David Solomon (Getty Images) Goldman Sachs Chief Executive David Solomon said he spent every day in the office at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. “It wasn’t a decision, like I woke up one day and said, ‘I’m going to be in the office every day during the pandemic,’” Solomon told …
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Hi, I started working when I was 19 and have been saving half of my salary since my mid-20s. Now at 52, I am tired of both the rat race and workplace politics. With the virus, it feels even worse. I have saved about $ 800,000 in trading, $ 800,000 …
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Dear MarketWatch, My husband and I are in our mid-50s and plan to retire in about 10 years. We live in northern New Jersey and want to move somewhere that has less extreme weather and lower taxes. We will have around $ 6,500-$ 7,500 a month in retirement, inclusive of …
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Federal prosecutors have accused Steve Bannon, former adviser to President Donald Trump, and three others of misleading donors to the “We Build the Wall” campaign, but some who gave money to the cause say they’re not victims and would gladly donate again. Bannon, U.S. Air Force veteran Brian Kolfage, and …
Read More »Key Words: Trump on accused Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell: ‘I wish her well’
“ “I wish her well.” ” That was President Donald Trump’s response Tuesday to a reporter’s question about Ghislaine Maxwell, who is in jail awaiting trial on charges that she recruited girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. Speaking at a White House coronavirus briefing for the first time since …
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Anthony Fauci is on a mission to get more Americans to take COVID-19 seriously. In an interview with InStyle magazine, in which he posed wearing sunglasses and stars-and-stripes socks, Fauci said this of his original advice to not wear face masks: “I don’t regret anything I said then because in …
Read More »‘I don’t regret what I did’: Dominic Cummings defends 260-mile car trip during coronavirus lockdown
Dominic Cummings, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s most senior adviser, on Monday defended his 260-mile trip to Durham amid calls to resign for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules. News Pulse:Key Boris Johnson adviser Dominic Cummings defends travel to Durham amid U.K. lockdown, says he has not offered resignation In an unprecedented …
Read More »Key Words: Dr. Anthony Fauci responds to rebuke by Rand Paul: ‘I give advice according to the best scientific evidence’
“ “I have never made myself out to be the end all and only voice in this. I’m a scientist, a physician and a public health official. I give advice according to the best scientific evidence.” ” That’s Dr. Anthony Fauci, responding Tuesday to a rebuke by Sen. Rand Paul …
Read More »The Moneyist: ‘I owe child support from my first marriage and did not receive a stimulus check. Does President Trump not realize that I now have another family to take care of?’
Dear Moneyist, I owe back child support for a son from my first marriage, and so I have not received a stimulus check. Does President Trump not realize I now have another family to take care of? They need me now. If I can’t feed my family, I will do …
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