Virgin Galactic pilots walk to the company’s SpaceShipTwo Unity spacecraft, attached to the jet carrier aircraft Eve. Virgin Galactic Shares of Virgin Galactic climbed as a notice from the Federal Aviation Administration indicated that the company’s next spaceflight test is on track to launch as early as Saturday. An FAA notice posted on Thursday said
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about whether to decide when to file according to a break even analysis, whether you must actively file for benefits taken after earlier benefits and how military credits are applied for periods of actively service. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the
Investment Specialist, Team Denver Homes - RE/MAX Professionals. getty Hotel or vacation rental? If you’ve vacationed with friends or family at any point in the last decade, this is probably a familiar debate. And if you’re like a growing number of travelers, you may have exchanged the comfort and familiarity of housekeeping, 24-hour check-in and other hotel
10 tips for a Happier Retirement and the 25 happiest cities for retirement in the US getty Sadly no city in the USA came in the top 25 happiest cities for retirement. The top five cities for happiest retirement are Helsinki, Copenhagen, Geneva, Reykjavik, Oslo. As a Los Angeles financial planner who helps people plan for
MartinPrescott | E+ | Getty Images Don’t count on having extra time to get your tax return filed this year like you did in 2020. The IRS said Thursday it has no plans to extend the standard filing deadline of April 15. This comes despite the agency delaying the start date for accepting returns to
President Joe Biden makes brief remarks before signing several executive orders directing immigration actions for his administration in the Oval Office at the White House on February 02, 2021 in Washington, DC. Doug Mills | Getty Images President Joe Biden is expected to announce Thursday that his administration has secured deals for another 200 million
Chuck Robbins, chief executive officer of Cisco Technologies Inc., speaks during a panel session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend the 47th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos from Jan. 17 – 20. Jason Alden
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Futures tied to major U.S. equity benchmarks were flat in overnight trading on Thursday as Wall Street looked set to wrap up the week with modest gains. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures dipped 27 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures both
In 2003, I purchased a 1,000 square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bathroom house in San Francisco for $580,000, with a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage of 4.25%. At 26 years old, I had put almost all my savings into the 20% down payment. Over the next few years, I became obsessed with trying to pay off my mortgage early. In
A protester against Robnhood and it’s CEO holds signs in San Francisco. Lupe Mejia | CNBC Some Robinhood traders who can’t get in touch with customer service are trying another tactic: showing up at its front door. A handful of Robinhood’s clients have driven to the start-up’s headquarters in California, demanding to speak to a
Courtney Senechal, RN, prepares to give the second Moderna vaccine shot for Covid-19, at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center in Boston on Jan. 19, 2021. Jonathan Wiggs | Boston Globe | Getty Images Barely more than one in five small business owners (22%) will require their employees to get Covid-19 vaccines when they become
Tax return professional interviewing a client. ASSOCIATED PRESS Good tax professionals ask good questions. If you are using a paid preparer for the first time or are using a new preparer this filing season be sure that they have been keeping up with current events. The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a host of new
Brooklyn Bridge and the Lower Manhattan skyline. getty Downtown Manhattan, long a cultural epicenter of the United States, comes with one of the steepest barriers of entry thanks to a real estate market that has seen an ever-increasing price creep since the 1990s. Still, the disruption caused by the effects of COVID-19 has created opportunities
Did you take a break from required minimum distributions (RMDs) in 2020? Thanks to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which suspended RMDs for 2020, you did not have to take RMDs from your traditional IRAs (individual retirement accounts) and other tax-deferred accounts last year. (Roth IRAs do not require RMDs during
Everyone knows it’s been hard to be single during the pandemic. Being in a relationship is no picnic either. With Valentine’s Day approaching, many couples struggling in the face of the current economic crisis won’t celebrate the way they usually do. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, 1 in 10 couples were furloughed, lost their job,
This photo shows Ford 2018 and 2019 F-150 trucks on the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company’s Rouge Complex on September 27, 2018 in Dearborn, Michigan. Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images Automakers across the globe are expected to lose billions of dollars in earnings this year due to a shortage of semiconductor
Pepsi soft drinks are displayed at a convenience store in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images PepsiCo on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ estimates, fueled by the growth of its snacks and drinks. On the heels of its strong quarter, the Frito-Lay owner said that it expects its 2021 results to
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told CNBC on Thursday the company discussed but “quickly dismissed” the idea of buying bitcoin with corporate cash like Telsa. However, Khosrowshahi said Uber would consider accepting cryptocurrencies as payment. The comments come after Tesla announced earlier this week that it bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin with some cash on
The Bank of New York Mellon on Wall Street, New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Bank of New York Mellon, the nation’s oldest bank, said Thursday that it will begin financing bitcoin and other digital currencies. The custody bank will eventually allow digital currencies to pass through the same financial network it currently uses for
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about how continuing income can potentially increase benefit rates, whether delaying the last six months before turning 70 would really be worth it and what happens to Social Security disability benefits approaching full retirement age. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the