Month: May 2021

Last Friday, the New York Times made a splash with its report, “Long Slide Looms for World Population, With Sweeping Ramifications,” laying out the consequences of persistently-low fertility rates all across the globe. “The strain of longer lives and low fertility, leading to fewer workers and more retirees, threatens to upend how societies are organized
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CLEAR, a New York City-based company that specializes in biometric security and originally got its start speeding travelers through growing airport lines in the post-9/11 era, now sees a major opportunity as the country exits lockdown from the Covid-19 pandemic. CLEAR recently released a product called Health Pass that links Covid-19 health information to biometric
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In this article DKS Mannequins stand next to merchandise displayed for sale at a Dick’s Sporting Goods store in West Nyack, New York. Craig Warga | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dick’s Sporting Goods reported Wednesday fiscal first-quarter earnings and sales that topped analyst estimates, saying kids returning to team sports boosted sales. Dick’s also raised
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For many contemplating retirement, one’s future living arrangements is the most thought about – yet least acted upon – aspect of retirement planning. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics even though housing is the largest average cost in retirement, older Americans move far less often than the general population. The home is the
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Today’s column addresses questions about whether a number of years with no income taxed by Social Security will actually lower retirement benefits rates, whether it’s possible to be reimbursed for a gap in different types of benefits and how spousal benefit rates are determined. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and
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In the latest episode of Tax Notes Talk, Tax Notes legal reporters Ryan Finley and Kiarra M. Strocko discuss the EU General Court’s judgments in Amazon and Engie and their effect on state aid rules.  David Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This week: the state of state
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Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Tuesday expressed confidence around the Biden administration’s efforts to increase semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. In an interview on CNBC’s “Mad Money,” Raimondo said the global chip shortage that’s rattled a range of industries demonstrates the need for America to boost domestic production capacity and once again become a leader.
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