Month: December 2021

A Social Security Administration office in Sebring, Florida. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Applying for Social Security benefits can be a complicated process. Now President Joe Biden wants to make it easier. This week, the president signed an executive order to streamline processes for Americans to apply for services and benefits
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As America faces a new wave of Covid-19 from the Omicron variant, there are fears it could cause a new shutdown of the economy.  But in some states and cities like New York, the economy never fully recovered from earlier Covid waves.  Austerity is not the answer; New York will need continued public investment and new economic development
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BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their second dedicated video call of the year Wednesday, amid rising international concerns about tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border. Putin won support from Xi for his push to obtain binding security guarantees for Russia from the West, a Kremlin official said, according to
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Starting in 2019, as the risk of unilateral enactment of digital services taxes became reality, the U.S. government began to recommend import tariffs on goods from countries that considered or enacted DSTs, justifying them on the grounds that they constitute unfair trade practices. Tariff Rationales U.S. law offers more than one justification for import tariffs. For
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When it comes to buying property overseas, cheap isn’t necessarily best. However, here are six overseas markets offering appealing property options at bona-fide bargain prices. These markets represent the world’s best property values for 2022. 1. Granada, Nicaragua Cost per square meter: $497 Price change in 2021: Decreased 29% Property trades in: U.S. Dollars Granada
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An American Airlines plane lands at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport November 23, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Airline executives will face questions from a Senate panel on Wednesday about flight disruptions and staffing shortfalls despite the $54 billion in taxpayer aid they took to help cover labor costs during the
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In this article LOW An employee organizes buckets for sale inside a Lowe’s Cos. store in Burbank, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lowe’s shares fell Wednesday after the company’s sales outlook disappointed investors and raised concerns that the pandemic-fueled boom in do-it-yourself and decorating projects is cooling. Shares were down nearly
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