The financial hurdles women confront to attain financial security in retirement can be colossal, as a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing last week validated bluntly. The hearing entitled, “Women and Retirement: Unique Challenges and Opportunities to Pave a Brighter Future” focused on the barriers that women face in planning …
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Dear Moneyist, I am a 72-year-old widow. Three years ago, I met a man, 76. We developed a relationship and, after six months of dating, I moved in with him. He wanted to travel and we did. He paid for all our first-class travel, and very expensive cruises, safaris and …
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The McAfee logo is displayed at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February 2019. AFP/Getty Images McAfee Corp. is seeking a return to being a public company, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Monday. McAfee registered to raise up to $ 100 million, although …
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MarketWatch photo illustration/Getty Images|iStockphoto Elon Musk, who’s got your vote in November? “ ‘Let’s just see how the debates go… I think that’s going to be the thing that decides things for America.’ ” That’s his cagey answer when Kara Swisher posed the question in Monday’s episode of her “Sway” …
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People walk past a sign encouraging social distance in a shopping street in Solihull, central England on September 14, 2020. oli scarff/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images European stocks rose on Monday, as foreign investors went shopping for bargains in a flurry of activity. Down 3.6% last week in its worst performance since …
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Devon Energy Corp. and WPX Energy Inc. are in talks to combine, according to people familiar with the matter, in a move that could help the energy companies weather a prolonged industry slump. The companies are discussing an all-stock deal that would create an entity with a combined current market …
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Johnson & Johnson’s investigational COVID-19 vaccine entered Phase 3 clinical trials this week, making it the fourth vaccine candidate in the U.S. to do so and providing additional details that can help investors differentiate the pool of late-stage coronavirus vaccines. Shares of J&J JNJ, +0.68% were up 0.3% in trading …
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Chuck Feeney Atlantic Philanthropies “ ‘I believe strongly in giving while living. I see little reason to delay giving when so much good can be achieved through supporting worthwhile causes today. Besides, it’s a lot more fun to give while you live than to give while you are dead.’ ” …
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Many young Americans say they don’t expect to get Social Security when they retire, but it’s the older workers of today who may see the first cuts to their benefits. The Congressional Budget Office released an updated budget outlook on Wednesday, originally published in July, to reflect the impact the …
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