Even without knowing what the fall will look like, college-bound high-school seniors must now decide which school they will attend in September. After being pushed back from May, amid extreme uncertainty due to the coronavirus crisis, hundreds of colleges have declared June 1 National College Decision Day, the deadline for admitted students to submit deposits.
Month: June 2020
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, and in the past 50 years, it has grown into a massive money-making machine with an estimated 1,500 Pride events globally. It’s become a month when big businesses can show their support for the community and their employees. It’s also an opportunity to win over the support of LGBTQ+ consumers
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 14: Boston EMS remove an elderly patient from Sherrill House, a nursing home in … [+] Jamaica Plain (Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Boston Globe via Getty Images We are beginning to learn which nursing homes are most likely to be hit with COVID-19. And while
The IRS has announced that this summer for the first time, you can amend your tax return (file Form 1040-X) electronically. That is a big deal, since up to now, every amended tax return had to be filed the old-fashioned way, on paper and in the mail. About 3 million Forms 1040-X are filed by taxpayers
The extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits from the federal government expires in July. … [+] Apartment industry experts fear rent payments will plunge as a result. Getty As rent comes due in June, the third month since the onset of the pandemic, and as Congress mulls additional aid to inject into the coronavirus-battered U.S.
As demonstrations erupted in major U.S. cities across the nation in response to the death of unarmed black man George Floyd, peaceful protests turned ugly as demonstrators set fires, looted stores and clashed with riot police. The destruction prompted Los Angeles to suspend coronavirus testing Saturday afternoon due to safety concerns. “We have been notified that
Red flags fly in front of the Great Hall of the People as the third session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) opens on May 22, 2020 in Beijing, China. Du Yang | China News Service | Getty Images BEIJING — The U.S.-China relationship is at a critical turning point, analysts say, and hints
In 2016, after accumulating close to $1 million in savings, I quit my six-figure job in software development and retired at 35. A few months later, my wife Courtney joined me in early retirement. Not everyone will be able to retire in their 30s, but achieving financial independence is within grasp for many. It may
Isn’t Success About Having Enough? COPYRIGHT 2016 JONATHAN LOOK JR I am a 59-year-old American. I don’t own a home. I don’t own a car. The furniture that I sit upon and the bed that I sleep in is not my own. Most of the mementos that I accumulated over the years are gone. I have
EverTalk’s West Hollywood Set EverTalk With everyone spending a lot more time at home these days, finding fresh, evergreen content can be a challenge. Digital platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and Quibi go through great lengths to set themselves apart. But one unique platform called EverTalk, which is available on AppleTV and Roku, accomplishes this in
Workers make toys at a plastic product factory in Zhangjiajie, central China’s Hunan Province, May 27, 2020. Xue Yuge | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images A private survey showed manufacturing activity in China expanded for the month of May. The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index came in at 50.7 for May. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected
A view of the Fearless Girl with New York Stock Exchange in Wall Street in the backdrop amid Coronavirus Pandemic on April 5, 2020. John Nacion | NurPhoto | Getty Images U.S. stock futures fell on Sunday night as Wall Street was set to kick off June trading on a sour note after consecutive monthly
Now that the weather is warming up and Covid-19 pandemic stay-at-home orders are lifting across the country, many people are antsy to get out there and travel after a brutal cooped-up spring. And while hitting the road may be a good idea for both the economy and the country’s collective mental health, it’s not risk
Gary John Norman | Getty Images At the private retirement community where 90-year-old Lee lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, the last scheduled social event was a Valentine’s Day dance in February. A few weeks later, as the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised anyone 60 or older
Detroit’s newly-revitalized Woodward Ave. A one-mile stretch of Woodward became the first … [+] concrete-paved road in the country in 1909. Getty What do the protests engulfing the country have to do with public pensions? More than you’d think. Here’s some reporting coming out of Detroit, via the Detroit Free Press. “Following a script seemingly
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin shows US President Donald Trump a pre-paid debit card during a … [+] meeting with his cabinet on May 19, 2020 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC. – The card will be issued by the Internal Revenue Service to distribute nearly 4 million dollars in
Summer rentals are topping $200,000 Getty A hot rental market defines The Hamptons this summer. Traditionally Memorial Day weekend kicks-off of the oh so busy summer season. Typically, renters are settling in, making dinner reservations while filling their social calendars. Brokers are busy showing prospective buyers multi-million-dollar properties from Amagansett to Southampton. Like everywhere else life