Millions of Americans have lost their job during the COVID-19 outbreak and are relying on unemployment benefits as they pay their bills and re-start their career. That’s a serious challenge they face right now. Without some planning, they could also face a future problem — an unanticipated, unbudgeted tax bill …
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If you’re looking for an eco-friendly primer, PPG General-Purpose Primer Zero should definitely be on your list. If you’re painting new surfaces inside, it’s important to first prime them. And if you’re concerned about your home’s indoor air quality, you need to pay attention to VOCs. Those are the …
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A cartoon posted on a local newspaper’s Facebook page is using the Holocaust to criticize Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s order requiring masks to curb the spread of the coronavirus. “Lockdown Laura says: Put on your mask … and step onto the cattle car,” the caption reads. Dane Hicks, chairman of …
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A benchmark commodities index lost about 20% in the first half of 2020, with the energy sector leading the decline as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged demand for petroleum. Uranium, though, stands out as a resilient performer that’s likely to continue to do well in the second half of the year. …
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On the tiny Balearic island of Formentera, sometimes called Ibiza’s sister island, Raquel Calafat has been working hard to get the hotel that her great-grandfather established in the 1950s ready to greet tourists, who have been eerily absent for months. Calafat speaks of “corazones divididos” — hearts divided — to …
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The quarter has been stellar, with the Nasdaq COMP, +0.74% in particular on fire, but the Russell 2000 RUT, +0.40% hasn’t been far behind. Russell 2000 — a contender. Our call of the day from Mary Lisanti, president of Lisanti Capital Growth and manager of the Lisanti Small Cap Growth …
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“ ‘My confidence is rising quite rapidly that this is, in fact, becoming the fourth, real McCoy, bubble of my investment career. The great bubbles can go on a long time and inflict a lot of pain but at least I think we know now that we’re in one. And …
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Investors usually must contend with a trade-off between income and growth. Not so with the Reaves Utility Income fund, which has a 6.48% dividend yield and performance that has beaten the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.30% over the past 10 and 15 years. That’s unusual, given that the benchmark index …
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At the risk of sounding like Thomas Friedman, who is famous for getting insights from taxi drivers, when I get in an Uber UBER, +2.14% or a Lyft LYFT, +7.02% I often find myself talking to the driver. About the job, the company, the passengers, and so on. One of …
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