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Why Takeover Targets Abound Among Financial Stocks

By Angelica | Apr 16, 2020 | Comments Off on Why Takeover Targets Abound Among Financial Stocks

 This is a guest contribution by Crista Huff, Chief Analyst at Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor During the recent stock market downturn, investors sold shares of any company that has a connection to the life insurance industry, likely assuming that this market downturn is similar to the one in 2008. At that time, shares of famed…

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Why the Coronavirus Lockdown Is Bad for Your Car

By Angelica | Apr 16, 2020 | Comments Off on Why the Coronavirus Lockdown Is Bad for Your Car

Saving money on gas is one of the few silver linings to the coronavirus-inspired lockdown. Most of us are logging just a fraction of the miles we normally drive every week. Eventually, the pandemic will pass, and we will return to the open road. But if that day is months away, it’s possible your gas…

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SEC awards over $27M to whistleblower

By Angelica | Apr 16, 2020 | Comments Off on SEC awards over $27M to whistleblower

The Securities and Exchange Commission awarded the funds to a tipster who alerted the agency to financial misconduct occurring, partly, overseas. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/sec-awards-over-27m-to-whistleblower

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Data-driven glimpse of the re/insurance future: Parametric cargo cover from Parsyl

By Angelica | Apr 16, 2020 | Comments Off on Data-driven glimpse of the re/insurance future: Parametric cargo cover from Parsyl

Every so often some new insurance or reinsurance product, or strategy, emerges that shows us a glimpse of the future of this marketplace, often driven by technology, data and the use of parametric triggers. The latest product to do so is one launched by insurtech start-up Parsyl Inc. this week, which announced the first parametric…

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Hang Out with Grandmaster Mark Shuey

By Jo Gardner | Apr 16, 2020 | Comments Off on Hang Out with Grandmaster Mark Shuey

For the next six weeks, Grandmaster Mark Shuey will host a zoom meeting every Saturday morning at 10:00 am Pacific time.  Enjoy a relaxed setting to get to know more about the Mark Shuey American Cane System from the man who developed that system.  Bring all the questions you ever had about the American Cane…

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There is no place for USMLE Step 2 CS during a pandemic

By Angelica | Apr 16, 2020 | Comments Off on There is no place for USMLE Step 2 CS during a pandemic

As American cities continue to shelter-in-place to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, thousands of medical students are in limbo as they wait to see when they will be able to take their licensing examinations. The growing backlog of test-takers is particularly problematic for the Step 2 Clinical Skills examination, a one-day clinical performance exam which…

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Stack Up 60,000 Rewards Points Now to Get Free Travel Down the Road

By Angelica | Apr 16, 2020 | Comments Off on Stack Up 60,000 Rewards Points Now to Get Free Travel Down the Road

Money Talks News has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Money Talks News and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers. We know, given the pandemic, that your travel plans are probably on hold. But that doesn’t mean your planning and dreaming should stop. And there are cards out there…

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GASB suggests postponements of pronouncements due to coronavirus

By Angelica | Apr 16, 2020 | Comments Off on GASB suggests postponements of pronouncements due to coronavirus

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is proposing to delay the effective dates of provisions for all Statements and Implementation Guides by one year. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/gasb-suggests-postponements-of-pronouncements-due-to-coronavirus

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New issue catastrophe bond spreads likely to keep widening: Twelve

By Angelica | Apr 16, 2020 | Comments Off on New issue catastrophe bond spreads likely to keep widening: Twelve

Catastrophe bond returns may continue to improve for investors, as new issuance spreads are expected to continue widening as a result of the ongoing volatility in financial markets, Twelve Capital believes. The specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance investment fund manager highlighted that primary issuance spreads for new catastrophe bonds have been on the rise…

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Weight-loss surgery may lower risk of heart disease in people with diabetes

By Angelica | Apr 16, 2020 | Comments Off on Weight-loss surgery may lower risk of heart disease in people with diabetes

Obesity is a serious, chronic, treatable, and global disease epidemic. Over 98 million people currently have the disease of obesity, and in a recent New England Journal of Medicine article, Harvard researchers predicted that by 2030, 50% of the population in the United States will have the disease of obesity. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is…

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