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WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy grew at a solid 3.2 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, a far better outcome than expected, overcoming a host of headwinds including global weakness, rising trade tensions and a partial government shutdown. The advance in the gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Additional provocative commentaries about women written by Stephen Moore, President Donald Trump’s pick for the Federal Reserve board, emerged Tuesday, a day after a second White House Fed choice withdrew from consideration. In a column for the Washington Times, Moore wrote in 2000 that “Colleges are places for rabble-rousing. For men to [...]
Ohio’s savings and investment program for disabled individuals has hit an important milestone since its inception in 2016, state Treasurer Robert Sprague recently announced. The STABLE program — the state’s iteration of the federal Achieving a Better Life Experience program — has surpassed the 10,000-member marker, which should result directly in Ohio residents with disabilities [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The financial condition of the government’s bedrock retirement programs for middle- and working-class Americans remains shaky, with Medicare pointed toward insolvency by 2026, according to a report Monday by the government’s overseers of Medicare and Social Security. It paints a sobering picture of the programs, though it’s relatively unchanged from last year’s [...]
The estimated true cost of elder fraud in Ohio is nearly $806 million, according to a recent report. The Compritech research team calculated the true cost of elder fraud, a challenging task because the vast majority of fraud incidents is suspected to remain unreported. The team based its findings on the finding that only 1 [...]
LONDON — Brexit may be causing all sorts of uncertainty in Britain but it doesn’t seem to be putting off foreign investors. In a survey on corporate deal-making, consulting and accounting firm EY says Britain is the top investment destination in the world for the first time in the report’s 10-year history — overtaking the [...]
LONDON — Brexit may be causing all sorts of uncertainty in Britain but it doesn’t seem to be putting off foreign investors. In a survey on corporate deal-making, consulting and accounting firm EY says Britain is the top investment destination in the world for the first time in the report’s 10-year history — overtaking the [...]
CLARKSVILLE, Mo. — The window of the Bee Naturals bath-and-body shop offers a view out of a Mark Twain novel: The sprawling Mississippi River at one of its widest points lapping against a small-town Missouri waterfront as barges float by and eagles dart in the air above. But with a major flood receding and predictions [...]
No one wants to lose money, particularly for retirement. But it happens — people lose track of, or don’t know they have, retirement accounts. It’s surprisingly easy to do. People switch jobs, move, change names and the company or plan provider loses track of them. Or an employee can’t keep track after a company is [...]
You signed the papers, got the keys and opened the front door. Now, that quaint little place is all yours. But more freedom comes with more responsibility. A lot changes once you’re a homeowner. Here’s how to prepare for a few of the adjustments — emotionally and financially. 1. YOU THINK ABOUT MONEY MORE OFTEN [...]