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How this child tax credit proposal could give some families monthly $300 checks

How this child tax credit proposal could give some families monthly $300 checks

President Joe Biden wants a one-year child tax credit expansion to help give families emergency relief. Some lawmakers plan to advocate for a long-term change.

5 years ago
Op-ed: Cannabis investors are about to ride a legislative tailwind in Washington

Op-ed: Cannabis investors are about to ride a legislative tailwind in Washington

With Democrats in both chambers of Congress and a Biden White House, federal legalization may be close to reality.

5 years ago
Long-term unemployment is close to a Great Recession record

Long-term unemployment is close to a Great Recession record

Almost 40% of unemployed workers have been out of a job for at least six months. That means many have entered a particularly risky period of joblessness.

5 years ago
Millions of Americans could miss out on free tax help due to Covid

Millions of Americans could miss out on free tax help due to Covid

Millions of low-income Americans could miss out on free help filing their taxes this year due to Covid.

5 years ago
Companies now have a new tax incentive to pay off workers’ student loans

Companies now have a new tax incentive to pay off workers’ student loans

Incentivized by tax breaks, some employers are slowly reducing the debt burden among workers by offering student loan repayment assistance. 

5 years ago
Fiscal stimulus prospects and strong earnings tailwind may propel stocks in the week ahead

Fiscal stimulus prospects and strong earnings tailwind may propel stocks in the week ahead

Stocks head into the week ahead with a tailwind, as investors focus on a hefty fiscal stimulus package and the solid earnings season.

5 years ago
Pivoting Effectively

Pivoting Effectively

When faced with crisis, startups can respond by considering a pivot in business model, product or service offering, and even how it raises capital. Continue reading

5 years ago
Improving Energy Efficiency using Modern Window Technology

Improving Energy Efficiency using Modern Window Technology

Guest Post | Feb 5, 2021 “An average Canadian spends approximately $130-$150 per month on gas and $125 - $160 on electricity, which makes it on average a total of $3,000 - $3,700 utility bills per year. This means utility bills, which cover a large part of your home or office heating and cooling, would


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5 years ago
Latino-owned businesses are achieving record growth, but big banks still won't fund them

Latino-owned businesses are achieving record growth, but big banks still won't fund them

Latino businesses are growing sales across industries faster that any other group of entrepreneurs, but national banks are still denying them loans.

5 years ago
A $15 federal minimum wage is out of the latest stimulus package for now

A $15 federal minimum wage is out of the latest stimulus package for now

Senate Democrats on Friday advanced President Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package, without a key part that would increase the minimum wage to $15.

5 years ago
First Major DeFi Hack of the Year Explained

First Major DeFi Hack of the Year Explained

The Defiant | Owen Fernau | Feb 5, 2021 The latest on the Yearn Finance exploit below. Yearn Finance, the yield aggregation protocol founded by Andre Cronje, has been hacked. One of the platform’s so-called vaults lost $11M, and the attacker got away with $2.8M. It’s the first DeFi hack of the year, after $100M


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5 years ago
Biden says next stimulus checks will be $1,400. How they could be targeted

Biden says next stimulus checks will be $1,400. How they could be targeted

President Joe Biden isn't backing down from sending $1,400 checks to Americans. But he says those payments could be targeted at people who need them most.

5 years ago
SpaceX says its Starlink satellite internet service now has over 10,000 users

SpaceX says its Starlink satellite internet service now has over 10,000 users

Elon Musk's SpaceX disclosed on Thursday that its Starlink satellite internet service now has "over 10,000 users in the United States and abroad."

5 years ago
NFL star Andrew Whitworth has big plans to help bridge education gaps

NFL star Andrew Whitworth has big plans to help bridge education gaps

LA Rams player Andrew Whitworth has been nominated for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. He's also committed to serving others.

5 years ago
U.S. is worst among rich nations for worker benefits

U.S. is worst among rich nations for worker benefits

Americans get less generous employee benefits than residents of peer countries, as judged by factors like healthcare and vacation days, according to Zenefits.

5 years ago