While navigating through a mammoth boycott of ads and potential federal anti-trust charges, the chief financial officer of Facebook Inc. most worry about California’s strict new privacy law. The California Consumer Protection Act, or CCPA, is considered to be the first true law of data privacy and under the strongest …
Read More »What did people do with their $ 1,200 incentive checks? Finally an answer
Lower-income Americans were more likely to spend their stimulus checks, but more Americans could also spend their stimulus checks if more businesses were open when the checks began in late April, research found. (Photo: Getty.) What did people do with their stimulus controls? People who spend most of their stimulus …
Read More »‘It’s an enormous decision’: Judge gives a profit to companies claiming insurance cover for lost income due to coronavirus
A group of Kansas and Missouri hair salon and restaurant owners could continue with a lawsuit seeking to pay their insurance company for the income they are missing out on COVID-19 governments for closing government, a judge ruled Wednesday. The companies adequately insisted – to say the least – that …
Read More »Refinancing your mortgage will cost you more thanks to a new fee from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
If you are in the process of refinancing your mortgage, you may end up paying more than you expected. Fannie Mae FNMA, + 1.42% and Freddie Mac FMCC, + 1.67% announced Wednesday night that they will now charge a 0.5% negative market fee on all refinances, including both cash-out and …
Read More »Consumer prices jump again in July, handball recovers from pandemic declines, but inflation remains low
The numbers: The cost of many goods and services such as gas, cars, clothing and aircraft elevation rose in July in a rebound of pandemic lows, but inflation is still barely visible in the wake of a recession caused by coronavirus, which putting the demand too much into the whole …
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