Month: March 2021

Time is running out to pass Covid-19 relief legislation to extend unemployment benefits and provide … [+] other needed aid. getty Even as they digest the bad news that a simple minimum wage increase can’t be included in President Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package, Congressional Democrats are moving rapidly to pass the overall legislation.  They are doing the
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Gary Collis of Bunker Hill, West Virginia, receives his boost dose at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) community vaccination event, as the vaccination rate in West Virginia ranks among highest in world, in Martinsburg, February 25, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Johnson & Johnson‘s Covid-19 vaccine can be used as a substitute for a second jab
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The major indexes may be kicking off the month in rally mode, but PNC Financial’s Amanda Agati sees trouble under the hood. She believes the rotation into economically sensitive market groups from stay-at-home plays is overdone. “The value side of the equation — that ‘go outside’ trade — has really moved way too far and
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A visual representation of digital currencies. Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images New York attorney general Letitia James sent a blistering warning to investors and industry members about the dangers of cryptocurrencies on Monday. “We’re sending a clear message to the entire industry that you either play by the rules or we will shut you down,”
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Regulators and law enforcement are looking into flagrantly illegal “side letter” agreements which … [+] pay private equity investors aware of fraud to not tell unsuspecting others. getty While mutual fund investors are assured equal treatment under the federal securities laws, private equity funds are the Wild West—industry practice is to grant certain investors secret
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KB Home, the Well-Living Lab, and Delos feature a “MindBreak” microenvironment in a new concept home … [+] showcasing pioneering health technologies in Phoenix. Image provided by KB Home To no one’s dismay, safer, healthier living through science has taken a firmer hold on Americans’ still widely-burning dream of homeownership. One homebuilder’s marketing website features
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Yellow Dog Prod. | Image Bank | Getty Images After a wild final week of a volatile month, it’s becoming increasingly clear that something is spooking investors. That something is the potential for a surge in inflation later this year.  Investors are justifiably concerned that the combination of sustained Fed interest-rate suppression and trillions in
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