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The current economic downtown has been odd in so many ways. Why shouldn't it expose some economic myths and misconceptions as unreliable, if not outright untrue? When it comes to understanding the relationships involving home prices, bank deposits, interest rates and unemployment, many disconnects arise.

Keep giving them that extra $600 a week, or at least some emergency payment, as unemployment benefits. That’ s the loose consensus of economists and many Washington lawmakers contacted by McClatchy, as President Donald Trump and Congress engage in tense closed-door negotiations on the next federal economic relief package. Democrats are eager to continue the…

CNO Financial Group this month beat back a lawsuit accusing it of being in cahoots with New York hedge fund managers prosecutors once described as perpetrating perhaps the biggest fraud since Bernie Madoff's. CNO executives say they didn't know it at the time, but Beechwood Re Ltd. turned out to be affiliated with the $1 billion New York- based hedge fund…

One of the key recommendations of the report was the development of a National Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Science Framework to be led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report is a culmination of about a three-year study by a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine panel brought together by the CDC…

Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release:. As Hurricane Douglas approaches the islands with the potential for high winds and heavy rains, Hawaiian Electric is proactively preparing to respond, and customers should have their emergency plans in place. Forecasts show that wind and heavy rain could reach Hawaii Island on Sunday morning.

Jeff Fortenberry, R- Neb., has introduced legislation to “limit the price of insulin drugs accessible for participants, beneficiaries, and enrollees enrolled in group or individual health insurance coverage and group health plans and for uninsured individuals who have diabetes.” Angie Craig, D- Minn. It was jointly referred to the House Energy and Commerce and…

Jul. 23– Good morning from Augusta. After doing this exercise once in January, the Bangor Daily News is asking readers to share the political issues they care about most going into the 2020 general election as part of a “citizens agenda” model of political coverage. For example, Democrats cared most about climate or the environment and health care while Republicans…

I am an elected official, a Black woman, a mother of two daughters who are destined to become future leaders, and the wife for 26 years of a retired U.S. Navy veteran. These values are freedom, equality and justice for all, which are important components of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence and are echoed in our laws today. All Americans, including…

Roughly 2,000 furloughed workers of MotorCity Casino Hotel are poised to lose their employer-sponsored health insurance on Aug. 1 as all three Detroit casinos remain closed under Gov. The Detroit casinos shut down March 16 as the coronavirus pandemic hit. Although some of the 24 tribal casinos within Michigan have since reopened, the governor hasn't given…

Edison, NJ—- 07/23/2020– The latest 116+ page survey report on Global Home Health Care Services Market is released by HTF MI covering various players of the industry selected from global geographies like North America Country, South America, Asia Country, Europe Country, Other Country A perfect mix of quantitative& qualitative Market information highlighting…

“Caring for your home throughout the year has many benefits, including improving the chance it will survive a wildfire,” said Kelly Glover, director of personal property underwriting at Mercury Insurance. Wildfire land management expert Douglas Kent, author of Firescaping: Protecting Your Home with a Fire-Resistant Landscape, addresses this and some of the…

Edison, NJ—- 07/23/2020– The latest 106+ page survey report on Global Digital InsurTech Market is released by HTF MI covering various players of the industry selected from global geographies like China, USA, Europe, Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia& South America. A perfect mix of quantitative& qualitative Market information highlighting developments,…

Edison, NJ—- 07/23/2020– Latest Market intelligence report released by HTF MI with title “Global Health Insurance Exchange Market Size, Status and Forecast 2019-2025” is designed covering micro level of analysis by manufacturers and key business segments. Some of the key players profiled in the study are Accenture, CGI, Deloitte, IBM, Infosys, MAXIMUS, Oracle, Xerox,…

How many times have you seen an inexplicable murder or mass killing on the TV news and the only quotes are from neighbors who could not fathom what went wrong, that“ he seemed like such a nice guy.” Roy Den Hollander, the now-dead 72- year-old lawyer believed to have shown up Sunday at the central New Jersey home of a federal judge and shot to death her 21- year-old son…