Month: July 2020

Many states’ pandemic-era moratoriums on renter evictions have expired. In some 30 states, eviction proceedings now can continue. Pictured, rent-forgiveness graffiti in Los Angeles. VALERIE MACON Most of the relief measures included in the historic stimulus package Congress passed in March are coming to an end, even as the financial suffering of millions of Americans,
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British pharmaceutical company Synairgen has claimed that its new respiratory coronavirus treatment has reduced the number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients needing intensive care in a clinical trial. The company said its nebulizer treatment produced a 79% lower risk of patients developing severe disease than those given a placebo in initial trials, and patients that received
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Testing for COVID-19 can be done in a drive through and in some places, self administered (Photo by … [+] Marcus Ingram/Getty Images) Getty Images 5 Questions about whether you should lie to get tested My friend, we’ll call him George, had just driven north from Florida, the hottest of COVID-19 hotspots and where he
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Celebrate more tax-free income with a ROTH IRA in 2020. Getty The Roth IRA has been around for more than 20 years, and many people may take them for granted. Even modest contributions over time can translate into a substantial amount of tax-free income throughout your retirement. The uber-rich may wish for the tax-free income
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about when the earnings test no longer applies, getting divorced spousal benefits, when widow’s and other survivor’s benefits can be paid and how years of substantial covered earnings can reduce the effect of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston
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The economic aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic is likely to worsen when authorities start rolling back relief measures — and banks could experience “far more damage” to their balance sheets, said Piyush Gupta, group chief executive of Singaporean bank DBS. Speaking to CNBC’s “Managing Asia” anchor Christine Tan, Gupta said government stimulus in many countries is
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Aventura Mall atrium. Jeffrey Greenberg | Universal Images Group via Getty Images Dozens of retailers, some of them the lifeblood of America’s shopping malls, have been pushed to the brink and filed for bankruptcy during the coronavirus pandemic.  Apparel brands like J.Crew, Brooks Brothers and New York & Co. parent company RTW Retailwinds. Department store chains Neiman
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