by Lisa Mercer | Jul 13, 2020 | Daily Updates
(Photo courtesy scppv450wo-flywheel.netdna-ssl.com) If the only charges on your credit card recently have been takeout and the Disney+ subscription you forgot to cancel, you’re not alone. American credit card debt has plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic,... 
by Lisa Mercer | Jul 13, 2020 | Daily Updates
(Photo courtesy imagesvc.meredithcorp.io) If you’ve always dreamed of living the Carrie Bradshaw lifestyle, I’ve got good news. New York City rental prices are on the decline. New York City hasn’t been the same since the pandemic started, and the rental market is no... 
by Lisa Mercer | Jul 12, 2020 | Daily Updates
(Photo courtesy yimg.com) Sunrun, the biggest residential solar power company in the US, has acquired one of its main rivals, Vivint Solar, in an all-stock deal worth $3.2 billion. Together, the merged companies will be able to save around $90 million per year by... 
by Lisa Mercer | Jul 12, 2020 | Daily Updates
(Photo courtesy longreadsblog.files.wordpress.com) The NBA is constructing a social “bubble” in the Orlando area to protect its teams (and the 2019-20 season) from Covid-19. The bubble is the proposed enclosed environment in which the participants live, practice and... 
by Lisa Mercer | Jul 11, 2020 | Daily Updates
(Photo courtesy twimg.com) Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has released the first part of his economic plan that is expected to be central to his fall presidential campaign.  The plan, called “Build Back Better,” calls for $300 billion in new...