Month: June 2020

The last two recessions may help determine what’s next for the recent market rally. Economic Cycle Research Institute co-founder Lakshman Achuthan has narrowed the possible recovery paths into two scenarios: The dot.com bubble collapse and financial crisis aftermath. Achuthan builds his case in a special S&P 500 chart showing performance during the 2009 to 2010 and
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Over the past three months, many doctors, dentists and optometrists have deferred non-emergency appointments and exams because of the coronavirus pandemic. But for many Americans, that means the funds they set aside for these routine health expenses have been languishing unused in flexible savings accounts.  They may get a break. Last month, the IRS announced
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Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) speaks at the start of a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on the government’s response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on March 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum | Getty Images Sen. Ron Johnson on Wednesday blocked a Democratic effort to unanimously approve a bill to give small businesses
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US President Donald Trump (C) is flanked by Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita … [+] Carranza (L) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin during a press briefing in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 28, 2020. – US President Donald Trump held a press briefing about supporting small businesses during
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Thousands of peaceful demonstrators holding banners gather in front of the White House for the fifth consecutive day to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last week after being pinned down by a white police officer in Minneapolis on June 2, 2020 in Washington, DC, United States. Yasin Ozturk
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For scammers, it’s open season on your stimulus checks. Bolster, a fraud prevention company, turned up more than 145,000 suspicious domain registrations with the term “stimulus check,” according to the firm’s first-quarter analysis of phishing and online fraud. The federal government has issued more than 152 million so-called Economic Impact Payments to individuals, totaling $257.9
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Front facade peter@engmalm.se | http://engmalm.se A 4-bedroom converted water tower in Sweden that creates its own income is on sale for $1,466,792. The 28-meter-high Växholm home comes with a telecommunication antennae lease that generates $31,000 a year for its owners, according to Christie’s International Real Estate’s affiliate Residence, the agent handling the sale. The top
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Health officials are warning that mass gatherings across the country could further spread the coronavirus, just as much of the economy is beginning to restart. Protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minneapolis, continued for a seventh night with overnight clashes between law enforcement and demonstrators. The World Health Organization,
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Zoom reported revenue growth of 169% from the previous year in its first-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, and nearly doubled its revenue guidance for the full year, as the coronavirus pandemic drove millions of new customers to the video calling service and turned it into a household name. Shares fell 4% in after-hours trading during the
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