Ethereum Classic (ETC) accelerator Ethereum Classic Labs announced a plan to protect the protected blockchain from further attacks. On August 19, the organization proposed immediate action to implement long-term changes to the network architecture over the next three to six months. In the wake of recent attacks on theRead More →
The COVID-19 outbreak appears headed for the U.S., and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are urging Americans to prepare now, such as by stocking up on food and prescription drugs. But since the U.S. economy and its workforce are also at risk of getting sick — a concernRead More →
A federal rule that could have helped protect health-care workers from coronavirus has been stuck in regulatory limbo since the start of the Trump administration. An Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule in the works since 2010 was designed to ensure that employers have in place comprehensive programs to protectRead More →
Taking steps to defer your federal income bill is usually a good idea, especially if you expect to be in the same or lower tax bracket in future years. If that assumption pans out, making moves that lower your current-year income will, at a minimum, put off the tax dayRead More →
Dear Moneyist, Last year, my husband and I divorced after nearly 25 years of marriage. We had been separated for many years prior to the divorce. We have a very nice 22-year-old son who is a senior in college. We all live in New York, although my son might moveRead More →
By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – With widespread fires wreaking havoc on the Amazon (NASDAQ:), over 200 investors representing some $16.2 trillion under management on Wednesday called on companies to do their part in halting the destruction of the world’s largest tropical rainforest. Nongovernment organization Ceres said inRead More →
© Reuters. Italy reserves right to use special powers to protect Milan bourse: document ROME (Reuters) – The Italian government considers the Milan stock exchange a strategic asset and reserves the right to intervene with special powers if appropriate to protect its interests, according to a draft emergency decree seenRead More →
Health-care providers and organizations bear the responsibility for rooting out bias in medical care, experts say. In the meantime, though, there are steps patients can take to shield themselves. Research shows that patients of different genders, colors, sexual orientations and sizes don’t always receive the same quality of care duringRead More →
If you or a loved one turns out to need long-term care, you don’t want to see a big chunk of hard-earned savings go down the drain to pay for it. A long-term care (LTC) insurance policy can help. As a bonus, qualified LTC policies deliver some tax breaks. Here’sRead More →
President Trump’s ban on supplying technology to Huawei, the Chinese telecom giant, is spreading beyond U.S. shores. Companies in Europe and Japan are beginning to halt some shipments to Huawei. The reason is that the underlying technology is American technology. I will explain later in this column about the nextRead More →
There’s a surprisingly easy and profitable trading strategy to use during extraordinary stock-market volatility like now. There have been six trading sessions over the past three weeks in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.82% suffered a triple-digit loss — including Monday of this week when the U.S.Read More →
Algorithmic power corrupts algorithmically. Who should get a job interview? Who should get approved for a loan? Who should get matched up on a dating app? We cede these decisions to imperfect, sometimes biased chunks of code — often with no way to check an algorithm’s work, let alone itsRead More →
Last fall, after the Equifax breach, Jim Borland, acting deputy commissioner for communications at the Social Security Administration wrote a blog post on the agency website headlined “Protecting Your Social Security.” He said: “A my Social Security account is your gateway to many of our online services. Create your account today andRead More →
