Do you need to wear a mask while exercising? Is it safe to socialize outside? Should I wipe down my groceries when I get home? These are the questions that still remain as the country reopens amid the Covid-19 pandemic.  Many infectious disease experts and epidemiologists have been fielding these types of inquiries from family and
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday raved about the May jobs report, saying the 2.5 million jobs added last month was evidence the U.S. economy was bouncing back from the coronavirus-induced devastation. “We’re back,” he said on “Squawk Box.” ”I think there were a lot of people who felt that the layoffs would be permanent and it’s obvious that
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Getty Covid-19 is wreaking terrible destruction. Over 110,000 deaths, output down some 40 percent, 43 million unemployed, millions of businesses going bankrupt, and entire industries decimated. Ironically, this includes healthcare. Yes, there’s a huge demand for docs and nurses to treat the plague’s victims. But the rest of the healthcare system has been locked down,
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Annuities have a reputation for being a high-fee financial product. Is this reputation deserved? We address this for different types of annuities throughout the book, starting with income annuities. It is a bit complicated to answer this for income annuities because they do not have visible fees. There are no additional fees extracted from the
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Global epidemics and economic impact Getty A quick glance at the OECD’s 70-page roundup of tax administration responses to the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the agility with which tax authorities are reacting to the global crisis. As several countries remain under lockdown, the name of the game is self-service tax. Administrations are quickly enhancing their digital and
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Friday, April 17, 2020, in Washington. Alex Brandon | AP White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said he has “no doubt” that Americans who aren’t wearing
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