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Americans skeptical about potential Iran war escalation AxiosFox News Poll: Voters oppose action in Iran but give US military positive marks Fox NewsMost Americans say US military action against Iran has gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds AP NewsAmericans continue to sour on Trump's handling of Iran war Politico
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U.S. Postal Service seeks 8% fuel surcharge for package deliveries as Iran war raises oil prices CNBCExclusive | Postal Service to Impose Its First-Ever Fuel Surcharge on Packages WSJPostal Service to implement first-ever fuel surcharge amid mounting fuel costs, financial challenges Fox Business
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Meta is laying off hundreds of employees as it pours money into AI The VergeMeta Lays Off 700 Employees, While Rewarding Top Executives The New York TimesMeta lays off hundreds amid AI spending, fizzled metaverse plans The Seattle TimesMeta cutting several hundred jobs across Reality Labs, Facebook and other departments CNBC
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A journalist with no coding or tax prep experience at all has created his own tax filing app but needs experts to stress test it since all the code was written by AI.
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Exclusive | Postal Service to Impose Its First-Ever Fuel Surcharge on Packages WSJPostal Service Plans to Impose 8% Surcharge to Offset Rising Transportation Costs The New York TimesU.S. Postal Service seeks 8% fuel surcharge for package deliveries as Iran war raises oil prices CNBCUSPS to add temporary fuel surcharge, raising some postage prices as transportation costs jump CBS News
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Software giant Microsoft sounded the alarm about the rise of several new phishing campaigns taking advantage of the tax season to steal credentials and plant malware, some of which target accountants specifically.
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OpenAI's decision to end support for its AI video-generator app is about moving forward and beating the competition.
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Early Spotify and Delivery Hero backer Lead Edge Capital has raised $3.5bn for its biggest fund yet, with eyes on software, internet and tech-enabled business investments.
The post Lead Edge Capital scores biggest capital raise yet with oversubscribed $3.5bn Fund VII appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.
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Are you thinking of retiring soon? Perhaps earlier than you had planned years ago? A potential hurdle could be the incentives set up by the Social Security Administration - they calculate your benefits to reward you for staying in the workforce.
But if you are looking to take an early retirement, you're not alone.
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In the first 15 months of the COVID pandemic (March 2020-May 2021), about 2.5 million Americans retired. That was about twice the number of people who retired in 2019. This means there were essentially 1.2 million fewer people in the workforce over the age of 55 than would otherwise be expected.
First, find out what Social Security benefits you can expect
For anyone born in 1943 or later, your full retirement age, as defined by the Social Security Administration, is between age 66 and 67, based on your birth year. If you're contemplating retiring before that, it's important to know that the Social Security program has been orchestrated to incentivize beneficiaries to delay claiming benefits. Specifically:
If you start taking benefits at age 62, your Retirement Benefit will shrink by 25% to 30%, depending on your birth year. That's because your lifetime annual benefits are decreased by approximately 8% for each year prior to your full retirement age you start to claim them.Conversely, your lifetime annual benefits increase by 8% for each year past your full retirement year if
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