Month: August 2021

A pharmacist administers a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to a customer at a pharmacy in Livonia, Michigan, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. Emily Elconin | Bloomberg | Getty Images The United States will begin widely distributing Covid-19 booster shots next month as new data shows that vaccine protection wanes over time,
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Beijing office towers, including Alibaba’s, are illuminated with Chinese characters reading ‘blessing to China’ to celebrate National Day in October 2020. Zang Zhihao | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — American investors’ shock at an ongoing regulatory crackdown in China points to a fundamental difference between the two countries that many didn’t seem
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A lot has changed about IRAs in the last couple of years, and more changes are coming if the President and majority in Congress have their way. It’s important to re-assess your strategies. Here are the key changes of the last few years. Required minimum distributions (RMDs) don’t have to begin until age 72 for
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The United States Tax Court is one of the most accessible courts in the federal system, maybe even overall. Well here is some good news and bad news about the Tax Court. The bad news is that it is absolutely swamped by a flood of petitions. The good news ? Well that’s the good news too. It all depends
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People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 15, 2021. Amira Karaoud | Reuters In just a few weeks, enhanced federal unemployment insurance put in place during the coronavirus pandemic will end as the delta variant continues to threaten the economic recovery. Some 7.5 million Americans
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Travelers inquire about their flights at a Southwest counter at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Southwest Airlines launched new hiring referral bonuses for staff this week as the carrier struggles to hire new workers to cater to a rebound in travel demand. “Southwest is experiencing a sharp
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A customer pushes a shopping cart towards the entrance of a Lowe’s store in Concord, California, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lowe’s outpaced earnings estimates on Wednesday, as projects by home professionals helped drive sales in the second quarter. Shares rose less than 1% in premarket trading.
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@Sabi32 | Twenty20 One in 3 American families couldn’t handle a mid-sized financial emergency before the pandemic, according to a report from the Stanford Center on Longevity and the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center. Roughly 27% of American families couldn’t cover an unexpected $2,000 expense within a month, and 33% were struggling to make ends
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In the news last week, headlined “Social Security could get its biggest raise since the 1980s”: “Social Security recipients could be in for some good news, as financial experts say a Cost-of-Living-Adjustment, or a COLA, could increase their monthly checks next year. “Social Security entitlements haven’t gotten a decent boost in decades and the program
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