In this article @DJ.1 @ND.1 @SP.1 AMZN Matteo Colombo | DigitalVision | Getty Images Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes traded mixed at the start of the overnight session Thursday evening as a soft earnings report from Amazon threatened to curb Wall Street’s otherwise strong July on the month’s final day of
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Bill Hwang in 2012 Emile Warnsteker | Bloomberg | Getty Images A charity founded by Bill Hwang, a longtime financial executive under scrutiny for a round of trades that sent the market into a tailspin, saw its assets soar by over $100 million just two years prior to the meltdown on Wall Street. The new
Varda co-founders Delian Asparouhov, left, and Will Bruey. Varda Space Industries Varda Space Industries, a start-up founded less than a year ago by a pair with experience at Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, has now raised more than $50 million as it works toward its first mission in the first quarter of
Image source: Eric Audras | ONOKY | Getty Images There appears to be a lack of understanding among investors about some of the fees they pay. Nearly half (47%) of investors mistakenly think the cost of investments like mutual funds and exchange traded funds generally are included in the fee they pay to their advisor
Yury Karamanenko | iStock Editorial | Getty Images The national ban on evictions will expire in two days, leaving the millions of Americans who are still behind on their rent at risk of being forced out of their homes. But some states will continue to limit the proceedings beyond July 31. In California, where as
Starting next year, firms will need to amortize their research and development (R&D) expenses over five years rather than immediately deduct them from taxable income, a policy change designed to raise federal tax revenue in the short term. As policymakers decide on the future of this scheduled tax change, one option would be to delay
In this article KIM Foot traffic at Kimco Realty‘s shopping centers has returned to pre-pandemic levels, CEO Conor Flynn told CNBC on Thursday. “Traffic is back to 2019 levels, and we have a real playbook now that we can follow thanks to all the lessons learned through the pandemic,” Flynn said on “The Exchange.” “We
Analysts, investors, & traders have polarized opinions about this IPO and whether Robinhood’s growth outlay justifies its rich valuation
In this article DIS Scarlett Johansson stars as Natasha Romanoff, AKA Black Widow, in Marvel’s “Black Widow.” Disney | Marvel Scarlett Johansson is suing Walt Disney. The Marvel star filed a lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging her contract was breached when the company released “Black Widow” on its streaming service Disney+ at
In this article YUM Signage is displayed outside a Yum! Brands Inc. Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Yum Brands on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analyst predictions as same-store sales grew at all
In this article HLT 9984.T-JP DIDI YUM Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. signage is displayed outside one of the company’s hotel locations in San Francisco. David Paul Morris | Bloobmerg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Zoom Video — Shares of the teleconferencing company jumped nearly 5.5% after KeyBanc upgraded
When Jeff Bezos thanked Amazon customers for essentially paying for his first trip to space, he apparently wasn’t talking to Oliver Daemen, the Dutch teen who joined the billionaire on Blue Origin’s inaugural passenger spaceflight. That’s because the 18-year-old Daemen says he’s never actually ordered anything on Amazon before. Daemen, who became the youngest person
A worker hoists a flight chain at the Calder Brothers’ facility in Taylors, South Carolina, U.S., July 19, 2021. Brandon Granger | Calder Brothers Corporation | Reuters The U.S. economy is now larger than it was before the pandemic, but its growth rate may have peaked this year at a much slower pace than expected.
MoMo Productions | DigitalVision | Getty Images For some retirees, getting a large pension payment can become a big problem. Let’s say a pension plan mistakenly has been paying a participant too much and requires the person to pay back the money, typically through reduced future payments. That can cause many a retiree a lot
VALERIE MACON | AFP | Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic prompted the Social Security Administration to suspend in-person services in March 2020. Now, a new report from the Social Security Office of the Inspector General finds that the agency is still behind with regard to processing some mailed applications and requests for Social Security cards.
This map shows state gas tax rates as of July 2021, using recently released data from the American Petroleum Institute. States levy gas taxes in a variety of ways, including per-gallon excise taxes collected at the pump, excise taxes imposed on wholesalers (which are passed along to consumers in the form of higher prices), and sales taxes that apply
Focqus, LLC | iStock | Getty Images President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to extend the national eviction ban set to expire in two days. “This moratorium prevented hundreds of thousands of Americans from experiencing the heartbreak, homelessness and health risks that too often emanate from evictions — particularly during a pandemic,” White House
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In this article AZN-GB Ontario Premier Doug Ford receives the Astrazeneca-Oxford coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from pharmacist Anmol Soor at Shoppers Drug Mart in Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 9, 2021. Nathan Denette | Pool | via Reuters AstraZeneca is not yet sure whether a third dose of its Covid-19 vaccine will be necessary for continued
In this article F Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley walks to speak at a news conference at the Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, September 17, 2020. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – Ford Motor is expected Wednesday to report a slight loss for the second quarter as the semiconductor chip shortage causes significant production