Month: August 2021

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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Elon Musk’s SpaceX revealed new details about plans for the next-generation of satellites in its Starlink internet system in federal filings on Wednesday, including that the company intends to use its massive Starship rocket as the primary vehicle to deliver the spacecraft to orbit. SpaceX filed an amendment with the Federal Communications Commission that included
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In this article DIS (L-R): Jonathan Becker (Research and Development Imagineer), Josh D’Amaro (Chairman, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products), Richard-Alexandre Peloquin (Research Engineer Imagineer). Christian Thompson Disney’s Imagineers are always looking to create bigger and better attractions for its theme parks — and there are few things larger than life than the Incredible Hulk. With
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Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Washington, DC., February 3, 2021. Susan Walsh | Pool | Reuters The U.S. Department of Education announced on Thursday it will cancel $5.8 billion in student debt for more than 320,000 borrowers. The
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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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Space may be the final frontier, but we can’t go far on rocket fuel. Now, two scientists are working on a device that may one day make the “impulse engine” from Star Trek real. For more information about the MEGA Drive concept: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269207998_Theory_of_a_Mach_Effect_Thruster_I https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/niac_2018_phii_woodward_macheffects_2_tagged.pdf #Moonshot #Science #BloombergQuicktake ——– Like this video? Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 Become a
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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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@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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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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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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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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John Stoltzfus encouraged investors to remain optimistic despite this week’s wild market swings. The Wall Street bull, who serves as Oppenheimer Asset Management’s chief investment strategist, said he doubts that the Covid-19 delta variant and Federal Reserve tightening worries will spark a significant downdraft. “I not only think it can edge higher, I think it
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Thailand, now in the top five destinations customers of travel insurer Seven Corners are booking, requires visitors be insured for Covid treatment. Saowakhon Brown | Moment | Getty Images The ever-evolving Covid-19 pandemic is reshaping where Americans spend their travel dollars and how they protect that investment. That’s according to the latest findings from travel
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