Billionaire Elizabeth Holmes, founder and chief executive officer of Theranos Inc., left, and Christian Holmes arrive at a state dinner hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama and U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama in honor of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Andrew Harrer
Month: January 2021
US President-Elect Joe Biden delivers remarks before the holiday at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware on December 22, 2020. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images Stocks and taxes: what’s going to happen? The Democrats’ control of Congress has shone a new spotlight on Biden’s tax proposals, particularly those that would affect stocks and bonds. While
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images With Democrats in control of the White House and Congress, student debt forgiveness stands a better shot of becoming a reality for millions of Americans. Still, there are obstacles. Will cancelling the debt be a priority for the young Biden administration, which comes in amid dueling and unprecedented health
Whole life insurance receives its name because it provides the owner with a death benefit for the whole lifetime. It is a form of permanent life insurance. Whole life also includes an accumulation and savings component through its cash value. Whole life insurance may be viewed as a fixed-income investment vehicle that incorporates a permanent
New IRS guidance about tax deductions and PPP Loan Forgiveness getty What a year 2020 was, and so far, 2021 has been quite exciting as well. For business owners, we finally have some excellent news about PPP Loan forgiveness. After some confusion over the past year, we finally have some clarity to the question of
Manager Pat Ryan stands at the counter at the Pig Pit BBQ in Cohoes, NY on December 09, 2020. The pandemic crushed businesses on Boston’s Water Street. Craig F. Walker | Boston Globe | Getty Images With the renewed Paycheck Protection Program launch imminent, small business owners and advocates are eagerly awaiting access to much-needed
Ski lifts are just a stone’s throw away from this newly built Truckee home designed by Bohlin … [+] Cywinski Jackson. Tahoe Mountain Realty It’s a skier’s or snowboarder’s ultimate dream. Get up, get dressed, grab your season pass, head to the equipment room for your gear and then step outside. Groomed slopes are right
Healthcare workers prepare Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations in Los Angeles, California, January 7, 2021. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters The White House coronavirus task force said there could be a new variant of the virus that evolved in the U.S. and is driving spread, according to a document obtained by NBC News. The new variant,
Christian Sewing, chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank AG, pauses as Germanys biggest bank announces full year earnings in Frankfurt, Germany, on Friday. Feb. 1, 2019. Deutsche Banks revenue contracted for an eighth straight quarter in the final months of last year, complicating Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewings plan to turn around the lender through
“As awful as this pandemic is, climate change could be worse.” So says billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates in a recent blog post. “A global crisis has shocked the world. It is causing a tragic number of deaths, making people afraid to leave home, and leading to economic hardship not seen in many generations. Its effects
The stock market is off to a strong start in 2021, after robust gains last year despite the coronavirus pandemic. According to CNBC’s Jim Cramer, one reason for the continued rally in equities is, simply, a lack of people willing to sell. “There’s not enough stocks to go around,” Cramer said on “Squawk Box.” “The
Fertnig | E+ | Getty Images If you don’t receive your second stimulus check in your bank account or the mail, the good news is you can claim the money when you file your tax return this spring. But beware: That doesn’t necessarily mean you will automatically get the full $600 or other funds you
WILMINGTON, DE – DECEMBER 23: President-elect Joe Biden announces Miguel Cardona as his nominee for … [+] Education Secretary at the Queen theatre on December 23, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Cardona, the Connecticut Education Commissioner, will face the urgent task of planning to reopen schools safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images)
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about how continuing to work can increase benefit amounts, whether to file for early retirement benefits while receiving Social Security disability benefits and how the earnings test can affect a benefit taken before full retirement age. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and
Jovita Carranza, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, speaks as Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, listens at a House Small Business Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Erin Scott | Getty Images The Paycheck Protection Program will reopen on Jan. 11, offering forgivable loans to small businesses and allowing certain cash-strapped firms to borrow a
Mortgage interest rates continue their downward trend getty The new year has kicked off with a new interest rate, and it is lower than it has ever been. Mortgage interest rates closed at 2.65% last week for 30-year fixed-rate loans, based on the weekly report from Freddie Mac. This is down from 2.67% the previous
Medical staff examine a patient suffering from coronavirus in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at United Memorial Medical Center on November 16, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Go Nakamura | Getty Images Texas public health officials announced on Thursday that they have identified the state’s first case of a new, more contagious variant of the
Bed Bath & Beyond shares plummeted Thursday, after the retailer reported a quarterly sales decline of 5% from a year ago, which it said was largely due to the sale of non-core assets like Cost Plus World Market and ongoing store closures that are part of its bigger turnaround plans. The stock was down more
studioEAST | Getty Images LONDON — Bitcoin’s record-breaking rally has led to a surge in retail investment interest in the cryptocurrency market. Crypto exchanges such as Coinbase and Binance and online trading platforms including Revolut and eToro have seen a spike in activity recently, as new investors race to capture some of the wild gains
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Despite the chaos at the Capitol, the S&P 500 closed Wednesday at a new high, which baffled some observers. “I think most feel this [the Washington protests] is more of a one-off situation, that this as an isolated event as opposed to some
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