Angela Muhwezi-Hall and Deborah Gladney started QuickHire, a hiring platform, during the pandemic. Deborah Gladney When the coronavirus pandemic shut down businesses across the nation, sisters Angela Muhwezi-Hall and Deborah Gladney decided it was the perfect time to start a new one. It was an idea they had been mulling over for years: a hiring
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Thirteen states tax Social Security benefits, a matter of significant interest to retirees. Each of these states has its own approach to determining what share of benefits is subject to tax, though these provisions can be grouped together into a few broad categories. Today’s map illustrates these approaches. Thirty-seven states and D.C. either have no
In this article BBY Ruben Fragoso checks out appliances for sale at the Best Buy store in April 2010 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle, Getty Images As Americans move into new houses, remodel homes and watch real estate values rise, Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said they are buying appliances and big-screen TVs and hiring
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Electric vehicle manufacturing currently faces an “embedded carbon” challenge, says Jefferies’ Simon Powell. “To gain the environmental dividend that governments are looking for, users are going to have to keep them longer, drive them further than they may have done with a conventional internal combustion energy vehicle,” Powell, head of global thematic research at the
Snowflake banners decorate the New York Stock Exchange to market the debut of the software company’s shares in New York on Sept. 16, 2020. Source: Snowflake Snowflake shares fell as much as 8% in extended trading on Wednesday after the data-analytics software company barely met analysts’ expectations for product revenue, the company’s main source of
In this article WDAY WSM AMC NVDA SNOW A banner for Snowflake is displayed on its IPO day at the New York Stock Exchange on September 16, 2020. It was the largest software IPO in history and was one of eight CNBC 2020 Disruptor 50 companies to go public, and more Disruptor deals are coming
sturti | E+ | Getty Images A new batch of $1,400 stimulus has been sent, bringing the total number of payments almost 167 million, for a total of approximately $391 billion. Since the American Rescue Plan Act was passed by Congress in March, the IRS, Treasury Department and Bureau of the Fiscal Service have announced
In this article SNOW View through Montana ranch entrance to rangeland with a view of central Montana’s snow covered Crazy Mountains in the background, The Crazy Mountains rise to over 11,000 feet and are located north of Interstate-90 between Billings and Bozeman Montana; they can be seen for many miles along this stretch of Interstate.
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In this article HCA GOOGL CNBC’s Jim Cramer expressed optimism Wednesday toward Google‘s new health-care venture with hospital chain HCA Healthcare, heralding the deal as the latest positive catalyst for shares of the technology giant. “It’s the kind of thing that makes you want to buy the stock, and even though Google’s up 36% for
In this article NVDA Jen-Hsun Huang, president and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks during the company’s event at Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles on Oct. 21, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia reported first quarter results for its fiscal 2022 on Wednesday, with sales growing 88% compared
Traders working at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), on May 19, 2021. NYSE Stock futures held steady in overnight trading on Wednesday as investors await new labor-market data to gauge the pace of the economic recovery. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose just 20 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures
In this article BA LMT GM An artist’s concept shows an outline of the lunar vehicle design. Lockheed Martin | General Motors Lockheed Martin and General Motors are partnering to develop a new type of lunar vehicle for NASA to use during its upcoming Artemis missions to the moon, the companies announced on Wednesday. “Surface
Kmatta More than half of Americans support states’ move to end a $300 weekly supplement to unemployment benefits months before it officially expires, according to a Quinnipiac University poll issued Wednesday. At least 23 states have announced an early end to federal unemployment programs in recent weeks. Self-employed workers and the long-term unemployed will lose
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during the daily press briefing on May 7, 2021, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is under fire from Democrats and Republicans alike for skipping an appearance before the House Small Business Committee
Pre-season checklist; whether carbon taxes; best Twitter bets; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers. In with the new Tax Foundation (https://taxfoundation.org/blog): Our favorite opening of the week: “Champagne will flow, ‘Auld Lang Syne’ will be sung, resolutions will be made (and soon forgot, and never brought to mind), and, in a handful of
A slight increase in mortgage interest rates was enough to tank refinances and bring down overall demand. Total mortgage application volume fell 4.2% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($548,250 or less) increased
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