Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) departs a meeting at the Capitol in Washington late Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, with the top congressional leaders to discuss the omnibus package and COVID-19 relief. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times) WASHINGTON — Tucked away in the 5,593-page spending bill that Congress rushed […]
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Home-office deductions among tax breaks that can help during pandemic
CLOSE More people are working at home, and this may be an opportunity to deduct expenses related to having a home office. The COVID-19 pandemic and economy-lockdown measures have changed many aspects of daily life, possibly permanently. No surprise there. Less obvious are some of the tax breaks and other benefits that […]
What’s The Average Credit Score In America By State? This Map Breaks It Down.
In terms of our wallets, the year 2020 was off to a pretty great start. Unemployment numbers were down, the stock market was steadily ticking upward and things looked bright. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, wreaking financial devastation on businesses and consumers alike. But one thing that hasn’t suffered ― […]
Florida Breaks Record Daily Cases in U.S. Outbreak: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Florida reported 15,300 new virus cases, the biggest one-day rise since the coronavirus pandemic began in the U.S. The number exceeds records from New York, California and Texas, all of which have reported daily counts at almost 12,000. Reported deaths in Florida dropped to 44, from 95 the […]
Samira Abdollah Aboonajmi Breaks Patriarchy and Stereotypes, Leading UAE’s Unique Store-line Gift Land Stores
Dubai, UAE, July 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At a time, while the world is going through the biggest economical crisis of the century, a woman entrepreneur from the Arab world is taking a stand and leveling the playing field with Gift Land Stores, a specialised chain of department stores […]
Dave Nadig Breaks Thematic ETFs Success On Yahoo Finance
This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. Total ETF flows are $202 billion year-to-date through the end of June. June alone saw $58.5 billion. The story has remained the huge numbers going into bonds. ETF Trends Director of Research and CIO Dave Nadig joins Yahoo Finance’s Sibile Marcellus on “The […]
‘It breaks your heart.’ California should audit embattled unemployment agency, lawmaker says
Citing relentless consumer anger over delays and confusion in dealing with the state’s unemployment agency, Assemblyman Jim Patterson Friday formally requested an audit of the state’s beleaguered Employment Development Department. Among his requests: A close look at the agency’s decisions to award years of contracts for modernizing and maintaining the […]
Megan Fox Breaks Silence on Concerns She Was ‘Preyed Upon’ by Michael Bay
Photo credit: Michael Buckner – Getty Images From ELLE A 2009 Megan Fox interview with Jimmy Kimmel and story about her Transformers audition resurfaced this week and sparked widespread concern that Fox was preyed upon by director Michael Bay. In the Jimmy Kimmel interview, a then 23-year-old Fox discussed her […]