The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that Europe’s death toll from the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 could exceed 2 million by March, as cases have climbed to nearly 4,200 a day and the illness has become the No. 1 cause of death on the continent. WHO European regional director Dr.Read More →
If you were thinking of starting a business with money from your individual retirement account, you might want to put that idea on hold for a moment. Ditto if you were thinking of using tax-deferred retirement accounts to invest in a startup run by a friend or a memberRead More →
Weeks before Didi Global Inc. went public in the U.S., China’s cybersecurity watchdog suggested the Chinese ride-hailing giant delay its initial public offering and urged it to conduct a thorough self-examination of its network security, according to people with knowledge of the matter. But for Didi DIDI, -5.30%, waiting would be problematic.Read More →
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission warned Monday that it is closely monitoring frenetic moves in the stock market, amid the stratospheric surge in values of meme stocks AMC Entertainment and GameStop Corp. “SEC staff continues to monitor the market in light of the ongoing volatility in certain stocksRead More →
The uneven state of the pandemic across the world was on full display Wednesday, with India setting a global record for one-day fatalities, while the U.S. reported continued declines in cases and deaths and the European Union said it would open its borders to vaccinated travelers after months ofRead More →
The global tally of confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 edged closer to 160 million on Wednesday, as an independent panel said the crisis was preventable if world leaders had better coordinated their response and moved faster to limit illness and deaths. The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness andRead More →
Nvidia Corp.’s stock traded at record highs Tuesday as analysts hiked price targets and applauded the chip maker’s plans to branch out into its rivals’ territory. Nvidia NVDA, +1.45% shares hit a new intraday record high of $625.40 Tuesday, squashing the previous record of $614.90 set in February andRead More →
The company may have included “outdated information” in U.S. trial results for its COVID-19 vaccine, providing an “incomplete view of the efficacy data,” a U.S. federal health agency said in a highly unusual statement released after midnight. AstraZeneca AZN, -2.48% AZN, -3.10% said Monday that interim data from aRead More →
On Thursday evening, President-elect Joe Biden said he will call for $1,400 stimulus checks and more vaccine funds as part of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan. “President-elect Biden announced a proposed relief and recovery package that provides relief that is commensurate with the scale of the economic challengeRead More →
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus illness COVID-19 rose above 231,000 on Monday with cases rising in 42 states, as President Donald Trump continued to criticize a key infectious-disease expert and even hinted he might fire him if he wins Tuesday’s presidential election. Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s foremostRead More →
With all the rest of the news, it is easy to forget that the President’s proposal to delay the payment of social security contributions came into force on 1 September. Specifically, for employees earning less than $104,000, employers could stop withholding 6.2 percent of the employee’s share of socialRead More →
In today’s world, a “one-size-fits-all” retirement concept is not for everyone. Rather than defining retirement as the complete end of a 40-year working career, individuals are increasingly taking early retirement, taking several smaller retirements, or working longer, but only partially. Fortunately, there is a savings instrument that offers specificRead More →
The number of U.S. cases of COVID-19 approached 3 million Wednesday, and Florida’s intensive care units are filling up, as the United States counted a record number of new cases of the deadly disease in a single day, a sign that the virus is far from being contained. DataRead More →
Less than a week after the Government Accountability Office said the Internal Revenue Service had reduced stimulus checks to 1.1 million dead, a report released Monday by Erin Collins, the National Taxpayer Advocate, said the federal tax collector also sent about 74,000 checks to people who were locked upRead More →
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus illness COVID-19 topped 10 million around the world and the death toll surpassed a half million over the weekend, and Florida, South Carolina and Nevada all recorded their highest number of new infections in a single day. Florida counted 9,585 new casesRead More →
The Federal Reserve on Thursday voted to require large banks to preserve capital by suspending share repurchases and cap dividend payments in the third quarter. In a 4-to-1 vote, the Fed will tie the distribution of dividends to a formula based on recent income. The formula sets third-quarter dividends atRead More →
The Food and Drug Administration over the weekend issued a warning on nine alcohol-based hand sanitizers manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico that it says contain wood methanol, a toxic substance that could ultimately result in death of absorbed through the skin or ingested. “Consumers who have beenRead More →
Apple Inc. is facing fresh complaints about the 30% cut it takes from App Store purchases, as European regulators launch two antitrust investigations into the tech giant. Axios reported late Tuesday that Match Group Inc. MTCH, +4.39% , parent company of Tinder, OK Cupid and other popular dating services, criticizedRead 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 →
Automobile-loan delinquencies are at a record high, but experts say this may not impact your ability to get a loan for your car purchase. In the fourth quarter of 2019, the outstanding balance on automobile loans and leases hit a record high of $1.33 trillion, according to data from theRead More →
If you’re actually hoping to retire at any point, the chances are you’re going to need Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. So when the president unveiled his latest budget proposals, amid a chorus of partisan claims and counterclaims, try to block out the noise, and instead focus on the numbersRead More →
China’s extraordinary economic growth over the past four decades transformed the country into the world’s second-biggest economy. The key to this growth is global trade. China is not only the largest trading partner in the world, but it is also central to a myriad of supply chains. From raw materialsRead More →
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is reportedly paying $165 million for a palatial Beverly Hills mansion, and, according to SEC filings, with that sum the Amazon AMZN, -0.70% founder could have footed the entire 2019 federal tax bill his company is planning to pay this year. He’d have $3 million leftRead More →
The human mind often works in fascinating ways that can help or hurt investors. If someone has to deliberately take action in order to participate in something, they are far less likely to do so than if they were signed up automatically with the option of not participating. This opt-in/opt-outRead More →
It was a goddess that inspired Sunny Bertollini to move to Italy. The 50-year-old herbalist, and her husband, Mark Hinshaw, a 72-year-old retired architect, had been coming to Italy on vacation for years. On one trip, they visited an ancient temple to Salus, a Roman goddess of health and well-beingRead More →
