Global dividend payments have fallen to their lowest level in more than a decade, as companies moved to protect their balance sheets amid the pandemic, and dealt a massive blow to investors who rely on payouts to grow them wealth. Total shareholder payments fell from $ 108 billion to $ …
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For the first time during the pandemic, weekly unemployment claims dipped below 1 million, but there are likely to be many more Americans eligible for unemployment benefits that were not applicable. When the $ 2 trillion CARES law was passed in March, the self-employed, self-employed, gig workers and other non-traditional …
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DUBLIN – Ireland is a nation of saints, scientists and the status quo. This small island in the northwestern periphery of Europe is ruled by two old enemies: the right-wing Republican Fianna Fáil party and the fellow Christian-Democratic Fine Gael, which since independence in 1922 on opposite sides of ‘ …
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As people become accustomed to living with coronavirus, social distancing and mask protocols also become easier. America’s COVID-19 death toll in the US could reach nearly 300,000 by December 1, but consistent mask-wearing early today could save some 70,000 lives, according to new projections based on current death toll and …
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