Month: September 2021

Pfizer Says Data Show COVID-19 Vaccine Safe, Effective in Children

Data from a clinical trial examining Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine show it is safe and effective in children between the ages of 5 and 11, the company and its German partner said Monday. The shot triggered a strong immune response in the age group in the phase 2/3 trial, according to a summary of the trial…


Pfizer Says Data Show COVID-19 Safe, Effective in Children

Data from a clinical trial examining Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine show it is safe and effective in children between the ages of 5 and 11, the company and its German partner said Monday. The shot triggered a strong immune response in the age group in the phase 2/3 trial, according to a summary of the trial…


Two-Thirds of Millionaires Worry Large Inheritances Could Harm Their Kids: Survey

A recent survey of high-net-worth individuals found that around two-thirds of them were concerned about leaving too much money behind for their children, while 57 percent of those who don’t plan to pass on an inheritance cited President Joe Biden’s tax plans as a factor in their decision. The Motley Fool polled 2,000 individuals with…


Two-Thirds of Millionaires Worry Big Inheritances Could Harm Their Kids: Survey

A recent survey of high-net-worth individuals found that around two-thirds of them were concerned about leaving too much money behind for their children, while 57 percent who don’t plan to pass on an inheritance cited President Joe Biden’s tax plans as a factor. The Motley Fool polled 2,000 individuals with a net worth over $1…


Kind Human Rescues Drowning Puppy

There are still kind people out there in this world willing to lend a helping hand.


Young Dad Quits Secure Job to Start Booming Plumbing Company, Creates More Employment

A young plumber, and father, who quit a secure job to go solo is celebrating the fruits of his labor. Not only does he now employ others, but he’s also just landed the biggest plumbing contract of his career so far. Noah Fladager, 26, has been married to Caitlin, 27, for almost seven years. Speaking…


Australian Trade Minister Seeks French Meeting, Confident Subs Row Won’t Derail EU Talks

CANBERRA—Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan said on Monday he will seek a meeting with his French counterpart to ease tensions over Canberra’s decision to scrap a $40 billion submarine deal. Australia last week said it would end the deal with France’s Naval Group to build a fleet of conventional submarines and would instead build at…


A Very Unreliable Tax System

Commentary The Internal Revenue Code should be considered a contract between citizens and the government. When Congress makes changes to the law, prior promises should rarely if ever be withdrawn or modified. Government should never subsequently punish taxpayers for arranging their transactions as allowed by the existing tax law at the time of a transaction….


UK Seeks to Break Down Digital Trade Barriers, Says Minister

LONDON—Britain will look to break down digital trade barriers to help its businesses export their services, the country’s newly appointed trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan will say on Monday. Britain’s Department for International Trade last week published a report seeking to predict trends in global trade out to 2050 which forecast that demand for digital services…


Richest Canadians Biggest Beneficiaries of Pandemic Spending

Despite large amounts of government assistance during the pandemic, Canadians borrowed more than they saved in 2020, according to Statistics Canada, while an economic analyst says some of the government’s pandemic aid wasn’t well targeted and went to high-income households that didn’t need it. The richest quintile of households, or the top fifth, saved $186.61…