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: ‘We shouldn’t be complacent’: Suicide deaths fell during the 2020 pandemic — but what caused the decline?

Preliminary estimates suggest that suicide deaths declined amid the unprecedented mental-health and economic challenges last year. But experts are urging against complacency — and raising concerns about certain populations during the pandemic’s second year. The U.S. had 2,677 fewer suicide deaths in 2020 than in 2019, translating to a 5.6% …

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Dispatches from a Pandemic: ‘We can’t compete with all cash’: The struggle is real to buy a home during COVID-19

After renting their home in Aurora, Colo., for the last six years, Kristin Mallory and her husband were ready to make the leap to becoming homeowners. And while they went into the home-buying process expecting a challenge, what they’ve encountered is nothing like they’ve expected. “We had no idea how …

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How to Maximize the Resale Value of Your Home During the Pandemic

April 2, 2021 How to Maximize the Resale Value of Your Home During the Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of modern society, from education and technology to real estate and finance. On the one hand, we’ve witnessed breakthroughs in communication and medical technology that have made our …

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Personal Finance Daily: The struggle is real to buy a home during the pandemic, and can colleges mandate COVID-19 vaccines for students?

Hi there, MarketWatchers. We’re kicking off our new money challenge on April 5! Spring Clean Your Finances in Just 4 Weeks focuses on small, manageable steps you can take to tackle your financial goals. Stay tuned for weekly challenges on Mondays in April in this newsletter, and follow us on …

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The Ratings Game: Wayfair’s customer base jumped ahead by 2 years during COVID, setting the retailer up for long-term growth: Truist

Wayfair Inc. W, -1.78% was upgraded to buy from hold at Truist Securities, with analysts estimating that the e-commerce home goods retailer accelerated its active customer base by two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. Truist raised its price target to $ 375 from $ 315. Wayfair said in its fourth-quarter …

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: Scotts Miracle-Gro’s first Super Bowl ad is part of an effort to keep customers acquired during COVID

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. SMG, -0.04% is having a week of firsts, reporting its first first-quarter profit and debuting its first Super Bowl ad. The company hopes to use this momentum to hold on to the new customers it has acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic. “While we believe some level of …

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: Facing a more quickly spreading coronavirus, Brits are traveling more during the current lockdown than in March

The coronavirus situation in the U.K. is far more pervasive now than in March when the country first locked down. When U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the country’s first lockdown on Mar. 23, 2020, there were 967 new cases. Even in the two months that followed, the highest daily …

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The Moneyist: I have 8 nieces and nephews. What is the appropriate age to stop giving envelopes full of money during the holidays?

Dear Moneyist, I have three children ages 16, 18 and 20 and also eight nieces and nephews ranging in age from 12 to 32. My sticky situation involves the holidays, namely Christmas. We don’t exchange gifts for the kids anymore, but still give them cards and money. I don’t believe …

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