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New stimulus package makes it easier to qualify for food stamps. Here’s what you need to know

The most recent stimulus package will increase monthly food stamps for families by 15%. It also makes it easier to qualify for the benefit.

4 years ago

Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $401 million, Powerball's top prize is $363 million. Here's how to protect your privacy if you win

A handful of states allow big winners to remain completely anonymous. In others, if you plan ahead, you may be able to shield your identity.

4 years ago

Morgan Stanley repays $1.7 million to college savers for high-cost investments

Morgan Stanley is paying back 2,300 customers invested in high-cost 529 plans, which are tax-advantaged accounts for education.

4 years ago

Covid is making it harder to get into a top college

With early admissions largely decided, high school seniors face a grim reality: Covid-19 is making it harder to get into the nation’s top schools.  

4 years ago

Here's how companies factor in environmental, social and corporate governance concerns

Impact investing incorporates environmental, social and governance. Here's a look at how these factors fit into the analytical process, and how they add value.

4 years ago

How college students are turning hobbies into side hustles — and extra cash

College Voices: The coronavirus pandemic has encouraged more and more college students to start their own businesses or look into how to make extra cash.

4 years ago

If stimulus checks are raised to $2,000, here's how that would work

$600 stimulus checks are on the way. Now there's an effort to raise them to $2,000. Here's how that would work.

4 years ago

Good news: Millions of Americans likely won't lose a week of unemployment benefits

According to the U.S. Labor Department, millions of Americans using two unemployment programs likely won't miss a week of benefits, despite Covid bill delay.

4 years ago

6 Ways a Collaboration Software Can Improve Your Business Operations

Guest Post | Dec 29, 2020 Teams today -- particularly those forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to work remotely -- struggle with adjusting and simplifying their collaboration process. If you’re struggling with the same thing, know that no matter your team and business size, you can work things out with helpful collaboration software (also known


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4 years ago

It’s instant – I get a message, and it’s received: Central bankers comb for crypto clues as Bahamas launches ‘Sand Dollar’

Reuters | Tom Wilson | Dec 21, 2020 A botanical green smoothie and a snapper fish burger, it was. In a Bahamas health-food cafe. But future generations might look back at this as a pivotal moment - the first national launch of a technology that could upend commercial banking and even shake the U.S. dollar’s


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4 years ago

Fintech in Atlantic Canada

Fintech Confidential Issue 3 | Maria Pacurar & Alicia Roisman Ismach | Dec 29, 2020 The history of the financial services industry in Atlantic Canada goes back to the early 1800s with the establishment in 1820 of the first chartered bank in Canada, the Bank of New Brunswick, later followed by the founding in Halifax


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4 years ago

Small mom-and-pop businesses that took PPP loans may face a surprise tax bomb

Small businesses that took forgivable loans are getting a handful of tax breaks, including deductions on their federal return. States may not be so generous.

4 years ago

How to find a good end-of-year deal if you're in the market for a new car

While incentives are not as plentiful as they typically are in December, you can still find some makes and models with good deals.

4 years ago

$600 stimulus checks are officially on the way. Here's who will get them first

The $600 stimulus checks could arrive as early as tonight for those who have direct deposit, according to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin.

4 years ago

Trump signs off on $600 stimulus checks, but a vote on $2,000 direct payments is still happening

President Donald Trump signs a coronavirus relief and government funding package into law, which includes $600 stimulus check payments to Americans.

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