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Regular life has been thrown off the rails by Covid-19, and part of its effects is a massive decline in spending. According to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)’s recent macroeconomic review, about 60 per cent of consumer spending has been affected. With air travel halted and non-essential services suspended …

Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic began, has announced an ambitious plan to test all of its 11 million residents for the virus in the coming days, a campaign that will be closely watched by governments elsewhere. The testing drive, which is likely to require the mobilization of …

Photo by Ljupco Smokovski / Shutterstock.com As we age, our health risks increase. After all, none of us is going to live forever. However, we all can improve the odds of a longer, more healthful life simply by avoiding the following deadly health mistakes people tend to make after age …

A workplace injury two decades ago when she was newly pregnant left Robin Irvin with neuropathy in her left leg and without a functioning bowel or bladder. She has been living on disability benefits since. Now as the coronavirus pandemic upends the economy, Ms. Irvin, 48, has found a way …

Over the last few weeks, I’ve read countless stories and had many conversations (online ones, to be clear) with readers, family, friends, members of my community and others about how this period of social distancing is affecting their life. There’s a lot of hardship out there. Many people have lost …

In the United States today, there are approximately four million older adults who are not in nursing facilities but who need help with personal care (bathing, dressing or eating) and another 3.5 million older adults who need assistance in areas such as finances and cooking to live independently. These older …

Think we’re far off from The Matrix? Gabe Newell says you should think again. In a rare interview with IGN ahead of next week’s release of Half-Life: Alyx, Newell reasoned that more advanced forms of VR might not be too far out. “We’re way closer to The Matrix than people realize,” he stated. …

Representative Devin Nunes, a California Republican, on Sunday encouraged healthy people to dine out at restaurants, contradicting public health advisories that strongly encouraged social distancing and discouraged Americans from attending mass gatherings. In an appearance on Fox News, Mr. Nunes said Americans should stop fighting over groceries and toilet paper. …

Photo by Dean Drobot / Shutterstock.com The single most important factor in determining your credit score is your payment history. Pay on time, and your score soars. Miss payments, and the score will sink. Yet, 62% of Americans are in the dark about the fact that their payment history impacts …