Dear MarketWatch, I’m a 63-year-old widow laid off from my restaurant job of 34 years. I’ll never be able to make the money I was making before COVID. I was going to work for a few more years to pay off some bills. I was thinking about getting survivor’s benefits …
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Hi there, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance Will a vaccine protect me? Does sunshine help? These are the most widely shared COVID-19 myths and conspiracy theories Cold weather, snow, sunshine, antibiotics, vitamins and alcohol do NOT protect you from coronavirus. But what about goggles or wearing masks …
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Until July 31, some 30 million jobless Americans received an extra $ 600 a week in unemployment benefits on top of what they would have received from their state as part of the $ 2 trillion CARES Act stimulus package that was passed in March. As a result, the average …
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A small study is raising questions about whether young children could be coronavirus super spreaders, even as the country deliberates how to reopen schools in the coming weeks. One of the few silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic so far has been that the novel coronavirus that has infected more …
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Dear Moneyist, Unfortunately, we are one of the families who only got a $ 200 stimulus payment. We have a family of five that we provide for, but because one of our kids would have owed around $ 800 in federal taxes and would benefit more from us not claiming …
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Major crime in New York City plummeted during the first two weeks under strict stay-at-home orders, but some neighborhoods are seeing more significant decreases than others. Some poorer areas also hard hit by coronavirus have seen burglaries or car thefts rise in the first two weeks under stay-at-home orders, which …
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Millions of Americans are slated to receive $ 1,200 checks as part of a $ 2 trillion stimulus deal — but there’s a cutoff determining who’s eligible for the money. People making over $ 99,000 and married couples making above $ 198,000 will not be receiving the payments, according to …
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Dear Readers, That’s usually the other way around. Normally, readers ask me a question. But this is a time we can figure out what we can do for each other. While more people are working remotely and avoiding public transportation due to the coronavirus, not everyone has the luxury of …
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Renting a dumpster for a home remodelling project or for your spring cleaning adventure is a great idea. It’s an easy way to remove a lot of waste or declutter a home in a short period of time. If you’re wondering how much it will cost you we’ve got the …
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