There are lots of ideas you can pick on to make your child’s bedroom a safe haven. The challenge really is in picking just the most appropriate ideas for your child. First, you must pick on what is most important and ensures safety, security, and good health. Factors such as …
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The coronavirus pandemic is “not even close to being over,” according to the head of the World Health Organization, and the worst is still to come, in what was a grim assessment of the state of affairs some six months after the first cases were reported in China. “Six months …
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The numbers don’t lie. Economists at Freddie Mac report home purchase demand is up 20% annually and at its highest level of activity since 2009. The Mortgage Bankers Association delivered similar data this week, with purchase applications up for a ninth straight week. On a yearly basis, the MBA shows …
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Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Mortgage interest rates just dropped to historically low levels. That has become the trend recently as market moves, and actions by the Federal Reserve, continue to not only keep rates steady and low, but push them even lower. Mortgage News Daily reported this …
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Are a group of retail investors about to get grounded? Over the past two months, investors have plowed so much money into an exchange-traded fund with an out-of-favor investing thesis that it’s recently become one of only a handful of ETFs to reach $ 1 billion in assets under management. …
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There has been a yawning gap for some time between growth and value stocks, and the coronavirus pandemic has only widened the disparity. James Solloway, chief market strategist at investment manager SEI Investments, expects that to change — soon. “There are periods where leadership changes in a drastic and dramatic …
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No matter the origin or first use of the phrase “keeping up with the Joneses,” the meaning of it has remained the same over time: spending beyond one’s means in an attempt to financially and socially keep up with one’s neighbors or social circle. When striving to keep up with …
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The numbers: Builders started construction on new homes in the U.S. at a pace of 1.57 million in January, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. This represented a 3.6% decrease from a revised 1.63 million in December, but was 21.4% higher than a year ago. Permitting activity, however, hit yet another …
Read More »Key Words: Mark Zuckerberg again calls for Big Tech to be regulated, even if it’s bad for business
Facebook Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg is once again calling for more regulation of Big Tech, even if it affects his company’s bottom line. “I believe good regulation may hurt Facebook’s business in the near term but it will be better for everyone, including us, over the long term.” That’s what Facebook’s …
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