Month: November 2019

A forensic review of the endangered mine workers pension should be undertaken immediately. Workers and retirees deserve answers and once the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation takes over the plan, it will be too late.   The bankruptcy of Murray Energy, America’s largest private coal mining company has coal workers “nervous and scared” for their pensions,
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Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The senator pledged not to raise taxes on the middle class. Sean Rayford/Getty Images This is a developing story. Topline: Responding to pressure from critics and Democratic rivals, Senator Elizabeth Warren outlined her plan to fund “Medicare For All” without raising taxes on the middle class,
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Ewan McGregor as Danny Torrence in “Doctor Sleep.” Warner Bros. In a sound stage less than 10 minutes from the heart of Atlanta, carpenters and set designers painstakingly recreated one of the horror genre’s most iconic — and haunted — locales: The Overlook Hotel. Destined for theaters on Nov. 8, “Doctor Sleep” is the sequel
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An employee passes the Google logo. Carsten Koall/Getty Images Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much these days, but their mutual distrust of big tech stocks poses an underappreciated threat to companies like Google and Facebook, according to Goldman Sachs. And while the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission already announced investigations into
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses when a person can receive an excess spousal benefit, whether both spouses can be eligible for spousal benefits, spousal benefits after retirement benefits, more on excess spousal benefits and becoming eligible for retirement benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and
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If you’re running a company, you’re about to discover new costs. Around the country, fires and … [+] floods are shutting down businesses and raising their expenses. You need to figure out how to pay these new hidden “taxes.” AFP via Getty Images If you’re running a company, you’re about to discover new costs that
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October’s robust jobs report doesn’t reflect an economy that’s falling into recession, CNBC’s Jim Cramer says before giving a preview into what’s on his trading calendar for next week. The “Mad Money” host is bullish on the housing market and offers suggestions to play the homebuilder sector. Later in the show he takes aim at
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Facebook stock rose in after-hours trading after the company posted third-quarter earnings that exceeded analysts expectations. Here’s are the key numbers for the quarter ended Sept. 30: Earnings: $2.12 vs. $1.91 per share forecast by Refinitiv. Revenue: $17.65 billion vs. $17.37 billion forecast by Refinitiv. Daily active users: 1.62 billion vs. 1.61 billion forecast by
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Comcast’s NBCUniversal is considering making an ad-supported version of its Peacock streaming service free for everyone, bucking the trend of charging for streaming products, according to people familiar with the matter. It would be the first free streaming on-demand video service from a major U.S. media provider. Previously, Comcast had planned on making Peacock free
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People pass a sign for JPMorgan Chase at it’s headquarters in Manhattan, New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Federal prosecutors have asked for two civil cases against J.P. Morgan Chase be put on hold until they have finished a related criminal prosecution involving current and former precious metals traders at the nation’s largest
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