Month: November 2021

Was your tax refund higher this year? Join the crowd. But don’t celebrate. Average tax refund amounts were way up this year over last year, according to the Internal Revenue Service’s recent updates to its cumulative 2021 tax filing season statistics as of October 22. For the 2021 tax filing season (for the 2020 tax year),
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If you’re thinking about selling your home, you probably already know that inventory has never been lower. For the first time in nearly 15 years, you—the seller—are back in driver’s seat. That doesn’t mean you should hike up the price and be greedy, but you do have an advantage over other sellers whose homes sat
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U.S. President Joe Biden removes his mask to deliver remarks on the importance of COVID-19 vaccine requirements, during a visit at a Clayco construction site, in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, October 7, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Biden administration will publish in the coming days a rule requiring private businesses to ensure their employees
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Barry Silbert, Founder and CEO, Digital Currency Group  David A. Grogan | CNBC Digital Currency Group is selling shares to SoftBank and Google’s venture capital arm in a deal that values the crypto conglomerate at more than $10 billion.  The Manhattan-based, private company announced a secondary round on Monday, in which existing investors are selling
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The United States is not the only nation facing a retirement savings crisis. Many advanced, post-industrial democracies are struggling with similar challenges presented by an aging population. And just like in the U.S., these countries may have a variety of different retirement savings plans offered to workers. Canada, a nation with which the U.S. shares
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The Biden administration is reportedly considering payouts of $450,000 to each person separated from their family at the southern border. A Wall Street Journal report on the potential settlements sparked outrage from some, drawing comparisons to 9/11 compensation. If the settlements happen, the federal government would award money for claims that U.S. government policies left the border
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Jes Staley, CEO, Barclays Plc Christopher Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Barclays CEO Jes Staley will stand down following an investigation into his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the bank said in a statement Monday. “Barclays and Mr Jes Staley, Group Chief Executive, were made aware on Friday evening of the preliminary conclusions
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“Some people are so poor, all they have is money.” Bob Marley “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” Jesus Some of the world’s greatest artists, philosophers, and spiritual icons have illuminated the trappings of riches, the
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As the founder and director of two entrepreneurship-focused programs at Stevens Institute of Technology, Launchpad and iSTEM, I have overseen the creation of 12 officially incorporated enterprises, with many more on the way. It took about three years to put our first company together, but now we launch a new company every three months. To maintain this efficiency, we need to identify the right students: the rulebreakers,
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