Month: August 2021

@Sabi32 | Twenty20 One in 3 American families couldn’t handle a mid-sized financial emergency before the pandemic, according to a report from the Stanford Center on Longevity and the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center. Roughly 27% of American families couldn’t cover an unexpected $2,000 expense within a month, and 33% were struggling to make ends
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Image Source | Getty Images Many Americans have trouble covering their costs of living with income solely from Social Security. Now, a bill has been reintroduced in Congress aimed at reducing the risk that older Americans, women and people of color will live in poverty despite receiving their monthly checks. The proposal, called the Social
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In this article M Shoppers visit Macy’s flagship store in New York, May 20, 2021. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Macy’s on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit and revenue that topped analyst estimates, as customers returned to its stores to buy denim, luggage and new dresses. The department store chain also hiked its outlook for 2021,
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Although many Americans continue to face financial uncertainty due to the pandemic, the outlook for retirement savers is only improving. Retirement account balances, which took a sharp nosedive in 2020 when the coronavirus outbreak caused economic shock waves, are now at new highs, according to the latest data from Fidelity Investments, the nation’s largest provider
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dusanpetkovic | iStock | Getty Images A push to rein in the cost of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries could emerge on Capitol Hill in the coming months. President Joe Biden called on Congress last week to reduce those costs through several means: letting Medicare negotiate with drug manufacturers, generally limiting price increases to the
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In this article KSS People shop at Kohl’s department store amid the coronavirus outbreak on September 5, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images Shares of Kohl’s fell more than 3% in premarket trading Thursday despite reporting second-quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations and raising its forecast for
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Cathie Wood Source: CNBC Cathie Wood called out Michael Burry on social media after ‘The Big Short’ investor placed a bet against her flagship ARK Innovation exchange-traded fund. “To his credit, Michael Burry made a great call based on fundamentals and recognized the calamity brewing in the housing/mortgage market. I do not believe that he
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People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 15, 2021. Amira Karaoud | Reuters In just a few weeks, enhanced federal unemployment insurance put in place during the coronavirus pandemic will end as the delta variant continues to threaten the economic recovery. Some 7.5 million Americans
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In this article PSTH Bill Ackman’s troubled SPAC was hit with a lawsuit Tuesday alleging the blank-check company promised “staggering compensation” to directors and asking that the entity’s special status be revoked. The plaintiffs — former Securities and Exchange Commission commissioner Robert Jackson and Yale law professor John Morley — claim that Pershing Square Tontine
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The taper is coming. That much is certain. Recent reporting indicates the Federal Reserve may move ahead as early as September. “It looks like they are probably turning the corner,” said Mike Englund, principal director and chief economist for Action Economics. Three Fed officials all over the U.S. map spoke up in recent weeks about the taper. Dallas
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Chinese President Xi Jinping Aris Messinis | Pool | Reuters BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized at a finance and economic meeting Tuesday the need to support moderate wealth for all — or the idea of “common prosperity,” which analysts have said is behind the latest regulatory crackdown on tech companies. Significantly, the meeting
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