Month: September 2020

Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about receiving spousal benefits after receiving retirement benefits, whether it’s possible to reduce a benefit amount to remain under a limit and applying for disability benefits while working and receiving survivor’s benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer recommended investors take advantage of Costco‘s post-earnings decline and snatch up shares of the wholesale retailer.  The stock fell 1.27% during Friday’s session to close at $342.58 per share, even after Costco one day earlier beat Wall Street expectations on the top and bottom lines. Sales of $53.38 billion eclipsed analyst forecasts of $52.08
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zimmytws | iStock | Getty Images The stimulus stalemate has pitted Democrats and Republicans against each other on Capitol Hill. But another issue — Social Security and its ability to pay retirement, disability, survivor and other benefits into the future — has also created a rift between leaders of the two parties. Congressional lawmakers gathered
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer advised investors on Friday not to overreact to the stock market’s move to the downside in September.  The “market looks bad. That’s OK,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.” ”What’s happening, I think, again we’re churning to find a bottom.” Cramer’s comments came shortly after Friday’s mixed opening. As of Thursday’s close,
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Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Costco (COST) – Costco reported quarterly earnings of $3.04 per share, 20 cents a share above estimates. The warehouse retailer’s revenue also beat Wall Street forecasts. Comparable-store sales rose 11.4% compared to the 7.8% consensus estimate of analysts polled by Refinitiv. Costco also
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Committee for Greater LA report, “No Going Back,” calls for fighting inequality and racism as … [+] response to pandemic. Committee for Greater LA Six months into the Covid pandemic, many people are asking when we can “return to normal.”  But a remarkable new report “No Going Back:  Together for an Equitable and Inclusive Los Angeles” rejects that
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Supermodel, philanthropist and entrepreneur Natalia Vodianova told CNBC she feels her native country Russia has coped “incredibly well” with the Covid-19 crisis. The mother of five, whose close family and charity, the Naked Heart Foundation, is based in the country, said she feels it may currently be safer for them compared to her base in
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People visit China Telecom’s booth during 2019 World 5G Convention at Beijing Etrong International Exhibition & Convention Center on November 21, 2019 in Beijing, China. VCG | Getty Images BEIJING — Global investors are stepping up their bets on Asia, particularly China, regardless of the coronavirus pandemic’s shock to growth or growing geopolitical tensions.  Just this
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After closing its borders six months ago, South Africa is scheduled to reopen to international travelers on Oct. 1.  Kruger National Park and the country’s winery-laden Western Cape — which includes the capital city of Cape Town and its most famous natural wonder, Table Mountain — will likely dominate travelers’ itineraries. But there are other parts of
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Tom Brenner | Reuters A legislative stalemate in Washington is preventing Congress from getting more financial relief to millions of Americans who are facing financial hardship. Despite that impasse, there are actually a handful of stimulus initiatives that leaders on both sides of the aisle agree on. They just have not been combined into one
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