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Home Depot (HD) arch-rival Lowe's Cos. Inc. (LOW) also reports during the week. So do off-price chains TJX Companies Inc., BJ's Wholesale Club and Ross Stores Inc. Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN) also ...
I am on call, and I also do not have child care.' Dear Quentin, I need some advice and, please, no judgment. I racked up credit-card debt when I could not work for two years. I've been working now for ...
After four years of separation and divorce, I finally am officially divorced and I'm happier than ever. But it cost me financially. Then six weeks ago, a man hit and totaled my almost-paid-off vehicle ...
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When I didn't give him money, this co-worker became so enraged that he went on a whispering campaign to everyone at the college and later the community. He then ended up in my newly hired boss's ...
My late father's wife just sent out $200 checks to my sister and me with no explanation. I sent a "thank you" card and asked what it was for, but I got no answer. Then two weeks later I received ...
Medicare beneficiaries who undergo surgery in hospitals owned by private-equity investment funds are 42% more likely to die within the following 30 days than those getting the same operations in ...
Thomas's firm invests in real assets such as farmland, timber and reinsurance. Using a disparate mix of alternative assets mitigates risk more effectively, because each type of alt is not only ...
A SALT exclusion is different from a deduction. In a deduction, the money you spend on state and local taxes is deducted from your taxable income. So it will only partially reduce your federal tax ...
If no legislation is signed by Dec. 31, the current rates set in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 will expire, and the estate-tax exemption will be basically cut in half to about $7 million. Don't ...
A Republican tax proposal could give people age 65 and older an additional deduction of $4,000 in a "senior bonus" that would ease the tax burden on older adults - although it would not end taxes on ...
President Donald Trump's move to defuse an ugly trade war with China not only sparked a massive stock-market rally but also drove down the chances of a recession - for now. The U.S. and China agreed ...