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Senators tout bill that would make it easier for pregnant women to continue working

A bipartisan Congressional proposal would require employers to make reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers.

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Medicare to start covering the cost of at-home Covid tests in the spring

The announcement comes after Medicare was not included in a Biden administration mandate that insurers cover the cost of at-home tests.

3 years ago

How Stable is your Stablecoin?

Stablecorp | Jean Desgagne | Feb 3, 2022 There is no guessing game.  A VCAD is a digital, secure, transferable bank deposit receipt facilitated by the blockchain. The global stablecoin supply has exploded in 2021, tripling in supply since the start of the year with market cap surpassing USD 100 billion. What was once thought


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Used-car prices may be easing, research shows

In the last few weeks of January, the average price of used cars began to slide, which may signal a return to a more normal market, research shows.

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Senators tout bill that would make it easier for pregnant women to keep working

A bipartisan congressional proposal would require employers to make reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers.

3 years ago

There have never been more ways to build a credit score. Here's what to know

"There's a growing knowledge that a lot of people have been shut out of the traditional credit system," says CreditCard.com analyst Ted Rossman.

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Going abroad? Your destination may require travel insurance

About a dozen countries have added an insurance mandate for tourists during the pandemic era, to cover costs related to Covid-19.

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Don’t make these individual retirement account deduction mistakes

There's still time to make individual retirement account contributions for 2021. Here's how to qualify for a deduction to reduce your tax bill.

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Op-ed: The good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to non-fungible tokens

An NFT stands for "non-fungible token," which is a unique digital asset that has proof of ownership and verification of authenticity held in the blockchain.

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While Valentine’s Day is getting more expensive, going into debt isn't sexy

As Americans recover from Covid's financial strain, couples are less inclined to go into debt for a big, romantic gesture.

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‘I didn't want to wait any longer.’ Meet three entrepreneurs who quit during the 'Great Resignation' to start their own businesses

A record 5.4 million people filed new business applications last year. Here's how three people struck out on their own.

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The SPAC market starts 2022 with abysmal losses, abandoned deals

Companies that went public via SPACs have been among those worst affected by January's sell-off, while many sponsors wereforced to scrap their proposed deals,

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Innovation 360 Webcast: Driving financial inclusion in the U.S.

Fast Company | Innovation 360 Webcast | Jan 20, 2022 Living paycheck to paycheck is one of the biggest sources of economic stress for Americans today—and these anxieties weigh on mental and physical health too. Two-thirds of the U.S. population struggles with one or more aspects of their finances, including spending, saving, borrowing, and planning.


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3 years ago

IRS Special Agent “Seeing ‘Mountains Of Fraud in Cryptocurrencies, NFTs”

ComplianceX | Jack Kelly | Jan 31, 2022 Speaking at a virtual event held on Tuesday by the USC Gould School of Law, Ryan Korner from the IRS Criminal Investigation’s Los Angeles field, said that both NFTs and cryptocurrencies are becoming a growing area of concern for regulators and tax collectors as they’ve steadily become more mainstream. Korner


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3 years ago

List of Digital Nomad Visas (TechPats) by Country

Nomad Girl | Tracey Johnson  | Feb 2, 2022 Many countries, especially the one’s dependent on tourism, have seen their economies decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic. To offer relief to their economies they embark on bringing in long term stayers via specially designed visas for freelancers and digital nomads. The idea is those long term


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