Rising Healthcare Costs? Long-Term Care Insurance Can Be Your Financial Lifesaver
Most elderly Americans will ultimately require long-term care. And it's crucial to plan ahead for it because of the high expense of such treatment. If you don't, you can have fewer alternatives and impose an unfair burden on your friends and family in the event that you require care.
Apr 22, 2024 10:58 AM EDT
Hot Housing Market Cooling? Sell Now, But Prepare for Price Negotiation
The ideal time to sell for homeowners planning to sell this year is still in the spring, but you might want to modify your expectations.
Why India Will Become the World's Next Economic Superpower
Amid the global discourse on emerging economic powerhouses, India's trajectory is drawing keen interest from observers worldwide. With a narrative often shadowed by the colossal growth story of China, India's economic journey presents a compelling case for its potential ascendancy to superpower status.
All Work, No Joy? Americans Feel the Squeeze Despite Economic Gains (What's Missing?)
The U.S. economy is robust and healthy, according to analysts, as seen by the booming labor market, rising salaries, and reducing inflation. The issue is that Americans don't seem to get it.
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Ebola death toll rises to at least 2,296: WHO
The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak in history has risen to at least 2,296 out of 4,293 cases in five West African countries, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
Sep 09, 2014 11:15 AM EDT
Reese Witherspoon takes walk on 'Wild' side at Toronto festival
From the moment Reese Witherspoon tears off a bloodied big toe nail in the opening scene of her new film "Wild," it is clear the Oscar-winning actress is headed in a new direction.
Sep 09, 2014 11:05 AM EDT
Britain to send military, humanitarian experts to fight Ebola
Britain will send military and humanitarian experts to Sierra Leone to set up a medical treatment center to care for victims of the Ebola outbreak there, the British High Commission said on its Twitter feed on Monday.
Sep 08, 2014 11:41 AM EDT
Justin Bieber assault charge dropped in Canada
An assault charge against pop star Justin Bieber was withdrawn in a Toronto court on Monday after the prosecutor said there was no reasonable prospect of conviction, clearing up one Canadian legal battle for the superstar just as another begins.
Sep 08, 2014 11:25 AM EDT
Williams beats Wozniacki for 18th grand slam title
World number one Serena Williams swept past good friend Caroline Wozniacki 6-3 6-3 in the U.S. Open final on Sunday to move up in the record books with her 18th grand slam title.
Sep 08, 2014 11:19 AM EDT
No-holds-barred comedian Joan Rivers dies at age 81
Joan Rivers, the pioneering comedian known for her acerbic wit, classic put-downs and for asking "Can we talk?," died on Thursday at the age of 81 in a New York hospital a week after her heart stopped during an outpatient medical procedure.
Sep 05, 2014 10:46 AM EDT
Heavyweight coaches ready to lock horns in semis
Michael Chang versus Boris Becker and Goran Ivanisevic up against Stefan Edberg would have made an intriguing U.S. Open semi-final line-up when they were in their prime.
Sep 05, 2014 10:43 AM EDT
Big pharmacies knock on door of oil-rich North Dakota
North Dakota's oil boom has fueled a construction bonanza for new supermarkets, restaurants and clothing stores. But try finding a Rite Aid, Walgreens or other national pharmacy chain in the state, the fastest-growing economy in the nation, and you'll be largely out of luck.
Sep 04, 2014 11:01 AM EDT
Classical music meets soccer in 'Last Hammer Blow' at Venice
A French film that improbably links soccer and classical music in a tale of a sports-mad teenage boy living in poverty with his dying mother and who meets his estranged conductor father for the first time charmed the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday.
Sep 04, 2014 10:52 AM EDT
Djokovic, Nishikori take long road to semi-finals
Serena Williams and Ekaterina Makarova sprinted into the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, while world number one Novak Djokovic and marathon man Kei Nishikori were forced to take the long road into the last four.
Sep 04, 2014 10:49 AM EDT
Ukraine steelmen hold their ground as frontline marches towards port
The war is being fought just over the hills. Civilians have started to flee the city. But the men of the vast Ilyich iron and steel works in the Ukrainain port of Mariupol are still in place, pouring molten steel, running the rolling mill and pledging to defend their factory and town from an onslaught by pro-Russian rebels.
Sep 03, 2014 11:16 AM EDT