Getty Images Banks have pulled back from a popular credit card promotion on concerns that borrowers struggling during the coronavirus crisis may leave them with defaulting loans. Balance transfer offers, which typically entice borrowers to move their debt to a new lender in exchange for a temporary 0% interest rate, have been sharply reduced at banks
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By Sherri Snelling, Next Avenue Contributor Getty When Harvard Business School published its 2019 Caring Companies report, finding that 3 out of 4 employees are also caregivers, the researchers couldn’t have predicted that the workplace caregiving crisis was about to collide with the coronavirus crisis. Nor that the combination would accelerate a sea change in
TOPLINE Chinese officials recently expressed “strong dissatisfaction” with U.S. sanctions that came in response to a new national security bill on Hong Kong, warning that crossing “red lines” and meddling in what China considers its own internal affairs could put the trade deal at risk, The Wall Street Journal first reported on Friday. U.S. President
Founder, managing member of PointOne Holdings, owners of a diversified portfolio of multifamily assets valued in excess of $730 million Getty As cities and businesses begin to reopen following weeks or months of stay-at-home orders, many sectors of the economy face the reality of a downturn. Amid that climate of uncertainty, multifamily remains strong as an
A patient arrives to Wyckoff Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, on April 5, 2020. Bryan R. Smith | AFP | Getty Images An unfortunate side effect can accompany a job loss: no more employer-subsidized health insurance. For people age 65 or older in that situation, Medicare is generally the solution. While some in that age
Everybody has an opinion on Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Some, like Charlie Munger, don’t agree with his methods, but others are fans of his brash entrepreneurial spirit. Count fellow billionaire Mark Cuban in the latter category. “I like Elon Musk,” Cuban told The New York Post in a story that published on Saturday. ”He can be full of himself
Good news for investors: Your broker-dealer is going to have to disclose a lot more about what he or she is advising you to buy or sell. Regulation Best Interest, or Reg BI, is coming into effect June 30 after more than two years of controversy and discussion. It requires broker-dealers — those who
Dr. David Callender, CEO of Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, told CNBC on Friday that its hospitals continue to have adequate capacity despite Texas’ growing coronavirus outbreak. “We actually still think we have plenty of capacity to meet the demand for Covid, as well as non-Covid patients” Callender said on “The Exchange.” “We’re always busy
Hanna Budzko 1. Technical writer Nycretoucher | Getty Images Average annual pay: $68,640 Number of job openings as of June 10: 2,308 2. Financial analyst Andrew Brookes Average annual pay: $67,900 Number of job openings as of June 10: 5,242 3. Proposal writer WavebreakMedia | Getty Images Average annual pay: $67,047 Number of job openings
By Sarah McKinney Gibson, Next Avenue Contributor John Frick and students Courtesy of John Frick While the pandemic has put in-person mentoring on indefinite hold, a growing number of older adults are finding virtual ways to make and broaden meaningful intergenerational connections. Here are five of their stories: Ervan Caesar: Mentoring Teens in the Youth
Sujata Yalamanchili Sujata Yalamanchili Buffalo, New York, has been called the “queen city.” Yet other women of power grace its streets, such as Sujata Yalamanchili, a partner in the Hodgson Russ law firm. She is the firm’s real estate practice leader as well as its retail sector industry leader. At Hodgson Russ, Yalamanchili has served on the board of directors, and
Ground leases can provide great investment opportunities for people who want to deploy capital in real estate while never having to think about property management. The investor becomes the landlord under a long-term lease, often lasting 99 years. The tenant pays every conceivable cost related to the property and handles all management, and signs leases
Up until recently, an old-fashioned certificate of deposit was a reliable way to lock in a decent return. Now, some CD rates are hitting all-time lows and could still fall further, according to Ken Tumin, founder of DepositAccounts.com. “Since March, rates have taken a nosedive,” he said. “I’m not sure where they will bottom.” In the wake of
The state of the Covid-19 pandemic on both a global and national scale, is “more bleak than I would have expected,” Bill Gates said on CNN’s “Coronavirus Town Hall” Thursday. “Because our behavior and our contact-tracing is not working well [in the U.S.], we continue to have very large case spread. And it is embarrassing,”
Mohamed El-Erian told CNBC on Thursday he’s waiting to put cash to work as the stock market faces more uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic. “I have money on the sidelines, and I missed the last rally of the last three weeks. I’m not putting it to work here,” the chief economic advisor at Allianz said on
Mary Barra, chief executive officer of General Motors Co. (GM), left, and Sergio Marchionne, chief executive officer of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, center, listen during a news conference outside the White House after a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, not pictured, in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images General Motors is
People walk by a Nike store in New York. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Nike — The sportswear maker slid more than 5% after the company reported a surprise loss for the fourth quarter as sales slumped 38% year-over-year. Nike lost 51 cents per share, compared with
Getty The Department of Labor announced on June 3rd that retail 401(k)s and other defined contribution plans would now be able to invest in private equity funds as a part of a diversified asset allocation fund, such as a target-date fund. The ruling allows for the plan fiduciary to allocate assets to a private equity
Thanks to decades of spending, many local police departments now resemble well-armed military squads. But budget shortfalls and protests will likely force a change. Among Delaware’s beach towns, Dewey Beach, sandwiched between artsy Rehoboth to the north and family-friendly Bethany Beach to the south, is known as a place to party after a day of
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – DECEMBER 03: Actors Ashton Kutcher (L) and Mila Kunis attend the 2018 … [+] Breakthrough Prize at NASA Ames Research Center on December 3, 2017 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by C Flanigan/FilmMagic) FilmMagic The first home Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis bought together is now for sale asking $13.99 million
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