Deep soaking tubs and larger showers are among the top residential bathroom trends for 2021. Photo courtesy of Michelle Miazga-Hall, Founder + Principal, Port + Quarter // Gabriel Hall (Photographer) Last year’s dramatic events, especially the Covid-19 pandemic, will continue to exert their influence on our homes in this new year. So will the urge
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about what happens to a person’s benefit when an ex files on their record, how to file for retirement benefits after taking spousal benefits first and whether it would be a good idea to take early retirement after disability benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics
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by Martin Armstrong Many are calling it the time to revolt against BigTech. Instead of using Google for searching, which is tracking everything you do, perhaps switch to DuckDuckGo. I would NOT post any personal information on Facebook. Just look at the agenda of the IMF — they will look at everything in the future which is why BigTech is
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Many of the largest oil-producing countries in the world are part of a cartel known as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). In 2016, OPEC allied with other top non-OPEC oil-exporting nations to form an even more powerful entity named OPEC+ or OPEC Plus. The cartel’s goal is to exert control over the
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Fourteen years after Walmart abandoned plans for a bank, the world’s largest bricks-and-mortar retailer may finally be ready to give Wall Street a run for its money. The $422bn discount retailer is partnering with venture capital firm Ribbit Capital, which backs stock-trading platform Robinhood and personal finance start-up Credit Karma, to create a new fintech
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Since its drop below $4,000 in March 2020, Bitcoin (BTC) has ridden a bullish trend all the way past its 2017 all-time high, recently hitting almost $42,000. During that time, however, Bitcoin’s Twitter activity has underperformed in comparison to its price.  Looking at information from crypto data outfit The TIE indicates that Bitcoin’s price is
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PRESS RELEASE. January 12, 2021 – Bitcoin.com Exchange, one of the leading authorities in cryptocurrency exchanges announces the details of the upcoming public sale of the Ideaology Token (IDEA). Ideaology consists of a freelance platform which will accommodate most of the personnel needed to develop projects. The platform’s mission is to provide a host of
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Alethia Nancoo joined Squire Patton Boggs’ 12-person global board. Washington-based Nancoo concentrates on public, private and project debt finance, with particular emphasis on capital markets, infrastructure construction, airport, toll road and surface transportation, mixed-use multifamily housing, and water and sewer utility sectors. For the full story, posted Jan. 12, click here.
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Yikes! (by Half Dollar) A couple of weeks ago, I was speaking with Steve St. Angelo, and we were discussing, among many things, investment demand for physical silver. Not that phony paper silver ETF crap, for I’m talking about the real, shiny phyzz. That discussion can be seen on YouTube here: [embedded content] I bring
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Volkswagen delivered around 5.3 million vehicles to customers around the world in 2020, which represents a 15% drop compared to the previous year, largely attributable to the coronavirus pandemic. December brought some much-needed relief, with sales coming in just 2% lower than the same period last year. Volkswagen (0P6O) was able to maintain its global
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by Michael Snyder Over the years, the big tech companies have made enormous amounts of money by monetizing discussions about politics.  But now that Twitter and Facebook have silenced President Trump and have deeply alienated large portions of their user bases, their stock prices are tumbling.  I figured that this would happen, but I didn’t
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Crypto trading exchange Bakkt, which counts NYSE-owner Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) among its investors, is going public at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) via a merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). SPAC companies raise money from public markets specially for the purpose of merging with startups in
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Chinese money is pouring into Hong Kong’s beaten-down stock market, highlighting the growing sway of mainland traders as political turmoil threatens to undermine the city’s status as a global finance hub. Mainland Chinese investors’ holdings of Hong Kong-listed stocks bought through market link-ups with Shanghai and Shenzhen climbed to a new all-time high of $235.7bn
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Wealth management could use a greater injection of emotional intelligence in its system. Industry leaders who lack emotional intelligence (also known as emotional quotient or EQ) wreak havoc on the workplace by exuding dominance over team members. By focusing on financial figures with a production-line mentality, they suppress innovation in exchange for control. In turn,
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Her Majesty’s Treasury in the U.K. issued a document that details a series of proposals addressing the crypto community. With the consultation, the Treasury is initiating a “regulatory approach to cryptoassets and stablecoins” for 2021 following the Brexit turmoil. Special Focus on Stablecoin Regulation According to the official announcement, the consultation mainly targets stablecoins to
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The simplest and most seemingly innocent things are costing lives. It’s natural for us to want to gather, no matter what warnings the CDC issues about Covid-19. Holidays are so important that many people chose to travel for family gatherings, figuring that they could minimize risks by sanitizing surfaces and wearing masks on planes or
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