U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Affordable Health Care for America Act during a ceremony with fellow Democrats in the East Room of the White House March 23, 2010 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty ImagesDespite suffering from a past heart attack and diabetes a woman was able to receive medical coverage through Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Other states, meanwhile, have fully adopted the Affordable Care Act — and gone further to cover their residents. In 2020, Califo

The Rockland County town is about 35 miles (56 kilometers) north of New York City. That allowed police to find his vehicle as he entered New York City, where police apprehended. Cuomo, who called the stabbings a “cowardly act,” directed the New York State Police hate crimes task force to investigate. Jewish communities in the New York City metropolitan area have been left shaken following a deadly Dec. 10 shooting rampage at a Jersey City kosher market. And this past week in New York City itself

Aramco’s market cap rose to $2 trillion on its second day of trading on the Saudi Arabian stock exchange, Tadawul. With shares above 35 in Saudi Arabian riyals as of Friday, the company’s market cap was over 7 trillion riyals (US $1.87 trillion). Shares have shed nearly 33% since the IPO, closing just above the $30 level on Friday at a $51.5 billion market cap. As of Friday, XP shares are up nearly 12% since the IPO at $38.49, a market cap of about $21.2 billion. With the stock at €32.65 a share

Financial experts typically recommend $1 million as the gold standard for retirement savings. But in some cities, that amount doesn’t stretch as far as you might hope. To determine how long a $1 million retirement fund would last, personal-finance website SmartAsset looked at average expenses for seniors, including food, health care, transportation, housing and utilities, cost of living and investment returns in major U.S. cities. However, in places like Memphis, Tennessee, and McAllen, Texas, r

President Donald Trump retweeted a post that included the alleged name of the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint ultimately led to Trump’s impeachment by the House. For months, an array of right-wing personalities, amateur pro-Trump internet sleuths and some conservative news outlets have published what they claim to be details about the whistleblower, including name and career history. Facebook has a policy banning posts that name the alleged whistleblower. But Twitter, which doesn’t have

Airbnb superhost Jon Pierson made more than $68,000Jon Pierson, a 37-year-old Airbnb Superhost living in Athens, Georgia, anticipated a busy second half of 2019 for his most popular Airbnb property, the Yellow House. Overall, Pierson says, he earned $40,843 renting out the Yellow House this year, which was booked for 291 nights — an 80% occupancy rate. In 2019, Ha says, he earned more than $15,000 renting out his house in Minneapolis. Ha also works other side hustles: In addition to renting out

Concert tickets have been steadily increasing in price, but that’s not stopping fans from paying to see their favorite artists. Over the past decade, the average ticket price for North American concerts increased 55% to $94.83, according to concert trade publisher Pollstar. And nine of the top 10 North American tours this year averaged over $100 per ticket. The Rolling Stones had the highest grossing North American tour at $177.8 million and charged an average $226.61 per ticket. Below, CNBC Sel

But having a different money philosophy than your partner doesn’t necessarily mean you’re not a good match. If you’re in a relationship with someone whose approach to money differs from yours, there are ways to find common ground. Video by David Fang Let’s say you’re planing a vacation and your partner wants to stay in a hotel while you’d rather go for a hostel or a campground. Even if one partner makes more than the other, the money is a combined resource, and both should have equal say. “Even

Joe Biden sought Saturday to clarify his assertion that if the Senate subpoenas him to testify in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, he will defy the order. A day earlier, the Democratic presidential contender told The Des Moines Register he stood by his position that he would defy the Republican-controlled Senate if it ordered him to be a witness in the proceedings. Yet he followed with another tweet suggesting that he would consider any subpoena from the Senate Republicans for the imp

The researchers said that, as of late 2019, YouTube’s recommendation algorithm appears to be designed to benefit mainstream media and cable news content over independent YouTube creators. The study, which published on Tuesday, also says that YouTube’s algorithm favors left-leaning and politically neutral channels. “Shifting the responsibility for radicalization from users and content creators to YouTube is not supported by our data.” The study comes after a series of New York Times articles publ

