Month: May 2021

Today’s column addresses questions about whether Social Security spousal benefits might be available before their spouse takes their retirement benefits, why spousal benefits were terminated after filing for retirement benefits and how to determine when to file for maximum benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president
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Jonathan Curry of Tax Notes recaps the tax provisions of President Biden’s American Families Plan and discusses with Dean Zerbe of Alliantgroup LP the finer details and its likelihood of passing Congress.  This post has been edited for length and clarity. David Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This week:
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In this article PLTR Peter Thiel, co-founder and chairman of Palantir Technologies Inc., pauses during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Palantir, the maker of software and analytics tools for the defense industry and large corporations, reported 49% revenue growth for its first quarter,
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Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft outside Spaceport America in New Mexico. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic stock drop after reporting first quarter results accelerated in early trading on Tuesday, with the company’s next spaceflight test – and its broader path to beginning commercial flights – possibly delayed further. The space tourism company gave an update on progress toward
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Thomas Barwick | DigitalVision | Getty Images Women entrepreneurs have long gotten a small slice of the venture-capital funding pie. Female VC leaders are trying to change that. In fact, opportunities abound for “wontrepreneurs,” said Julie Sandler, managing director at startup studio and venture capital fund Pioneer Square Labs, based in Seattle. She spends most
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The labor market is slowly recovering, albeit in fits and starts. The current recovery is leaving many older workers behind. They now face the prospect of lengthy spells of unemployment, depleted savings and pressures to retire early with permanently lower Social Security benefits. The recession hit older workers harder this time than somewhat younger workers.
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Bruce Yuanyue Bi | The Image Bank | Getty Images DUBLIN — When Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin announced the phased re-opening of hospitality businesses for June, hotel managers like Niall Coffey breathed a sigh of relief.  Ireland’s tourism and hospitality industries have been the worst hit during the pandemic and previous attempts at re-opening
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Joggers run along the Bund across from the Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Saturday, April 10, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s once-a-decade census showed that the national population of the mainland was 1.41 billion people as of Nov. 1, 2020. The average annual growth rate was 0.53%
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Some Americans may be eligible to receive another cash stimulus from their state or local government, according to new spending rules released by the U.S. Department of Treasury on Monday. The rules outlined long-anticipated guidance on the State and Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Fund (Recovery Fund), part of the American Rescue Plan Act. The bill includes $350 billion in direct,
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Virgin Galactic’s carrier aircraft releases its spacecraft Unity during a glide flight test. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic delivered first quarter results after the market closed on Monday, announcing that it has yet to set a target date for its next spaceflight test, which the company previously planned for this month. “Timing of next flight test
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