Author: super@dmin
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TaxWatch: IRS says customer service will be much improved this tax season. Last year, one woman told MarketWatch she was on hold for 7 hours.
‘Our goal this filing season is to effectively and efficiently serve as many taxpayers as possible,’ the Treasury Department’s deputy secretary said.
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: Heavy rains hammered California, causing billions of dollars in damage. But less than 2% of homeowners in the state have flood insurance.
Increasingly unexpected weather events are putting homeowners in California on edge.
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: Small-cap companies are going after naked short sellers in growing numbers: ‘It’s the biggest risk to the health of today’s public markets’
A growing number of small-cap companies are going after naked short-selling of their stocks
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The Ratings Game: Wayfair stock surges again after job cuts prompt double upgrade by longtime bear
Wayfair stock soars again after a long-time bearish analyst flipped to bullish as job cuts indicate commitment to cutting costs
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Deep Dive: This dividend-stock ETF has a 12% yield and is beating the S&P 500 by a substantial amount
Hamilton Reiner co-manages the $18.7 billion JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF and explains his strategy
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Need to Know: Don’t let the ‘bear market house of mirrors’ fool you, Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson warns of the stock market
Here’s why Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson is not biting on the early year gains for stocks. It’s all down to earnings that are portending bad news, he says.
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: Incoming Biden chief of staff Zients is nearly wealthy enough to buy the entire White House
The person widely reported to be President Joe Biden’s next chief of staff has just about enough assets to swap it for the entire White House, were it ever for sale.
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Bond Report: Treasury yields tick higher as Fed goes quiet
Investors have little fresh news on which to place bets on Monday and consequently moves in Treasury yields are meagre.
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Fix My Portfolio: I’m about to get $130,000 from a lump-sum pension payout, but I don’t know what to do with it
A reader wants to know the best way to invest a lump sum of money to have it last through retirement.
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: Mattress Mack loses $2 million on Cowboys — and it’s not even his biggest gambling loss
The San Francisco 49ers 19-12 victory over the Dallas Cowboys cost Mattress Mack $2 million after a losing wager.