Month: August 2024

Getty Images As their retirement nears, investors need to be aware of a threat known as the “sequence of returns risk” which could jeopardize their retirement nest egg. While this risk is often an overlooked and misunderstood problem for retirees, there are ways to minimize its negative impact, experts say.  Also called “sequence risk,” the
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Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 6, 2022. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The Biden administration on Thursday will release prices for the first 10 prescription drugs that were subject to landmark negotiations between drugmakers and
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Pascal Broze | Onoky | Getty Images As investors face economic uncertainty, financial advisors have guidelines for how much cash they should have set aside. Despite second-quarter economic growth, nearly 60% of Americans wrongly think the U.S. is currently in a recession, according to a June survey of 2,000 adults from Affirm. While Goldman Sachs
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In this article ALK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER aircraft on the tarmac at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) in Seattle, Washington, US, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.  David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alaska Airlines flight attendants rejected a new labor deal that would have come with immediate
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In this article FLTR-GB DKNG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A sign hangs on the wall in the reception area at Fanduel Inc.’s offices in Edinburgh, U.K., on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017.  Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Flutter reported phenomenal second-quarter earnings this week, wowing investors and sending shares up about 8%
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Social Security celebrates its 89th birthday today, and there is much to celebrate. Social Security touches the lives of virtually every American. Almost 97 percent of the older population in the United States will receive Social Security benefits, averaging more than $1,800 monthly for retired workers. Social Security has evolved into one of the most
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Phoenix Wang | Moment | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump has touted a bold new idea for Social Security: ending taxes on benefit income. “Seniors should not pay tax on Social Security,” Trump wrote on July 31 in all capital letters on social media platform Truth Social, and repeated the point during an Aug.
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In this article 700-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tencent showed off its tech at the 2023 World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 8, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Tencent beat second-quarter top and bottom line estimates as growth in its key gaming division accelerated. Here’s how Tencent did in the
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