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State and local governments have faced a cash crunch as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. And they’re passing the pain on to homeowners in the form of higher property taxes, according to a new report. A new analysis from real-estate data company Attom Data Solutions found that Americans who …

Neil Schwartzman is used to getting vaccines in order to travel to exotic parts of the world such as the Great Rift Valley of Kenya and Ko Pha Ngan in Thailand.  Over the past 30 years, he has meticulously maintained a vaccination record book to ensure he can safely visit …

Have you received your COVID-19 vaccine shots? That’s what the overwhelming majority of companies are going to be asking their employees, according to a new survey of CEOs in the U.S. 91% of the 140 polled CEOs said their companies will be asking workers to inform them once the workers …

Because of the pandemic and stay-at-home guidelines, we haven’t had to think about mass shootings in awhile. Now that the vaccination program is going strong in the U.S., and the country is opening up, like clockwork, we’re seeing mass shooting after mass shooting. Yesterday, a man with an AR-15 killed …

Hi there, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance Here’s a ray of hope for people worried they missed a valuable tax break on jobless benefits by filing too soon Though jobless benefits count as taxable income, one part of the sprawling law says the first $ 10,200 of …

Dear Quentin, I often read your advice column, and now I have questions of my own. For many years my mother was an intelligent, strong businesswoman who worked her way up the corporate ladder and was making a six-figure salary by the time she was in her mid-40s. She also …

Over the past few weeks the question of whether the Biden administration will achieve a campaign promise to reopen the majority of schools in its first 100 days — and what that goal even means — has occupied the airwaves and the minds of students, parents and teachers.  After the …

The post-recession tech boom in San Francisco appears to be reaching some form of an ending. Thank goodness. Amid much discussion about a potential tech exodus, recent data shows that, writ large, people are not moving away from Silicon Valley and the Bay Area. They are moving out of San …

In an effort to combat fraudulent unemployment insurance claims, which have been rampant in some states during the pandemic, gig workers and self-employed workers will be required to provide documentation of their earnings to get unemployment benefits under the new stimulus package.  Gig workers and self-employed people aren’t traditionally eligible …