U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he leaves the White House for a trip to Minnesota and Wisconsin August 17. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) A $300-a-week federal boost to unemployment benefits may end shortly after it starts. In some states, recipients may only get three weeks’ worth of payments — if they get it at
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The relationship between landlord and tenant varies from person to person. In some cases, the relationships may form effortlessly, while in other cases, the two sides just can’t seem to find common ground and eventually have to move on. It takes considerable effort from both parties to create and maintain a good relationship. For the
Reality Check Ahead sign on desert road getty There’s a lot of talk about “fake news” these days and the same could apply to retirement planning. I often hear quite a few recurring myths that could be hurting people’s ability to plan properly for their retirement. Here are ten of the most common ones I come
getty Still missing your $500 per child stimulus check? You’re not the only one. In response to complaints that check recipients are still missing out, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reopening the registration period for some folks who didn’t receive those $500 per child payments earlier this year. In March of this year, the CARES Act was signed
An employee at work at the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Healthcare Ministry that produces a COVID-19 vaccine. Vyacheslav Prokofyev | TASS | Getty Images The head of Russia’s vaccine-development body has claimed that Western research institutions are seeking to “lure” away its scientists to work for them. Alexander
Traders work during the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 17, 2020 at Wall Street in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images U.S. stock futures rose on Sunday night after Wall Street logged in its third consecutive weekly gain, but fell short of breaking the all-time
This Missouri home has more than two standard bedrooms. It is adjacent to a nine-cell jail. Justin Radel Do you want to buy a house with a jail attached? Or view a home with a highly unusual ceiling? Or maybe you can appreciate the legendary Bigfoot making an appearance in your potential abode? Social media
Scooter drivers in Ho Chi Minh City on November 01, 2016. Thomas Koehler | Photothek | Getty Images Southeast Asia potentially will face more severe consequences of climate change than other parts of the world, according to the business and economic research arm of consulting firm McKinsey. Climate change is a critical challenge that Southeast
Sales associates at one of Alibaba-owned InTime’s store display products for sale during a livestream. InTime | Alibaba BEIJING — More and more people in China are turning to jobs in the digital economy as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates a shift toward online commerce and livestreaming. The unemployment rate for cities held steady at 5.7% in July,
Corbis via Getty Images If you’re not familiar with the details on what happened with Kodak stock in the last few weeks, you can catch up here and here. In a nutshell, though, this is what you need to know for the purposes of this article: On Tuesday, July 28th, the Trump administration, in a
Office vacancies are on the rise and hit nearly 16% this summer. In downtown Chicago, its 13.7%, … [+] while while the rate in the suburbs has topped 24%. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Getty Images Cities and counties are predicting a drop in their property tax revenues over the next year, a phenomenon that’s
United Flight Attendant Jennifer Ritter. Source: Jennifer Ritter The coronavirus pandemic has been so devastating to the airline industry that even flight attendants with decades of experience have been told that their jobs are at risk. Jennifer Ritter is one of them. “I can’t see myself doing anything else,” said Ritter, 50, who joined United Airlines as
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is reflected in the sneeze guard set up between himself and members of the House Committee on Financial Services hearing on Oversight of the Treasury Department and Fed Reserve Pandemic response on June 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. Bill O’Leary-Pool | Getty Images Government spending from the Treasury Department and Congress
Drew Houston, Dropbox Co-Founder and CEO, speaking at CNBC’s @Work conference in San Francisco on November 4, 2019. Arun Nevader | CNBC With the S&P 500 back up near record highs, it can be a challenge to find stocks that still have further room to rally. The danger is that valuations can become inflated, leading
Newport Beach, California, comes in at No. 2 in Hotwire’s 2020 list of “itty bitty city” destinations for quick nearby summer getaways. Westend61/Getty Images Summer is nearly over, and the Covid-19 pandemic shows no sign of abating. Many Americans, who put their vacation plans on hold, are thinking about when they might get away. Shorter
WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 12: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at the White House … [+] August 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump answered a range of questions during the briefing related to the ongoing pandemic and the U.S. presidential race. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Getty Images Both houses of Congress
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about when earned delayed retirement credits (DRCs) are applied to retirement benefits, effects on benefits of selling a home, spousal benefits’ effects on retroactive retirement benefits and options after working while on disability. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and
Recent stories are documenting Covid’s negative impacts on New York, especially how the pandemic is accelerating and deepening racial and economic inequality. But New York has weathered worse storms than Covid. Washington must provide budget help for New York and other cities. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 12: A view of The Shops at Hudson
A pedestrian wearing a protective face mask walks past the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg via Getty Images The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention clarified on Friday that people who are infected with the coronavirus are not immune
New Zealand is considering negative interest rates, as it grapples with the severe economic impact caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In its interest rate decision this week, the central bank maintained its official cash rate at 0.25%, but also raised the possibility of going into negative territory. “The severe global economic disruption caused by the
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