The money from the expanded Child Tax Credit, coupled with other benefits in the $ 1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, might cut child poverty in half according to some estimates — but a family needs to access the cash first. A tax return may be one major way to help …
Read More »It’s the Car Locksmith that Can Fix Any Problem!
March 18, 2021 It’s the Car Locksmith that Can Fix Any Problem! Your car key can get damaged, stolen, lost, or stuck in an ignition hole. In these difficult situations, you cannot drive or may get locked in. To get rid of these troublesome situations, you need a car locksmith. …
Read More »Weekend Sip: It’s time to crack open a can (of whiskey, that is)
The can Two Stacks’ Dram in a Can Irish Whiskey, $ 18.99 for a four-pack The back story In recent years, canned beverages have acquired a certain cachet. Craft beer makers have embraced the packaging. And beverage brands are heavily promoting canned cocktails, to say nothing of hard seltzer. What …
Read More »What’s Worth Streaming: What’s worth streaming in March 2021: It’s time to watch some dumb but fun stuff
It’s time to blow off some steam and watch something stupid. March marks a full year since we’ve all been cooped up due to the pandemic, leaving many of us tethered to our TVs to an unhealthy degree. So after such a stressful year, consumers deserve to splurge a bit, …
Read More »: Nissan says it’s not in talks to make Apple’s autonomous car: report
Nissan Motor Co. on Sunday said it was not in talks with Apple Inc. to develop an autonomous electric car, Reuters reported. Earlier, the Financial Times reported Apple had initiated brief, low-level talks that ended over the Japanese auto maker’s reluctance to manufacture Apple-branded cars. “We are not in talks …
Read More »Capitol Report: Companies donate to Biden’s inauguration: It’s ‘a way to try to ingratiate yourself with an incoming president,’ expert says
As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office on Wednesday, prominent U.S. companies are making donations to support his inaugural events, even as the proceedings will be largely online and scaled back. Alphabet’s Google GOOG, -0.23% GOOGL, -0.19%, Boeing BA, -2.66%, Charter Communications CHTR, +0.93%, Comcast CMCSA, -1.80%, Microsoft MSFT, …
Read More »The Margin: Fancy an overnight at legendary Manhattan toy store FAO Schwarz? It’s just $25 on Airbnb.
Those who’ve gotten their hands on newly minted Airbnb shares at their listing price may be thinking the company’s IPO was too good to be true — and there are reasons to consider whether it was — but one new offering on the online booking platform is truly, for some, …
Read More »Key Words: It’s been years since investors have been this fearful of a stock market crash, Nobel-winning economist warns
Everett Collection “ ‘No one knows the future, but given the general lack of investor confidence amid a pandemic and political polarization, there is a chance that a negative, self-fulfilling prophecy will flourish. This highlights the importance of being well diversified in asset classes — including Treasury securities, which are …
Read More »The Conversation: This chart shows which of Trump’s Supreme Court possibilities is the one most likely to stay conservative — and it’s not Amy Coney Barrett
AFP via Getty Images As President Donald Trump looks to fill the Supreme Court seatleft open by the death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, he and other Republicans want to secure a reliable conservative majority on the nation’s highest court for many years to come. They have tried to do this in …
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