U.S. stock-index futures quickly give up early gains Sunday evening, as oil prices rose following a historic agreement by major producers to curb production, ending a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. Investors also remain focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, on the lookout for confirmation that the outbreak may be plateauing as they prepare […]
“ ‘This may be the time to consider a universal basic wage which would acknowledge and dignify the noble, essential tasks you carry out. It would ensure and concretely achieve the ideal, at once so human and so Christian, of no worker without rights.’ ” That’s Pope Francis showing support for an idea many countries […]
The $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) delivers good news to individuals and businesses, including meaningful tax relief. The tax relief offered by the CARES Act is over and above the tax relief offered by the earlier Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Finally, the IRS has graciously postponed some […]
The U.S. housing market has shown early signs of trouble as a result of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But at the local level, some markets are expected to fare worse than others, according to a new report. Real-estate date firm Attom Data Solutions released a report last week examining which counties […]
FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron before a meeting on Brexit at the Elysee Palace in Paris Reuters Dave Hunt, a London software salesperson, stayed in the same hospital ICU as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson while sick with COVID-19. Hunt recounted his experience there, […]
President Trump is, by his own account, the world’s greatest dealmaker, a political genius, a natural on television and an expert on, well, everything. “@sherlock1313: .@realDonaldTrump Is there nothing that u don’t pretend to be an expert at?” No, absolutely nothing! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 8, 2013 On Friday, during the question-and-insult part […]
WASHINGTON — Amid a cash crunch threatening to put the U.S. Postal Service out of business, the Trump administration is being accused of blocking bipartisan efforts to provide money to the agency as part of a long-sought conservative effort to privatize mail delivery. The coronavirus pandemic has led to a precipitous drop in mail deliveries, […]