America’s retirement and elder poverty crisis is painful, frightful, and undeniable—yet some experts are denying there is a retirement income security crisis and trying to persuade us there’s nothing to worry about. We wish that were so, but the numbers tell us there is a quite serious retirement crisis. Numbers Show Retirement Crisis Nearly half
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In this article MRNA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty Images Moderna has more to offer beyond its Covid vaccine. The biotech company Wednesday announced positive clinical trial data on three experimental vaccines against other viruses. The company is moving those shots to final stage studies, it said. The
In this article FLTR-GB DKNG MGM PENN CZR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Seven of the nation’s largest gaming companies are joining forces to create a trade group to promote responsible gaming, and for the first time ever, will share information about problem gamblers. The seven operators — FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, Penn Entertainment, Fanatics
In this article HM.B-SE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT HONG KONG, CHINA – 2021/08/07: Pedestrians cross the street in front of the Swedish multinational clothing design retail company Hennes & Mauritz, H&M, store in Hong Kong. (Photo by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of H&M
Apple CEO Tim Cook (R) speaks during the China Development Forum on March 24, 2024, in a discussion about carbon neutrality with Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management Dean Bai Chong-en. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. business leaders met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday,
Wenjin Chen | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images Britain’s financial services regulator announced guidelines for financial services companies and social media influencers making memes about cryptocurrencies and other investments in a bid to tackle a rise in scams. The Financial Conduct Authority said in a statement Tuesday that any marketing for financial products — including
With 92 billionaires, Mumbai ranks third behind New York and London, but ahead of Beijing, and Shanghai. Tuul & Bruno Morandi | The Image Bank | Getty Images Move over, Beijing. Mumbai is now the Asian capital with the most number of billionaires, according to Hurun Research Institute’s global rich list. This is the first
While the benefits of having children are shared between both parents, it is mothers who bear the brunt of the costs, according to a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Despite women’s increasing levels of education and representation in senior leadership positions at work, women are still more likely than men to take time out
A woman votes at the Royal Missionary Baptist Church polling location in North Charleston, South Carolina, on February 3, 2024, during the democratic primary. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Almost half of all voters, or 48%, say canceling student loan debt is an important issue to them in the 2024 presidential and congressional
As he has often done in the past, Blackrock Chair/CEO Larry Fink offers a provocative new iteration of stakeholder capitalism in his annual letter to investors. This time, it’s about rethinking the retirement age. In a subtle shift away from his multi-year focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes, Fink seeks to draw broad-based
In this article GOOS GOOS-CA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Canada Goose parkas hang on display at a store in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Chris So | Toronto Star | Getty Images Canada Goose said Tuesday that it will cut about 17% of its corporate workforce, following a string of other retailers that have laid
A pedestrian in the Lagos Island district of Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday hiked its key interest rate by 200 basis points, as Africa’s largest economy looks to recover from a historic currency crisis and soaring inflation. The CBN announced
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink. Taylor Hill | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images BlackRock Chair Larry Fink said capital markets can help solve a crisis brewing around the ability of Americans to afford retirement as lifespans elongate, and that the government can provide a basic safety net. In his annual letter to shareholders of the
10’000 Hours | Digitalvision | Getty Images There’s still time to lower your 2023 tax bill or boost your refund with a lesser-known retirement savings strategy for married couples. One requirement for individual retirement account contributions is “earned income,” such as wages or salary from a job or self-employment earnings. But there’s an exception for
A friend, new to Medicare, asked me whether Medicare covered annual physicals. I told him, “No, it doesn’t.” The Social Security act clearly prohibits Medicare from paying for annual physical examinations. A week later, he told me I was wrong. He found proof that Medicare does indeed cover these examinations. “Physical exams, right there, on
In this article MCD DNUT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo, Krispy Kreme doughnuts are shown in Daly City, California, on May 12, 2022. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images McDonald’s is planning to sell Krispy Kreme doughnuts at its restaurants nationwide by the end of 2026, the chains announced Tuesday. The rollout
In this article @CC.1 Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Workers collect dry cocoa beans in front of the store of a cocoa cooperative in the village of Hermankono on Nov. 14, 2023. Sia Kambou | Afp | Getty Images Cocoa reached hit a record Tuesday as supply constraints fuel prices higher. Futures for May
Martinprescott | E+ | Getty Images Millions of older adults who are behind on their student loans could soon receive a smaller Social Security benefit. That was the warning from Democratic lawmakers, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., in a recent letter to the Biden administration. “When borrowers are in collections,
The labor market has been booming for years, but the speedy recovery from the depth of the pandemic-induced recession has been uneven. Even as aggressive fiscal policy interventions helped state and local government employment recover much more quickly than after the Great Recession, it still took state and local government employment longer than private sector
In this article AMGN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Amgen logo is displayed outside Amgen headquarters on May 17, 2023 in Thousand Oaks, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Amgen is taking a new approach as it tries to stand out in a crowded field of drugmakers racing to develop the next blockbuster
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