What they no longer have is a thriving landscape of local daily newspapers. Ownership changes and consolidations have left the region known as the East Bay with just a single daily newspaper. But the East Bay — among the wealthiest and highest educated regions in the country — shows that no place is immune to the struggles of the traditional news industry. That includes backing for news sites in the East Bay, where many of the tech giants’ employees live. The East Bay Times won its own Pulitzer

Despite an election looming in 2020, a new Goldman Sachs economics research note tells clients not to expect new fiscal stimulus in the new year. The investment bank said it does not expect the Fed to cut rates again in 2020 after three rate cuts in 2019. The fed last cut rates in October and also indicated the moves to ease policy could be nearing a pause. The U.S.-China trade war reached its peak earlier this month, according to the note, and Goldman said it does not expect the White House to

Monthly student loan payments can dictate when people have children and how much they’ll retire with. It was 10 years ago that education debt eclipsed credit card debt. As we enter a new decade, outstanding student debt trails only mortgages and is expected to top $2 trillion in the next couple of years. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass – are proposing to forgive most or all student debt. Former Trump Administration official A. Wayne Johnson, who used to oversee the country’s

In all, there were 41 mass killings, defined as when four or more people are killed excluding the perpetrator. Of those, 33 were mass shootings. The incident in Oregon was one of 18 mass killings where family members were slain, and one of six that didn’t involve a gun. “As a percentage of homicides, these mass killings are also accounting for more deaths. ” He and James Alan Fox, a criminologist and professor at Northeastern University, also expressed worries about the “contagion effect,” the f

Putting aside more money and paying down balances are the two top financial resolutions for 2020, according to a new survey from Fidelity Investments. For example, you may strive to pay off 20% of your credit card debts. Because the average credit card balances are roughly $8,700 per household, the idea would be to pay off $1,740 toward that debt. That would cost $145 per month, provided you transfer your balance to a 0% interest credit card. A 0% interest credit card can allow you to combine yo

In 2019, seven out of 10 (70%) American investors experienced some form of regret when it came to their investment strategy — with 35% saying they wish they’d invested more in the past year. Not putting away more money isn’t the only reason people are kicking themselves over their 2019 investing decisions. Another 16% say they wish they’d invested more aggressively, followed by 15% who wish they’d made more trades in 2019. If you, like more than a third of Nerdwallet’s survey participants, also

Tesla founder Elon Musk speaks at the unveiling event by “The Boring Company” for the test tunnel of a proposed underground transportation network across Los Angeles County, in Hawthorne, California, December 18, 2018. Elon Musk, founder of tunnelling enterprise Boring Company, said in a tweet that a commercial tunnel in Las Vegas would “hopefully” be fully operational in 2020. “Boring Co is completing its first commercial tunnel in Vegas, going from Convention Center to Strip, then will work on

American Express offers premium travel benefits on many credit cards, including annual airline fee credits. Eligible cardholders can benefit from annual airline fee credits up to $250 to cover incidentals, such as seat upgrades, checked bags and in-flight refreshments. For example, if you’re planning a trip to Tokyo in 2020, you can purchase the flight and add any checked bags or seat upgrades to your reservation now, therefore using your annual airline fee credit to offset the cost of incidenta

Holiday shopping sales rose this season with shoppers favoring the convenience of online stores over visiting retail locations. Total U.S. retail sales for Nov. 1 through Dec. 24 grew 3.4% from last holiday season, according to a Mastercard SpendingPulse survey that tracked retail spending trends across all payment types, including cash and check. The area that had the greatest spike in sales was e-commerce, rising 18.8%, up from 18.4% in 2018. And holiday e-commerce sales made up 14.6% of total

Here are the money habits and choices successful couples make to ensure a healthy, stable partnership, according to Ward and two other certified financial planners. Nathan Astle board member with Financial Therapy AssociationIt’s important to make your money conversations and plans detailed and actionable, says Astle. It also gives ammo for the fight if one partner spends money that the other partner thinks they shouldn’t have.” Try the ‘speaker-listener technique’There are a few tactics that ca