U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters during a news conference on Democrats’ demand for an extension of eviction protections in the next coronavirus disease (Covid-19) aid bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 22, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Senate Democrats are making a last-ditch effort to undo President Donald Trump’s
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Retirement savers could be put at risk by a proposed Department of Labor rule on workplace retirement plan rollovers and lump sum distributions, DOL was warned today. Savers would be harmed because financial professionals giving rollover and lump sum advice would be held to non-fiduciary sales standards, Consumer Federation of America Director of Investor Protection
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about whether continuing income can replace earlier years with low or no income taxed by Social Security, whether to file for lower retirement benefits after spousal benefits and potential benefits based on a deceased parent’s record. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday threatened to sue the Trump administration if it moves forward with plans to cut federal funding from a number of Democrat-run cities. President Donald Trump sent a memo Wednesday to Russell Vought, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Attorney General Bill Barr
The Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans app is displayed on a smartphone Aug. 6, 2020. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg via Getty Images Rocket Companies, the parent of mortgage lender Quicken Loans, swung to a quarterly profit in its first results as a public company on Wednesday, driven by higher borrowings on the back of lower
Jiko CEO Stephane Lintner Source: Jiko A tiny start-up led by a former Goldman Sachs trader has become the first fintech firm to complete the acquisition of a nationally-regulated U.S. bank, CNBC has learned. Jiko, a 23-person company founded by Stephane Lintner, has closed a deal to purchase Mid Central National Bank, a 63-year old
Macy’s, which is known for kicking off the holiday season with its nationally televised Thanksgiving Day parade, is painting a picture of a holiday season unlike any other. As the country still grapples with the global coronavirus pandemic, CEO Jeff Gennette said Wednesday he is anticipating a more drawn-out holiday season — with shopping kicking off
Elon Musk Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Tesla shares slid more than 6% during premarket trading on Thursday, building on the stock’s recent losses after the company’s largest outside shareholder reduced its position, and after the auto maker said it would raise up to $5 billion in a new stock offering. The stock
FG Trade | E+ | Getty Images The market for initial public offerings may be on fire this year, but investors still need to be wary of getting burned. Many of the IPOs in 2020 are now trading above their debut price. Already, 111 companies have raised $37.8 billion, according to Renaissance Capital, which advises investors on
Boxes sit stacked near a moving truck outside Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. … [+] Photographer: Scott Eisen/Bloomberg © 2020 Bloomberg Finance LP Back in April, as it was becoming clear that the Coronavirus pandemic would have a lasting impact on everything from the future of work to religious worship, a Harris Poll survey found
Bright ideas ahead. getty The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed by Congress with overwhelming support and was signed into law by President Trump on March 27th, 2020. CARES was far-reaching and included substantial stimulus for businesses, particularly small businesses. In this post, we’ll look at some possible blending of stimulus
Toys on sale at a Wal-Mart location in Burbank, Calif. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Before each holiday season, Walmart gathers hundreds of kids at a convention center near its Arkansas headquarters. The young testers try out lots of toys and pick those they would like to get from Santa. That shapes
Source: Robinhood Popular trading platform Robinhood is under investigation related to its disclosures around its practice of selling clients’ orders to high-frequency traders, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s probe into the Silicon Valley start-up is at an advanced stage and could result in a fine of more than $10 million if
If you want to tackle problems the same way as Bill Gates, you need to start with two simple questions: “Who has dealt with this problem well? And what can we learn from them?” “Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve tackled every big new problem the same way: by starting off with [those] two questions.
Maskot/Getty Images Tough choices are ahead for employers as President Donald Trump’s payroll tax holiday goes into effect, but it’s never too early for employees to figure out what’s coming up. The payroll tax deferral went into effect on Sept. 1, following an executive order Trump had issued in August. It’s effective until the end of
Yesterday the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a nationwide order halting evictions through the end of the year. The order covers 43 million U.S. residential renters if they meet income and other eligibility requirements. AFP via Getty Images The CDC’s action follows President Trump’s Executive Order of August 8, 2020. The order
A California street getty It sounds preposterous, and the headline of a recent article here at Forbes by Marilyn Cohen is certainly eye-catching: “The Lunacy Of Using City Streets To Collateralize New Municipal Bond Deals.” And these aren’t just any municipal bond deals — two cities in California are issuing bonds with their own city
This segment of What’s Ahead expresses utter astonishment that Britain’s nominally conservative government is ready to impose an array of growth-suffocating taxes on an economy that’s reeling more than just about any other from the coronavirus-induced crisis. If the Democrats win here, the U.S. will do the same. Taxes are a price we pay, but
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies at the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing in Washington, D.C., July 31, 2020. Kevin Dietsch | Pool via Reuters White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday that the number of daily coronavirus cases in the United