Once you reach age 65 and are eligible for Medicare, sorting through your options can be tricky. Add in any layer of complexity to the maze — i.e., jumping in and out of the workforce, dropping and picking up coverage — and look out. The program comes with rules — lots of them. And if
Medical staff check a patient’s condition at a temporary hospital converted from “Wuhan Livingroom” in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, Feb. 10, 2020. Xiong Qi | Xinhua | Getty Images The flu-like coronavirus that has sickened more than 43,100 people in over two dozen countries now has a name: Covid-19. The CO stands for corona,
An Under Armour store front is seen on November 04, 2019 in Sunrise, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Under Armour shares plummeted Monday morning after the company reported sales that missed analysts’ estimates during the holiday quarter and issued a bleak outlook. It said it is facing “ongoing demand challenges” for its athletic apparel
Valentin Stalf, CEO of N26, at the bank’s office in Berlin, Germany. Wolfgang Kumm | picture alliance | Getty Images German online bank N26 has told customers it’s pulling out of the U.K. because it won’t have a license to operate there after Brexit. The Berlin-based firm launched in Britain in October 2018, about six
Tourists take a picture with the market bull near the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images For decades investing legend Bob Farrell was a top Wall Street strategist known for predicting changes in overall stock market direction. Farrell, 88, was the chief stock market analyst and senior investment
For most Americans approaching their golden years — no matter their wealth — how much income they will have in retirement, where it will be coming from and how to spend it are major concerns. But where to spend it may be just as important in determining quality of life after they punch their last
A woman wearing a protective mask looks at her mobile phone while waiting for transport at Hongqiao high-speed railway station before Lunar New Year in Shanghai, China, Jan. 22, 2020. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China has released a mobile app that tracks people and alerts them if they have been in “close
Monzo co-founder and CEO Tom Blomfield. Monzo Tom Blomfield doesn’t think big banks will ever undergo a digital transformation. The British fintech entrepreneur says banking behemoths like Barclays and HSBC are saddled with outdated technology and a risk-averse culture to respond to the challenge that upstarts like his digital bank, Monzo, present. “The banks really
The outbreak of the coronavirus is a “true black swan” for the oil and energy market, and as crude prices continue to move lower the worst may not be over yet, Ned David Research said in a note to clients Monday. Analyst Warren Pies noted that the outbreak has reduced Chinese demand for oil by
NICHOLAS KAMM As student debt continues to climb, President Donald Trump released a budget for 2021 on Monday that would slash many of the programs aimed at helping borrowers. Student loan spending would be cut by $170 billion in Trump’s plan, titled “A Budget for America’s Future.” The cuts include “sensible annual and lifetime loan