[FOX NEWS, Associated Press] BEDMINSTER, N.J. — President Donald Trump signed executive orders Saturday for a deferment on payroll taxes, an extension of unemployment insurance and a moratorium on rental evictions. The president also signed an order that would defer student loans. The “payroll tax holiday” will affect Americans making less […]
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[Business Insider, Getty Images] The average American family has $40,000 in liquid savings, across savings and checking accounts, according to data from the Federal Reserve’s 2016 Survey of Consumer Finances. Many factors impact the amount the typical American actually has saved, including age, household size, education level, and even whether […]
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[Business Insider, Getty Images] The average American has a FICO credit score of 703, according to data from Experian — that’s considered ‘good’ by FICO’s ratings. Credit scores are numerical ratings of your borrowing and repayment history, commonly used by banks to determine eligibility for loans and interest rates. People over 50 have […]
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[MarketWatch, Getty Images] The crisis could blow a $60 billion hole in retirement plans It is insane that our tax-deferred retirement plans depend on our employers, and we’ve got yet more reasons to prove it. Sixty billion of them. That’s how many dollars that U.S. workers are likely to lose […]
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[The Guardian] NOAA forecasts 25 possible storms with winds of 39mph and up ‘We expect more, stronger, and longer-lived storms than average’ The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted an “extremely active” hurricane season in the US in an already record-breaking year for storms. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center […]
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[FOX NEWS] There’s a fear that once PPP money fades, small businesses could see a wave of layoffs Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., outlines his Paycheck Protection Program bill and how it would help small businesses during coronavirus. A relief program that threw a critical lifeline to small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic is set to expire Saturday with […]
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[The Hill, Getty Images] The U.S. has jumped into the top 25 countries on the annual Bloomberg Misery Index, which looks at unemployment and inflation numbers to forecast how miserable the citizens of 60 different nations are. Bloomberg reported Thursday that the U.S. went from the No. 50 slot to No. […]
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[CNN] Washington — Amid escalating tensions with both North Korea and Iran, President Donald Trump’s advisers hesitated to give him military options fearing the President might accidentally take the US to war and deliberately informed their counterparts in both countries that they did not know what the President would do next, multiple […]
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[ABC NEWS] The number of daily cases Thursday is the highest since May 24, when 2,508 new cases were reported. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that the state’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases have reached 188,424, including 7,594 deaths. The deaths include: -Bond County: 1 female 60s-Cook County: 1 […]
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[New York Post] As he continues to help steer the nation through the coronavirus outbreak, top infectious diseases doc Anthony Fauci says he has another worry on his mind — the next pandemic to hit humanity, according to a report. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious […]
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