More than 250,000 unemployed people in Arizona became the first Americans to receive an extra $ 300 in weekly unemployment benefits on Monday following executive actions taken by President Donald Trump. An executive order that Trump signed Aug. 8 calls for distributing an additional $ 300 in weekly unemployment benefits …
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A woman wears a face mask and goggles walks at LAX airport in Los Angeles. A new study in the latest edition of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene identified 2,311 reports of rumors, stigma and conspiracy theories in 25 languages from 87 countries related to COVID-19. (Photo: …
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Don’t miss these top money and investing features: These money and investing stories, popular with MarketWatch readers this past week, offer ideas about how to manage your financial portfolio at a time when doubts are growing about the extent to which economies can safely reopen as coronavirus cases rise. INVESTING …
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As the COVID-19 crisis has metastasized into an economic recession, millions of Americans are struggling to keep up with their mortgage payments. I fundamentally believe that losing one’s job shouldn’t mean also losing one’s home. This is a core lesson that I learned from the 2008 financial crisis, when I was …
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The dual plagues of the pandemic and racial inequities are shining a powerful light on the cracks and gaps in our systems and revealing the horrific toll of unchecked racism that affect communities of color. I have been flooded with calls from friends, clients, allies, and partners who are not …
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What have the homes you have lived in taught you about decorating? If you think about it, it may be quite a lot. Over the last few months I have been reading many decorating books, both old and new. From how-to’s to high-end coffee table style decorating books. There isn’t …
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Don’t miss these top money and investing features: These money and investing stories, popular with MarketWatch readers this past week, offer ideas about how to manage your financial portfolio and invest strategically at a time when investors have become more optimistic — even as uncertainty about the coronavirus pandemic, corporate …
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We’ve got a meaty call of the day from Pershing Square Capital Management hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman, who told investors on a call on Wednesday that he is dumping shares in Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A, -0.52% BRK.B, -0.61%. While Buffett is always the main attraction in a room, Ackman …
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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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