Month: May 2024

Kate_sept2004 | E+ | Getty Images The Social Security Administration is set to implement new rules to make it easier for beneficiaries to access certain benefits and increase the payments some may receive. The new changes affect Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, which provides more than 7 million Americans with monthly benefit checks. Those benefits
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Vadym Buinov | Moment | Getty Images Working parents, guardians or caretakers know the challenge of striking the delicate balance between work and care responsibilities. From paid parental leave to quality health-care coverage and equal pay that cover child care costs, it’s become a priority for workers to find an employer that recognizes parents have
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In this article UBER Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Uber reported first-quarter results Wednesday that came in slightly above analysts’ estimates for revenue, but the ride-hailing company posted an unexpected net loss. Shares of Uber closed down more than 5% Wednesday. Here’s how the company did: Loss per share: 32 cents vs. earnings of
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Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2022. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. banking industry won a key victory in its effort to block the implementation of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that would’ve
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In this article MCD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A McDonalds located on Santa Monica Blvd in Los Angeles, California, April 1, 2024. Robert Gauthier | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images McDonald’s is working to introduce a value meal in U.S. stores to help offset an increasingly challenging environment for consumers, two people
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In this article GRMN TSN AXP UPST Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Getty Images At American Express, consumers are continuing to open high-fee credit cards and splurge on luxuries like travel. But for lending firm Upstart, there’s a strong interest in microloans as cash-strapped Americans try to scrape by. That juxtaposition underscores the growing
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Director of the National Economic Council Lael Brainard speaks at the White House January 11, 2024 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images President Joe Biden‘s top economic advisor on Friday laid out plans for the country’s looming debate over trillions in expiring tax breaks enacted by former President Donald Trump. Several provisions from
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BEIJING, CHINA – DECEMBER 04: A logo hangs on the building of the Beijing branch of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) on December 4, 2020 in Beijing, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation on Friday warned of intense competition in the chip
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A City College of New York graduate takes a selfie during the school’s commencement ceremony. Mike Segar | Reuters Newly minted college graduates should feel pretty good about their job prospects. The U.S. economy just notched another month of job gains, and although the unemployment rate edged up to 3.9%, “the streak below 4% has
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In this article MGM BALY CZR BYD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A new strategy has emerged in the battle to ban smoking in casinos: the shareholder vote. Shareholders at Boyd Gaming, Bally’s Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment will put on the ballot at the respective casino companies proposals to force them to study the
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