Month: November 2020

The Growing Popularity Of “Zoom Towns” getty As remote working has boomed during COVID-19, the rise in the number of people working from home has prompted many to reconsider where they wish to live. It’s causing what new research from the University of Utah refers to as “Zoom Towns”, which are places that have experienced a
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Bottles of Constellation Brands Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc wine sit on display for sale inside a BevMo Holdings store in Walnut Creek, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Softbank-backed delivery startup goPuff on Thursday said it will acquire alcoholic beverage chain BevMo! for $350 million, paving the way for the company to
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Uber shares dropped as much as 4% after-hours Thursday as the company reported third quarter revenue that missed Wall Street’s expectations, but picked up during the company’s earnings call when the CEO said there are early signs its core ride-hailing business would fully recover from the Covid 19 pandemic. Here’s how the company performed versus what Wall
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As vote counting continues in key battleground states like Georgia and Pennsylvania, where Vice President Joe Biden has taken the lead over President Donald Trump on Friday, Libertarian presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen says third party candidates don’t “take” votes from other parties. “I don’t consider it taking votes, because those votes belong to the American
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Jamie Dimon, CEO, JP Morgan Chase, speaking at the Business Roundtable CEO Innovation Summit, December 6, 2018. Janhvi Bhojwani | CNBC JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told employees that they must have faith in the U.S. election process and patience to await a final determination. “While strong opinions and tremendous passion characterized this U.S. election,
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When you’re saving for retirement, keep in mind that Medicare premiums include surcharges for … [+] high-income earners. getty The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced Medicare Part B premiums for 2021, and the base premium increases just 2.7% from $144.60 a month to $148.50 a month. That $3.90 monthly increase compares to a
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Private outdoor space, like this setting at Brooklyn’s 175 Spencer, is among the must-have amenities … [+] for many of today’s multifamily renters and owners. MNS Even as the mercury slowly ebbs around the much of the country, one big multifamily selling point of summer 2020 continues to carry appeal. The new must-have amenity for
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Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA chief under President Donald Trump, on Friday urged the White House to step up its response to the coronavirus pandemic, regardless of the outcome of the election. While the U.S. awaits a projected winner in Tuesday’s election between Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, the nation’s latest resurgence of Covid-19 cases has
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Since Tuesday, MSNBC national political correspondent Steve Kornacki has been running on fumes, living off Diet Coke with little sleep. Late Thursday night, Kornacki tweeted, “Forget grabbing sleep, there’s still votes coming in in PA. I’m heading back to the studio.” Twitter users urging Kornacki to take a break and change his clothes (he’s know
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Grant McDonald, left, and Stephanie Freed, right, speak at the U.S. capitol on behalf of ExtendPUA.org, the grassroots campaign they started in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Stephanie Freed Stephanie Freed and Grant McDonald never thought they’d be running a grassroots campaign pushing for extended unemployment coverage. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit. Both New York
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