Month: July 2020

Cynthia Pineda lost her accounting job in early April. Without the $600 weekly unemployment boost, she’ll get just $275 each week in aid from Florida. Meanwhile, finding a new job has proven extremely challenging. Cindy Pineda was the breadwinner of her family before the coronavirus pandemic hit. But Pineda, 60, lost her accounting job in
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By Lisa Fields, Next Avenue Contributor getty Public libraries have long been known for helping people with job searches, through one-on-one résumé advice and classes teaching computer skills. Since many libraries have been closed physically due to the pandemic, they’re now often offering job-search help virtually so people can benefit from the resources at home.
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Graph and calculator with text refinancing getty With COVID-19 creating havoc and uncertainty within our economy, mortgage rates are hitting historic lows. According to Freddie Mac, the national average rate dropped earlier this month to an all-time low 2.98%. In fact, Mortgage News Daily reported that the average reached a seemingly impossible 2.87% on Thursday.
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Dow Inc. on Thursday laid out additional cost-cutting plans, including laying off about 6% of its workforce, as the chemicals maker expects “gradual and uneven” recovery in demand and prices from the coronavirus-induced slump. The company, which makes chemicals used in industries ranging from plastics, paints and building materials, also posted a smaller-than-expected second-quarter loss,
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This strategy offers a safe balance between too much frugality and too much spending in retirement Getty Images/iStockphoto Many retirees are spending their retirement savings quite frugally, according to a handful of recent reports and studies. These studies—from the Employee Benefits Research Institute, United Income, and the Boston College Center for Retirement Research—reveal that as
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When owners and tenants negotiate a lease amendment, they have to be careful about some concerns … [+] that are not obvious. ranjan samarakone Owners, tenants, and their attorneys and other advisers have lately spent a lot of time renegotiating leases to give tenants some breathing room in today’s virus-driven shutdowns. Those negotiations tend to
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A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 (LN2318) on final-approach after a pre-delivery test flight at dusk. aviation-images.com | Universal Images Group via Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday instructed airlines to inspect some stored Boeing 737 planes for corrosion that could lead to engine shutdowns as hundreds of aircraft remain idled because of a drop
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