Like many self-employed Americans, Andre Shakti has lost most of her income over the past few weeks. Most of the clients who used to see her in person have stopped calling, the business where she worked as an independent contractor is closed, and a conference she co-organizes has been canceled. …
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Dear Moneyist, In 2018, I made about $ 155,000 with my wife. In 2019, I got a promotion and our combined annual income was $ 198,000. I filed my taxes early as I am very responsible, and now I found out that, had I had not filed my 2019 taxes, …
Read More »The Margin: Ocasio-Cortez after getting criticized for wearing a $232 dress in TV appearance: ‘I rent, borrow and thrift my clothes’
The New York Post completely owned the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat this weekend, as BuzzFeed’s Tom Gara pointed out: NY Post having an extremely normal one pic.twitter.com/rvOsHy5xYS — Tom Gara (@tomgara) February 22, 2020 In total, the Post posted 12 separate stories on the New York congresswoman on Saturday alone, according …
Read More »NewsWatch: ‘Godfather’ of technical analysis says stock-market downturn is going to get worse: ‘I am looking at a 10% drop maybe a little bit more’
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE It is going to get worse before it gets better for the stock market, says prominent technical analyst Ralph Acampora. See full story. ‘My daughter has been chiding me for frivolously spending her inheritance. Now she won’t speak to me’ ‘My financial adviser assures me that if …
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