Month: December 2022

Teresa Harding Source: Teresa Harding It took three months for Teresa Harding to open her termination letter. “I couldn’t look at it,” Harding, 47, said. For seven years, she’d worked at a pain management center in Lexington, Kentucky. “I enjoyed my co-workers and our patients. “It was a fun, exciting job,” she added. But after
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Smiling female professor reading an e-mail on a computer in the classroom. Copy space. Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images In October 2021, the Biden administration announced a one-year opportunity for student loan borrowers pursuing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness to get closer to being debt-free. Signed into law by then-President George W. Bush in
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Year-end and year-start are key periods for financial and tax planning if you have stock options and restricted stock units (RSUs), participate in an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), and/or hold company shares. In 2022, year-end planning can be tricky because of the market downturn, volatile stock prices, and job uncertainty. A December webinar held
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In this article MCD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Last holiday season, McDonald’s leaned on singer Mariah Carey’s star power and discounts to drive customers to its mobile app. This year, the Chicago-based restaurant giant is going further, giving customers the chance to win free McDonald’s for
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Inflation, geopolitical uncertainty and fears of a recession have undermined financial confidence across the board, according to a new report by Edelman Financial Engines. Less than one-quarter, or 23%, of more than 2,000 adults polled earlier this fall said they felt “very comfortable” about their finances. Fewer — just 12% — consider themselves wealthy, the
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Investors nervous about Blackstone’s real estate investment trust should view it as a long-term vehicle that’s well-positioned for the future, the firm’s president said Thursday. Blackstone has taken heat over the past week for limiting withdrawals from the $69 million private REIT, the Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT). That move followed redemption requests that
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Thomas Barwick | Stone | Getty Images The share of retirement savers who withdrew money from a 401(k) plan to cover a financial hardship hit a record high in October, according to data from Vanguard Group. That dynamic — when coupled with other factors like fast-rising credit card balances and a declining personal savings rate
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Key Takeaways Carvana is looking to be on the brink of bankruptcy, with yields on their corporate notes above 30% according to the Wall Street Journal. The stock price has jumped in early trading on Thursday after a major crash this week. Despite this bounce, the price has collapsed almost 98% to just over $4
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Loading chart… Paramount Global: “Too cheap to believe. … I don’t know where it bottoms, but it sure isn’t close to the top.” Loading chart… Hasbro Inc: “I don’t like the earnings, and I think that Mattel‘s actually cheaper.” Loading chart… AGNC Investment Corp: “That’s one of those real estate investment trusts that I do
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