A convoy of emergency vehicles drives along an emptied Interstate 80 during the LNU Lighting Complex Fire on the outskirts of Vacaville, California, U.S., August 19, 2020. Stephen Lam | Reuters Kena Hudson’s 7-year-old son Clarence has asthma that’s sometimes landed him in the hospital. Typically, when wildfire season starts in Northern California, he’ll stay
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Retiring is a huge life event, and it isn’t one that comes with many do-overs. You have to get it … [+] right the first time. getty Retiring is a huge life event, and it isn’t one that comes with many do-overs. You have to get it right the first time. Luckily, there are ways
Draft 1040 for 2020 IRS The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a draft of Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. There are several notable changes to the form proposed for the tax year 2020 – the tax return that you’ll file in 2021. And… postcard-sized, it’s not. Let’s dive right in. Virtual currency. At first blush,
The Britely is newest social club on the Sunset Strip. The Britely Prior to the pandemic, social clubs were becoming the urban version of country clubs in Los Angeles. Although there has been a pause due to the pandemic, Angelinos are definitely looking forward to spending more time outside their homes in the near future.
A member of a ground crew walks past American Airlines planes parked at the gate during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, April 5, 2020. Joshua Roberts | Reuters American Airlines said Thursday it plans to cut service to 15 small U.S. cities with low demand in October after the
Exterior of Alibaba Group Beijing Headquarters on November 10, 2019 in Beijing, China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s Alibaba beat quarterly revenue estimates on Thursday as its core e-commerce business thrived due to people preferring to shop online for essentials, even as coronavirus-related restrictions eased. Revenue rose to 153.75 billion yuan
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Alibaba (BABA) – The China-based e-commerce giant reported better-than-expected profit and revenue for its fiscal first quarter, helped by a pandemic-related boost in online shopping. Alibaba had 874 mobile monthly active users in June, up 28 million from March. BJ’s Wholesale Club (BJ)
When Melati Wijsen set out to rid Bali of plastic bags at the age of 12, she could hardly have imagined it would catapult her onto the world stage, leading a global movement of young social activists. But then, that’s the power of her generation. “Everything is happening in our lifetime, so we are pulled
For the colleges that still plan to bring students back to campus, there is no shortage of expenses associated with in-person instruction. From Covid-19 tests to new standards for cleaning and disinfecting, the costs are adding up. For students, that is translating into new fees on an already sky-high tuition bill. More from Personal Finance:Here’s
Getty Images On Monday, August 17th, I reported on the over 1,150 lawyers who cannot get licensed in Florida any time soon because the July exam that was moved to August is now moved to a yet to be determined day in October. We hope that this is October of 2020! Monday’s article can be found
You can bypass capital gain taxes and generate a tax deduction by donating cryptocurrency such as bitcoin to qualified charities. However, if you don’t do careful tax planning, it is highly likely that you will reduce or in some cases completely eliminate the full tax benefit you can get from crypto donations. To understand how
Award-winning cookbook author and TV personality Mark Bittman is also an authority on the … [+] intersection between food and public health. Mark Bittman Mark Bittman is to food and cooking what Neil DeGrasse Tyson is to astrophysics: Your go-to expert for making a complex topic easy to understand and a thorough pleasure. He is the
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Jim Lo Scalzo | EPA | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump urged universities to continue reopening their campuses on Wednesday, even as some institutions
A woman wearing a protective mask passes a homeless person during the coronavirus pandemic on May 12 2020 in New York City. John Lamparski | Getty Images Victoria’s Secret owner L Brands booked a surprise profit and better-than expected revenue during the latest quarter, sending its shares higher in after-hours trading Wednesday. Sales fell 20% during
Thousands of people in California are under evacuation orders as dozens of wildfires continued to ravage parts of the state on Wednesday with an unrelenting heatwave and high winds making firefighting conditions difficult. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency during evacuations and rolling blackouts and called on the California National Guard to
Trevor Williams Companies should “watch out” for millennials when it comes to how environmental, social and governance issues influence where they invest their money, according to the head of ESG governance at PR firm Edelman. Chuka Umunna, a former British lawmaker, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Wednesday that around $24 trillion of wealth, in
An artist’s rendition of Dynetics’ HLS lander on the Moon’s surface. Dynetics The race to return U.S. astronauts to the Moon has a dark horse seeking an upset. A few months ago NASA awarded three teams with contracts to develop competing options for the agency to use to deliver people to the lunar surface as
People wait for their numbers to be called at an unemployment event in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on July 15, 2020. Photo by Nick Oxford for The Washington Post via Getty Images Some workers got an extra $300 in unemployment benefits this week. That aid will start flowing to others in coming days. But thousands of out-of-work
The message about fees is worth digging into further, as it presents one of the biggest objections made to variable annuities. Variable annuities have generally come under attack for the higher internal costs relative to an unprotected investment portfolio. But it is important to frame the issue of variable annuity fees in terms of the
MILWAUKEE, WI – AUGUST 18: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has a virtual conference call … [+] at the party’s convention. (Photo by DNCC via Getty Images) DNCC via Getty Images Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden would raise taxes by about $4 trillion over the next decade, nearly all on businesses and high-income households. While
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