Month: March 2023

In this article KEY NSC WW Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Source: Weight Watchers Check out the companies making headlines after hours. WW International — Shares jumped more than 6% after WW International, also known as WeightWatchers, said it’s acquiring Sequence, a subscription telehealth platform with a focus on chronic weight management, for a
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Adamkaz | E+ | Getty Images Many Americans claim Social Security retirement benefits at the earliest age possible but see their monthly benefit checks reduced for life because they did so. Now, a bipartisan group of senators is proposing two changes to help encourage retirees to wait. The lawmakers include Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Chris
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Final regs clarify the tax exception in section 897(l) for foreign pension funds that invest in U.S. real property. To qualify for the exception, the foreign pension fund must comply with restrictions on establishment, funding, benefits, and beneficiaries. Published on December 29, 2022, T.D. 9971 contains final regs on gain or loss of a qualified
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In this article RIDE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage outside Lordstown Motors Corp. headquarters in Lordstown, Ohio, on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Dustin Franz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lordstown Motors said Monday that it still had over $220 million in cash at the end of 2022, despite ongoing challenges that halted production
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During the coronavirus pandemic, child reading and math competency rates plummeted across the country. The National Assessment of Educational Progress found two decades of improvements were wiped away. The declines were widespread, but were most pronounced among the students who had already been struggling well before 2020. In a race to overcome the Covid-19 learning
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The family of the late Kobe Bryant agreed to a $28.5 million settlement with Los Angeles County to resolve remaining claims in their lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash. The figure includes a $13.5 million payment from
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While the U.S. homeownership rate has continually increased during the last decade, the Black homeownership rate has not kept pace with increases of other racial groups, according to a recent survey. Also, people of color endure significant buying challenges throughout and even after their home purchase. The 2023 Snapshot of Race and Home Buying in
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Today’s Social Security column addresses questions about how soon benefits may be available based on a new spouse’s record, when divorced spousal benefits may be available and taking widow’s benefits while delaying retirement benefits until 70. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning,
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