In late 2024 just before the end of its session, Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act. The President signed the Act into law in early January. The law repealed two provisions that were created in the 1983 Social Security reforms, the government pension offset and windfall elimination provision, and will retroactively increase Social Security
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In this article UNH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A general view outside the United Healthcare corporate headquarters on December 4, 2024 in Minnetonka, Minnesota.  Stephen Maturen | Getty Images UnitedHealthcare is offering certain employees in its benefits operations unit the option to accept buyouts if they quit by March 3, following a tumultuous
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President Donald Trump‘s order to suspend all U.S. foreign aid, which was announced on January 20, is currently on hold amid a legal review. But for nonprofits, charities and public service organizations that rely on federal funding, some damage has already been done. “Foreign assistance programs don’t operate with an on/off switch,” said Mitchell Warren, executive director
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In this article ETSY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An employee walks past a quilt displaying Etsy Inc. signage at the company’s headquarters in the Brooklyn. Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images Etsy missed on revenue and gross merchandise sales for the fourth quarter, with the company citing “significant headwinds,” including a pullback in
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Federal Reserve officials in January agreed they would need to see inflation come down more before lowering interest rates further, and expressed concern about the impact President Donald Trump‘s tariffs would have in making that happen, according to meeting minutes released Wednesday. Policymakers on the Federal Open Market Committee unanimously decided at the meeting to
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Busà Photography | Moment | Getty Images There’s no shortage of social media influencers sharing real estate advice, and some make renting out your home seem like a clear “yes” when you move elsewhere. Managing a rental property, however, can be complicated — and changing your primary residence could impact your taxes later, experts say. 
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BlackRock has been on a buying spree that will change the makeup of the world’s biggest asset manager. BlackRock announced last year a slew of high-profile acquisitions — including a $12 billion deal to buy private credit manager HPS Investment Partners (HPS), which is expected to close in mid-2025; a $12.5 billion purchase of infrastructure
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In this article HHC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, speaks during an interview for an episode of “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations,” in New York on Nov. 28, 2023. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman hiked his takeover offer for
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion has become a flashpoint in corporate America, with a shifting political landscape and economic pressures reshaping how businesses approach these initiatives. Under the Trump administration, DEI programs are under increased scrutiny, and many large corporations have begun scaling back their investments in these efforts. Yet while big business retreats, small business
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