where a disaster-related postponement exists, the IRS is required by law to pay interest, calculated from the original April 15 filing deadline, as long as an individual income taxpayer files a 2019 tax return
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An exterior view of Sweet Tomatoes restaurant, which have closed their doors, on July 08, 2020 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Johnny Louis | Getty Images As Covid-19 cases continue to climb in cities and states around the country, businesses are being faced with a second wave of closures and potential layoffs. The National Restaurant Association
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By Ken Dychtwald and Robert Morison, Authors and Next Avenue Contributors Getty (In their new book, What Retirees Want: A Holistic View of Life’s Third Age, authors Ken Dychtwald — a Next Avenue Influencer in Aging — and Robert Morison explore marketers’ misconceptions and mistakes regarding older Americans. The book is based on surveys of
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A budtender (right) shows cannabis buds to a customer at the Green Pearl Organics dispensary on the … [+] first day of legal recreational marijuana sales in California, January 1, 2018 at the Green Pearl Organics marijuana dispensary in Desert Hot Springs, California. / AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty
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Buildings should be of their time, not rigidly classically styled. Universal Images Group via Getty Images The American Institute of Architects (AIA) strongly supports legislation proposed today that would thwart an anticipated Executive Order mandating classical architecture as the preferred design style for federal courthouses and other federal properties. The legislation, proposed July 15, 2020
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UnitedHealth on Wednesday said its second-quarter profit more than doubled, as the largest U.S. health insurer’s medical costs fell after the coronavirus outbreak forced Americans to delay less urgent surgeries and procedures. The company, however, maintained its full-year adjusted profit forecast of $16.25 to $16.55 per share, saying demand for healthcare began to recover in May
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Many famous and productive friendships have come out of California’s Stanford University: from Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page to Yahoo’s Jerry Yang and David Filo. Snap billionaire Evan Spiegel started Snapchat with Bobby Murphy, who lived across the hall in their fraternity house. But Spiegel also made another enduring friendship at Stanford with a
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David Solomon, CEO, Goldman Sachs, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2020. Adam Galacia | CNBC Goldman Sachs is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings before the opening bell Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $3.78 per share, a 35% decline from a year earlier, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $9.75
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Retirement planning in 2020 Getty Are people still talking about retirement in July of 2020? Today, as the novel coronavirus takes center stage in the minds and hearts of people across the globe, should we make room in our psyches to think about a post-coronavirus world and what retirement might look like for today’s retirees,
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A protester waves an Israeli flag as police use water cannons during clashes at a demonstration against the Israeli prime minister outside his official residence in Jerusalem, on July 14, 2020. Menahem Kahana | AFP | Getty Images The Israeli government made “very serious mistakes” after initially containing the coronavirus outbreak, and “tremendous damage” is
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Earnings season may kick-off with an upside surprise. National Securities’ Art Hogan is optimistic the banks’ second quarter results will come in better than expected and help lift stocks. “I don’t think expectations for bank earnings have ever been as low as they are coming into this quarter,” the firm’s chief market strategist told CNBC’s
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about how retirement benefits before spousal benefits might be beneficial, about reduced retirement benefits before a survivor’s benefit and whether moving to a US territory would prohibit payment of benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic
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