Medical staff wearing full PPE push a stretcher with a deceased patient to a car outside of the Covid-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center on June 30, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Go Nakamura | Getty Images Reported coronavirus-related deaths appear to be on the rise in Florida, Texas, California, Arizona and some
Month: July 2020
FAANG stocks displayed at the Nasdaq. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Investors and traders have historically turned to less-risky assets such as U.S. Treasurys to weather market volatility and uncertainty. During the coronavirus pandemic, however, they have turned to unlikely place: tech and software stocks. Shares of Apple, Netflix, Microsoft, and Amazon are all trading at,
Dogs can inspire you to make good retirement planning decisions! iStockphoto: ChristinLola Most older working Americans face serious retirement planning challenges: To generate enough money to afford retirement, they’ll either need to work beyond age 65, reduce their standard of living, or do some combination of the two. These are tough challenges, and most people
TOPLINE President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he isn’t even considering a phase two trade deal with China, saying that the relationship between the two countries has been “severely damaged” by the coronavirus pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic has derailed a phase two agreement, Trump said. Win McNamee/Getty Images KEY FACTS With Sino-American relations
After an unprecedented first half of 2020, what could the next six months bring? Here is what five … [+] housing economists and experts anticipate. Getty Mortgage rates are searching for a historic bottom. Home prices are inching up toward record highs. Home shoppers are looking for deals. Homeowners are weighing selling versus refinancing. A
A newly erected fence blocks the front of a vacant home that Moms 4 Housing activists occupied during a months-long protest that ended in a court-ordered eviction, in Oakland, California. PHILIP PACHECO Emily Benfer began her career representing homeless families in Washington, D.C. Her first case involved a family that had been evicted after complaining to
Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey, who is worth more than $7 billion, is pledging $3 million to support experiments in free cash payments to Americans, he announced Thursday. Dorsey is giving the money to Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, a coalition of mayors who advocate for universal basic income, as well as invest in pilot programs around
President Donald Trump criticized his top infectious disease advisor this week while Dr. Anthony Fauci separately admitted he hasn’t briefed the president on the coronavirus pandemic in at least two months — widening an apparent growing rift between the two. “Dr. Fauci’s a nice man, but he’s made a lot of mistakes,” Trump said in an
A customer leaves an ATM at a Wells Fargo branch in Denver. Rick Wilking | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Gilead Sciences — Gilead gained 2.1% after saying its coronavirus treatment candidate drug, remdesivir, was associated with an improvement in clinical recovery and a 62% reduction in the risk of mortality compared
Residents at the Avante at Ormond Beach nursing home, one of the 324 long term care facilities in … [+] Florida with known COVID-19 cases. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images What have we learned from the 50,000+ covid-19 deaths of residents and staff in long-term care facilities? As the
Virginia La Torre Jeker Courtesy of Virginia La Torre Jeker Tax Notes International contributing editor Nana Ama Sarfo talks with Virginia La Torre Jeker, a U.S. tax attorney based in Dubai, about establishing her tax practice abroad, the challenge of balancing family life with career, and recent international tax issues. This post has been edited for
Founder and CEO of The Raisner Group (formerly Proteus Capital Management), a private real estate investment firm in New York City. Getty In the future, will we all work from home? This is one of the most-asked questions resulting from the Covid-19 shutdown — understandably so, after a long nationwide experiment in working remotely and handling meetings
Crisserbug | Getty Images With more Americans under financial pressure due to the coronavirus, paying for college is a growing problem. Nearly 70% of families are worried about how they will cover the cost and more than half now say their higher education plans have changed due to Covid-19. By necessity, some students will attend a community college close to
Both as president and in business, Donald Trump is often accused of being overconfident and self-serving. And according to his niece Mary Trump’s upcoming book, “Too Much and Never Enough,” Donald learned that from his dad Fred’s obsession with famous 1950s self help author, Norman Vincent Peale. Peale, a minister who “preached self-confidence as a life
The World Health Organization published new guidance Thursday, saying it can’t rule out the possibility that the coronavirus can be transmitted through air particles in closed spaces indoors, including in gyms and restaurants. The WHO previously acknowledged that the virus may become airborne in certain environments, such as during “medical procedures that generate aerosols.” The
A Redfin Corp. ‘For Sale’ sign stands outside of a home in Seattle, Washington. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Marathon Oil — The oil company’s stock climbed 1% in extended trading after falling 7.05% earlier Thursday. Oil dropped 3% during the day amid concerns over rising
Many Renters and Homeowners Have Trouble Paying Their Bills in the Recession. Getty Millions of renters and homeowners could face evictions and foreclosure as many have trouble paying their bills in the recession. With temporary job losses turning permanent and the unemployment rate still at double digit rates, many families do not earn enough to
WASHINGTON, DC- Nov 18: Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., and Barbara Kennelly, of the National Committee … [+] to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, talk to media after a meeting on progressive alternatives to proposals made by the deficit commission. (Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images) CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The Democrats probably
Bay 151, a new apartment community in Bayonne, NJ. is among the fresh developments luring New … [+] Yorkers from Manhattan and the Outer Boroughs to the wider open spaces. Hudson Projects Ever since the pandemic began in earnest in March, we’ve heard a lot about New Yorkers exiting the city for distant places like
The University of California announced plans to sue the government over a policy that could bar international students from studying in the U.S. The move comes on the heels of a joint lawsuit filed by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology against the Trump administration. The guidelines issued Monday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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