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Re-creating a loved one’s financial life is hard — 5 steps to follow after a death in the family
Compiling financial details for the estate can’t be put off for long.
‘We will not have a vaccine by next winter.’ CDC says second wave of coronavirus could be worse. Why the second wave of 1918 Spanish flu was so devastating
‘The four seasonal coronaviruses do not seem to induce long-term immunity,’ said Gregory Poland, who studies the immunogenetics of vaccines at the Mayo Clinic.
Can my cat get coronavirus? Should my dog wear a mask? What pet owners need to know now that two cats tested positive in New York
Here’s how to take care of pets during the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘I was punished for being responsible. I filed my 2019 taxes early — and received almost no stimulus check’
‘Is there anything I can do? I find this very unjust and poorly thought out.’
3 million Americans are skipping mortgage payments, but Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will cut mortgage servicers a break
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be allowed to purchase home loans in forbearance.
4 things you can do to help kids cope with upheaval from coronavirus quarantines
Focus on the 4 R’s: routines, rules, relationships and rituals.
Couples earning over $150K get less than $2,400 in their stimulus check. Is that unfair — or too generous? Readers weigh in
‘Kids are expensive and they eat a lot, not to mention medical and dental bills, especially now that school is out.’
This Earth Day, 5 ways to cut your home energy bill to protect the environment and save during the coronavirus pandemic
As Americans stay home during the coronavirus outbreak, their utility bills could go up if they’re not careful.
What daily life during the pandemic looks like to people across the U.S., and beyond
MarketWatch asked readers to share pictures of what life during a pandemic looks like for them. Here are some of the images and stories they shared with us.
84% of Americans say they need another stimulus check
1 in 3 Americans fear the first stimulus checks won’t sustain them for even a month. The coronavirus has hit income across all wealth brackets.
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Watch: Anti-vaxx mom protests park’s closure during pandemic, gets arrested
Sara Brady was arrested Tuesday, according to a local CBS affiliate, for violating city orders by trespassing on a playground that was closed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. She was reportedly charged with a misdemeanor.
Harvard reverses course, rejects nearly $9 million in stimulus money after backlash from Trump, critics
President Trump had led critics calling on Ivy League universities with large endowments to return coronavirus relief payments.
As scores of public companies get small-business aid, Trump vows to take back money if help was ‘inappropriate’
President Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin address this week how a coronavirus aid program for small businesses has been helping big public companies.
Trump says he’s ordered Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats ‘if they harass our ships’
President Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that he’d ordered the U.S. Navy to destroy any Iranian ships that ‘harass our ships at sea,’ one week after close encounters between vessels from the two nations.
Here’s how the coronavirus could sink Trump’s environmental deregulation push
The Trump administration’s rollback of what it says are burdensome wetland and auto regulations could run into an unexpected and powerful foe: the coronavirus.
