Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images Morgan Stanley will repay $1.7 million to customers who paid high costs on investments earmarked for education expenses like college tuition. The brokerage firm is paying the sum, including nearly $1.5 million in restitution plus interest, to about 2,300 customers who are saving money in 529 plans, the Financial Industry
getty The clock is running out on 2020. If you’re like the 83% of Americans who think that 2020 was either just “OK,” “bad,” or “terrible,” you’re probably looking forward to ringing in the new year. But if you have an hour or so to spare before the ball drops, a smart money move before
The US Capitol building is seen on a cold and sunny winter day as Congress is in session in … [+] Washington on December 29, 2020. – US President Donald Trump lashed out at the Republican leadership in Congress on Tuesday as he faces a humiliating first veto override in the final days of his
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Clinicians work in the former lobby of Providence St. Mary Medical Center, which has been converted into a care space to treat suspected COVID patients, amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in Southern California on December 23, 2020 in Apple Valley, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images California will extend its stay-at-home order for two
Street performers in Minnie Mouse costumes pass in front of an AMC movie theater at night in the Times Square neighborhood of New York, Oct. 15, 2020. Amir Hamja | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. AMC Entertainment — Shares of the beleaguered movie-theater chain fell more than
Robert Herjavec has an end-of-year ritual that sets him up for success: organizing his calendar for the whole next year, Herjavec previously told CNBC Make It. “I live and die by my calendar,” Herjavec, investor on ABC’s “Shark Tank” and CEO of cybersecurity firm the Herjavec Group, said in December 2017. “[It] allows me to manage
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE The pandemic turned 2020 into a year of unprecedented events — not the least of which was the swift crash and then record-fast recovery of the stock market. The market’s race higher has been in stark contrast to an economy that has been
Getty Images Sitting on a growing bitcoin fortune? Consider giving away some of it to charity. As 2020 draws to a close, the cryptocurrency has seen a massive surge in appreciation. The value of a single unit of bitcoin is now hovering around $27,000. Though long-time holders of the virtual currency are rejoicing, they run
Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Dead people may get some of the $600 stimulus checks the federal government began issuing Tuesday night. That would mirror what happened this past spring, when deceased individuals were among the recipients of a prior round of direct payments, of up to $1,200 per person. More than 1 million
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getty 2020 has been an incredibly challenging year for all Americans. The pandemic’s impact on the physical, mental and financial health of the country has led many Americans to struggle to survive. As we come to year end, many Americans are taking one last look at their tax planning and considering what type of
Sales for the 39-story tower opened in 2016. Courtesy of Regalia Beach Developers, LLC The team marketing an oceanfront property in South Florida is looking to attract buyers for a $30 million penthouse and a $22 million furnished residence by offering a Lamborghini yacht and SUV to the new owners. Pordes Residential, the sales team
US President-Elect Joe Biden talks to reporters after delivering remarks, before the holiday, at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware on December 22, 2020. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s effort to distribute and administer Covid vaccine shots, saying that the administration has failed to meet
The icons for the Monzo and Starling Bank banking apps on a smartphone. Adrian Dennis | AFP via Getty Images LONDON — In a year when online banking has taken off, you’d think it would be a golden opportunity for Europe’s digital challenger banks to shine. Research from Mastercard last month found that 42% of
People wait in line at the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen on Dec. 15, 2020 in New York City. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images Finally, there’s some good news for the millions of people on two key unemployment programs that expired before President Donald Trump signed the latest Covid relief bill — they likely will not
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to his office after leaving the Senate Floor on … [+] December 21 Getty Images On Sunday, President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion stimulus bill expected to address the health and economic fallout of the COVID pandemic. The relief measure includes a one-time $600 payment per eligible adult
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A person gestures towards a sign with a public health information message, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as new restrictions come into force, in London, Britain, December 20, 2020. Toby Melville | Reuters The first case of a new and potentially more infectious strain of Covid-19 has been confirmed in the United