Month: March 2023

Amid turmoil in the financial sector and uncertainty ahead, the Federal Reserve will likely approve a 0.25 percentage point increase at this week’s policy meeting.  That will mark one year since the central bank began the current rate-raising cycle.   Over the last 12 months, inflation spiked to a 40-year high and only recently started
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In this article SBUX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, left, with incoming CEO Laxman Narasimhan, Sept. 7, 2022. Source: CNBC Starbucks on Monday said that Laxman Narasimhan has officially become CEO, nearly two weeks earlier than expected. He’ll lead the coffee giant’s annual shareholder meeting Thursday, marking his first public
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Another voice has joined the chorus of those proposing an increase in the retirement age. Nikki Haley, who has declared her intention to run for the Republican Party presidential nomination in 2024, announced her willingness to raise the retirement age for Social Security and Medicare during a political event in Iowa. She adds her support
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The IRS rolled out a first look at this year’s Dirty Dozen, and there’s a new—but not surprising—entry: improper claims involving Employee Retention Credits, or ERC. Dirty Dozen The “Dirty Dozen” is an annual list of common scams taxpayers may encounter during the year. Many of these schemes peak during tax filing season as people
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Forbes Global Properties An English manor house for sale in Toronto stands as a testament to enduring design and first-rate craftsmanship. The Forrest Hill community of single-family homes is characterized by a mix of distinct … [+] architectural styles, well-maintained landscaping and large yards. Barry Cohen Homes While retaining its steep multigabled roof, stone window
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JPMorgan Chase is advising embattled First Republic Bank on strategic alternatives, sources told CNBC’s David Faber. The alternatives may include a capital raise, the sources said, which could dilute current shareholders. A sale of the bank is also a possibility. First Republic shares were last down 30% in a volatile session. The Wall Street Journal
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People wait outside the Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara, California, to withdraw funds after the federal government intervened upon the bank’s collapse, on March 13, 2023. Nikolas Liepins | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images It’s been an unsettling period for consumers and the financial markets as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has
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Pascal Broze | Onoky | Getty Images An 8.7% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2023 means beneficiaries received on average $140 per month more starting in January. Now, new research from Bank of America Institute finds faster spending growth among older generations that receive Social Security income. For the week ending Feb. 18, individuals born
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In March of every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) and people in the hearing industry celebrate and support a “World Hearing Day.” It’s been going on for decades and is generally used to raise awareness about hearing loss and inform listeners and readers about the options available to them – options for appliances that
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President Biden has used his budget proposal to Congress to position himself as a champion of Medicare and Social Security. Even before the budget’s official release, Biden took to the guest essay pages of the New York Times NYT to outline his plans to tackle Medicare’s looming insolvency. It’s good that the administration is at
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Nonrecourse carveout guaranties are part of the landscape for commercial real estate loans, much as landmines are part of the landscape for recent war zones. These nonrecourse carveout landmines have often exploded dramatically in the faces of carveout guarantors. Guaranties triggered full recourse for the loan if the borrower violated one of several dozen single
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