October 13, 2020

Uptick for retiree checks in 2021 amid coronavirus worries

WASHINGTON — Social Security recipients will get a modest 1.3% cost-of living-increase in 2021, but that might be small comfort amid worries about the coronavirus […]
October 13, 2020

Study: Hurricane Irma caused 400 senior deaths in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. — The aftereffects of 2017’s Hurricane Irma appear to have killed more than 400 senior residents of Florida nursing homes, a new university […]
October 13, 2020

Delta posts $5.38 billion 3Q loss as pandemic hammers travel

The summer travel season was even worse than expected for Delta Air Lines, which lost $5.38 billion in the third quarter as people hunkered down […]
October 13, 2020

Citi 3Q profit fall 34% but tops Wall Street expectations

NEW YORK — Citigroup says profit fell 34% in the third quarter due to weakness in its consumer banking division. The New York-based bank said […]
October 13, 2020

JPMorgan's 3Q results improve as bank sees few loan losses

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — JPMorgan Chase saw its profits improve marginally in the third quarter, a notable change after the nation’s largest bank had to […]
October 13, 2020

Millennial Money: Use a crisis to build helpful money habits

As millennials, we’ve learned about money the hard way. From the Great Recession to stratospheric student loan debt to a pandemic, there’s been no shortage […]
October 13, 2020

UN: Climate change means more weather disasters every year

GENEVA — In the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts and a rising number of hurricanes, the U.N. weather agency is […]
October 13, 2020

Asian shares mixed as China reports faster growth in trade

Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday, as investors were encouraged by strong growth in China’s trade in September. An overnight rally on Wall Street, […]
October 13, 2020

The Latest: India sees its fewest new cases since mid-August

NEW DELHI — India has registered 55,342 new coronavirus cases, its lowest single-day tally since mid-August. The Health Ministry raised India’s confirmed total to more […]
October 13, 2020

2nd COVID-19 vaccine trial paused over unexplained illness

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A late-stage study of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been paused while the company investigates whether a study participant’s […]