The U.S. economy is recovering but there’s still a long way before it comes back to even. With the overhang of the presidential election largely behind us, Congress should quickly pass another stimulus bill. Although U.S. GDP rose 7.4% in the third quarter of 2020, the economy is still more …
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There are few things better than returning home to a nice warm house in the winter months and it is important that you are able to keep the home warm so that everyone can be happy, cozy and comfortable. But how can you achieve this without spending a fortune on …
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Bill Burr Getty Images “I’ll probably get cancelled.” Yes, Bill Burr saw the backlash coming early in his opening monologue on “Saturday Night Live.” In retrospect, it wasn’t really all that hard to be so prophetic, considering his material touched on everything from wearing masks and assault to gay pride …
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Dear Moneyist, I went through a divorce about five years ago and my youngest child will graduate college this spring. I have just gotten my finances stable again and I am back saving money. I have about eight to 10 years left to work, and should have enough saved for …
Read More »Key Words: Bill Gates: Poor U.S. response is making pandemic picture ‘more bleak than I would have expected’
“ “The global picture and the U.S. picture are both more bleak than I would have expected.” ” That’s Bill Gates, the Microsoft Corp. MSFT, +1.26% co-founder whose philanthropic foundation has long funded the global fight against infectious diseases, speaking about the coronavirus pandemic Thursday night during a virtual town …
Read More »Capitol Report: McConnell, Rubio support House bill changing Paycheck Protection Program, but other Senate Republicans raise concerns
Some key Senate Republicans are throwing their support behind a bipartisan House bill that would give small businesses more time to use Paycheck Protection Program loans and let borrowers spend less of their loan proceeds on payroll, but other GOP senators have concerns about the measure, potentially preventing swift action …
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We’ve got a meaty call of the day from Pershing Square Capital Management hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman, who told investors on a call on Wednesday that he is dumping shares in Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A, -0.52% BRK.B, -0.61%. While Buffett is always the main attraction in a room, Ackman …
Read More »The Margin: Bill Gates offers up an idea to help fight the coronavirus pandemic — AOC fires back with snarky response
Teddy Schleifer, “finance and influence” editor at technology news website Recode, on Wednesday tweeted out a link to his story about how Bill Gates is working to convince his fellow billionaires to donate more in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. The Microsoft MSFT, -1.46% co-founder suggested the creation of …
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Bill Gates says there’s one key to safely reopening the U.S. economy: Testing. The Microsoft Corp. MSFT, +1.82% co-founder, whose namesake foundation has long funded the global fight against infectious diseases, told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday that the U.S. needs to be smart about reopening as the coronavirus pandemic …
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