Credit scores are a pivotal part of the home-buying process. Not only does your credit score determine if you qualify for a loan, but it also determines your mortgage terms, most importantly, your interest rate. First-time homebuyers often jump into the process of looking to buy a home without really …
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US authorities warned Wednesday that Chinese hackers were attempting to steal coronavirus data on treatments and vaccines, adding fuel to Washington’s war with Beijing over the pandemic. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said organizations researching COVID-19 were at risk of “targeting and network compromise” by …
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Over the past month, we’ve all become accustomed to the new phrase “social distancing.” The act of keeping 6-feet away from everyone else has helped reduce the spread of the coronavirus, but it’s thrown a massive curveball at the mortgage industry. So, how do you manage the home-closing process in …
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They aren’t frontline workers. They aren’t riding New York City subways. They aren’t stuck in jails or homeless shelters or other congregate facilities where the disease could spread easily. The vast majority of New Yorkers still walking into hospitals with COVID-19 have been sheltering at home and avoiding mass transit. …
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New York’s shelter-in-place mandate has pushed millions of New Yorkers inside. But for the city’s homeless population, that’s meant a choice between crowded shelters, the street and, increasingly, the subway system. Both Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday called for action to help address overcrowding in …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created a litany of questions for companies around the world, but for chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc., there is only one uncertainty: Will people want to buy computers in the second half of the year? AMD AMD, -1.73% revealed strong first-quarter results Tuesday, and tweaked …
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The new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread in the entire world in less than five months after its discovery. Worldwide, there are at least 34,018 recorded deaths so far, with 723,700 confirmed cases. The number of recoveries is at 152,032, and while the 21% chance of recovery is hopeful, to …
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The coronavirus pandemic and its associated quarantine have become the bane of working professionals everywhere. Not only have non-essential businesses closed down, but even current workers are finding it difficult to avoid the risk of contamination. While most employees will be working from home for the next few months, essential …
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Charlie Baker wants answers. The governor of Massachusetts — a Republican, and a former health care executive — wants to know why so many people had to die in nursing homes from the COVID-19 epidemic. “This is one [topic] that’s going to require some pretty-heavy duty analytics,” he said Wednesday. …
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