Jeffrey Gundlach speaking at the 2019 SOHN Conference in New York on May 6th, 2019. Adam Jeffery | CNBC DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach said Friday the Federal Reserve is failing in its battle against a spike of inflation, and the central bank is slated for accelerating rate hikes this year. “The Fed is obviously
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Taiwanese ethnicity man looking at the home budget and sorting out bills using his laptop in his cozy living room SrdjanPav | E+ | Getty Images Americans are feeling the impact of surging inflation, which doesn’t appear to be easing up anytime soon. For many, that means it’s a good time to revise the family
James Andrews | iStock | Getty Images Things have come a long way from the peak of the pandemic, when rents in major cities were hugely discounted and concessions were common. Across the U.S., average monthly listed rents are up more than 14% from last year, according to real estate firm Redfin. In New York,
In this article NFLX Chesnot | Getty Images The bizarre case of a New York couple accused of trying to launder $4.5 billion in bitcoin stolen by a 2016 hack will be the subject of a docuseries on Netflix, the streaming company said Friday. The announcement comes just three days after the couple, Ilya “Dutch”
In this article UAA Under Armour shoes are seen inside of a store on November 03, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Under Armour on Friday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profits and sales ahead of analysts’ estimates, fueled by year-over-year growth in North America. Its shares whipsawed in premarket trading, recently falling less
In this article GDDY ZG AFRM NWL UAA An Under Armour shoe is seen inside of a store on November 03, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Under Armour — The sports equipment company’s shares dropped about 10% as lingering supply chain constraints
Valentine’s Day is almost here, and marriage is all the rage. According to the Wedding Report, there will be some 2.5 million weddings this year — the most since 1984. As an economist, I’m all for it: Marriage beats partnering long-term. I’m no expert on how to meet the love of your life; my goal
Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during a press conference at SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on February 10, 2022. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images CAMERON COUNTY, Texas — Standing under the towering profile of SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket, CEO Elon Musk on Thursday gave his pitch for
Algerina Perna | Baltimore Sun | MCT | Getty Images If you plan to drop money on a Super Bowl bet this weekend, remember that the IRS will want a piece of your winnings. Americans are expected to wager $7.61 billion on Sunday night’s matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals in Los
There’s a land rush happening — and it’s not in New York City or Beverly Hills. Early speculators, professional real estate agents, and celebrities are buying up land that doesn’t even exist in the real world. They are investing in metaverse real estate, a concept mind-boggling to most people. So, what exactly is the metaverse?
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Residents wait in line at a Covid-19 mobile testing site in the Times Square neighborhood of New York, U.S., on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Senior U.S. health officials have sought to reassure a pandemic weary public that the country is moving closer to a time when Covid-19 won’t
In this article 981-HK A logo atop the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) headquarters in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s largest chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation reported record revenue and a surge in profit last year amid a global chip shortage but strong demand. SMIC
The Federal Reserve building in Washington, January 26, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Several Federal Reserve officials, both privately and publicly, are pushing back against calls by St. Louis Fed President Jim Bullard Thursday for super-sized rate hikes, and instead suggesting the central bank is likely to embark initially on a more measured path. The
Primary co-founders and co-CEOs Cristina Carbonell and Galyn Bernard shifted the online children’s clothing retailer to a four-day workweek during the pandemic and have no plans to go back to the longer week. Courtesy: Primary Millions of Americans are quitting their jobs and rethinking what they want when it comes to work and work-life balance.
Developed countries raise tax revenue through a mix of individual income taxes, corporate income taxes, social insurance taxes, taxes on goods and services, and property taxes. The mix of tax policies can influence how distortionary or neutral a tax system is. Taxes on income can create more economic harm than taxes on consumption and property.
A pedestrian zone in Oslo on Feb. 2, 2022, after Norway scrapped most of its Covid restrictions. Terje Pedersen | NTB | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Several European countries are scrapping Covid regulations, despite the WHO urging governments to “protect their people using every tool in the toolkit.” Sweden lifted the majority of
In this article PEP In this photo illustration PepsiCo products are shown on October 05, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images PepsiCo on Thursday beat expectations for fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and revenue, but warned of cost pressures ahead from the rising price of transportation and packaging. Shares rose about 1% in premarket
The latest U.S. January inflation data came in like a “punch in the stomach” for the Federal Reserve, which raises the possibility for an aggressive 50 basis points rate hike in March, the global chief economist of Citi Research said. The consumer price index for January, which measures the costs of dozens of everyday consumer
Your grocery bill has likely been going up. That’s because food prices are rising steeply, with the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showing a 7.4% increase between January 2021 and January 2022. The cost of bacon has swelled by 18%, and peanut butter, 15%. It’s unclear when the uptick will relent.