Month: December 2020

Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about whether widow’s benefits increase when a late spouse’s previous spouse passes away and no longer collects on the late spouse’s record, whether it’s possible to change when checks arrive and taking spousal benefits before retirement benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University
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Travelers wearing protective masks cross a street outside a Southwest Airlines Co. check-in area at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Southwest Airlines is warning more than 1,000 pilots and 1,500 flight attendants could be furloughed, labor unions said Thursday. Southwest
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Check out the companies making headlines before the bell Thursday: Express (EXPR) — Shares of Express tanked 25% after the retailer reported a wider-than-expected earnings loss. Express said it lost $1.39 per share in the third quarter, versus an estimated loss of 51 cents per Refinitiv. Its revenue also missed expectations. Tesla (TSLA) — Shares
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Tony Hsieh, former CEO of Zappos.com Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, who died last week from injuries sustained in a house fire, did not leave behind a will, according to published reports. Hsieh, who retired in August from the shoe and clothing online retailer, succumbed to complications from smoke
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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 01: Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) holds a news conference … [+] at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) Getty Images By embracing a $908 billion bipartisan pandemic relief plan, congressional Democratic leaders may have jump-started long-dormant talks over short-term economic aid. A nudge by President-elect Joe Biden
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Pedestrians walk in front of the JPMorgan Chase headquarters building in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC JPMorgan Chase said that its asset management division has agreed to buy a fintech start-up that helps financial advisors automate the construction of tax-efficient portfolios. The move to acquire Boston-based 55ip, announced Wednesday in a press release, is
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Wine touring has traditionally been for adults only, but that may be changing. Western Australia is at the forefront of a small but growing trend to turn wine touring into a travel activity the whole family can enjoy. Though international travelers aren’t allowed to enter Australia right now, the distribution of effective Covid-19 vaccines may
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People wait in line as the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank distributes food outside a church during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 19, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters As cases of coronavirus rise nationwide and millions remain unemployed, Americans are almost equally split on their financial standing.
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CLERMONT, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES – 2020/11/21: Volunteers distribute turkeys and other food … [+] assistance to the needy at a food distribution site at Lake-Sumter State College sponsored by the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and local churches. With the approach of Thanksgiving, thousands of families in the Orlando area are in need
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Getty If the good news keeps flowing, vaccine rollouts should commence this month, a hugely positive development, but one that leaves some remote workers wondering when they’ll be called back into the office. Companies largely aren’t yet moving in that direction. Two studies published this week, one from VTS, a real estate software firm whose
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