Month: September 2022

SDI Productions With lingering high inflation, stock market volatility and recession fears, it’s easy to see why some Americans might trim charitable giving. But some donors may be eyeing bigger gifts for 2022 because of that economic uncertainty, according to a study from Fidelity Charitable, a nonprofit enabling investors to give through a so-called donor-advised
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Ronnie Kaufman | DigitalVision | Getty Images For some new retirees, there’s an extra step needed when it comes to signing up for Medicare. That is, you may need to appeal so-called income-related adjustment amounts, or IRMAAs, if your income as a new retiree is lower than when you were working. Those extra charges kick
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The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates yesterday to curb consumer demand and inflation acknowledging the move risks triggering a painful recession. Defending the move, the Fed points to low official unemployment numbers indicating a tight labor market that could induce a wage price spiral. But I disagree. A late August Brookings Institution report by Katie
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New York Attorney General Letitia James’ complaint against former President Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, Allen Wesselberg, Jeffrey McConney and ten entities including the Trump Organization is not mainly focused on taxes. It is mostly about Trump gaining advantages such as favorable loan terms and insurance provisions by purportedly misrepresenting his
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In this article TCOM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT BEIJING — Hotel reservations in China have surpassed pre-pandemic levels since late June, booking site Trip.com said Thursday. Trip.com shares briefly fell by more than 7% Thursday in Hong Kong trading, before recovering slightly to close 4.5% lower. New York-listed shares dropped 8.5% lower overnight,
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Hinterhaus Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images It’s that time of year, when workers get to make some decisions about their employee benefits. Many companies are beginning to hold their annual open enrollment period, which is when employees can sign up for 2023 health insurance — as well as consider other benefits, if your employer
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Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In a widely expected move on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve wrapped up its two-day policy meeting by announcing a third consecutive 75-basis-point interest rate hike, raising borrowing costs to their highest level since the Great Recession. Stocks immediately tanked in volatile trading after the news, and
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Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The dollar is rising against other currencies to levels not seen in decades, hurting other countries and the U.S. This episode of What’s Ahead lays out why the greenback is rocketing and why that’s a symptom of bad economic and monetary policies. The Federal Reserve, for
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“Violence against another person” is by far the most common criminal offense reported in U.K. hotels, new data shows.  Statistics from eight police forces across the U.K. show there were 4,589 allegations of violence and 1,307 of public disorder — which often involves intimidation or the threat of violence — in hotels, motels and guesthouses
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