Month: August 2020

Hero Images | Hero Images | Getty Images For millions of Americans, the $1,200 stimulus checks sent by the government earlier this year were a financial lifeline. For others, whose incomes were uninterrupted, it was something else — an opportunity to invest in the markets. The two sets of circumstances Americans may find themselves in
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With an election coming up and a second stimulus package being discussed, assuming that we’ll be … [+] seeing a change in taxes is a pretty safe bet. getty With an election coming up and a second stimulus package being discussed, assuming that we’ll be seeing a change in taxes is a pretty safe bet.
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Scientists are expressing some doubts about the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma as a treatment for Covid-19 patients. In a Sunday news briefing, President Donald Trump touted the treatment as a “breakthrough.” Former FDA chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC that while there was enough data to justify the authorization, the
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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE – AUGUST 20: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden delivers his acceptance … [+] speech on the fourth night of the Democratic National Convention from the Chase Center on August 20, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. The convention, which was once expected to draw 50,000 people to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is now taking place virtually due
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Scientists and public health officials said Monday they are skeptical convalescent plasma is an effective treatment for patients hospitalized with Covid-19, even after the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the treatment and President Donald Trump touted it as a “breakthrough.” There are no formally approved drugs or vaccines for the coronavirus.
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Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images History will remember Paul Volcker and Jerome Powell as standing on the opposite ends of the inflation canyon, with the former taking desperate actions
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getty When the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act doubled standard deductions in 2018, it had the unintended consequence of greatly reducing the amount of people who could benefit from this famous itemized deduction. Despite this, the United States continues to give the most amount of money per person of any other country to charitable causes. The total
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Food delivery on bicycle. Panning technique, blued motion Getty Tax Notes senior reporter Paul Jones talks with Richard C. Auxier, senior policy associate at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, about tax issues raised by the gig economy and how policymakers are working to address them.  Note: This episode was recorded before a California court decision mandating
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TOPLINE New York Attorney General Letitia James sued the Trump Organization—along with the president’s son, Eric Trump—to force the company to comply as she investigates whether the company’s allegedly inflated its assets to secure loans and other deals, and comes as the Republican National Convention kicks off and President Trump makes his case for reelection
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Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday that the blood plasma treatment for coronavirus patients recently granted emergency approval by the Trump administration may be effective.  “I think that this could be beneficial. It might be weakly beneficial,” Gottlieb said on “Squawk Box.” ”It doesn’t look like a home run, but right now we’re looking for singles and doubles.
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