The United Nations (UN) recently released its annual “World Investment Report,” which shows the dramatic fall in global foreign direct investment (FDI) caused by the COVID-19 crisis. A partial recovery is expected for 2021, with the most optimistic scenario showing a return to 2019 FDI levels by 2022. However, uncertainty remains high, with the ongoing
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The backyard pool has become a big moneymaker. A combination of factors has been fueling the trend for years. Many Americans are moving to the suburbs, migrating to warmer states and increasingly looking to make their own yards better places to spend time in. Retailers and distributors such as Leslie’s and Pool Corp. are aiming
In this article AAL People walk past GM vehicles on display at the General Motors world headquarters building at Detroit’s Renaissance Center. Paul Hennessy | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Levi Strauss (LEVI) — The denim maker added about 3% after
Trevor Williams | DigitalVision | Getty Images The eldest millennials are now approaching 40 and have experienced a few major setbacks that have kept them from building wealth in their adult lives. First, they were hit by 2008 recession — at the time, the worst economic downturn the U.S. had seen since the Great Depression
Since 2018, 30 states and the District and Columbia have legalized and imposed taxes on sports betting. States that have yet to legalize, but which may do so, should pay attention to the impact of tax design in states that already have legal and taxed sports betting—specifically tax base design. Despite the attention always given
Children are seen taking food which supplied by NGOs and social organization, after a fire at a refugee camp in Ukhia, in the southeastern Cox’s Bazar district on March 24, 2021. Yousuf Tushar | LightRocket | Getty Images LONDON — The number of people dying from hunger rose six-fold in the past year to outpace
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE Stock futures were flat in overnight trading Thursday after the major indexes fell amid concerns of a slowdown in economic growth. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 7 points, or 0.02%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures also traded near
A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past a Wells Fargo & Co. bank branch in New York, U.S., on Thursday, July 9, 2020. Peter Foley | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wells Fargo is ending a popular consumer lending product, angering some of its customers, CNBC has learned. The bank is shutting down all existing
If a student invested $1,300 in Netflix stock in 2014, after three years they would have $4,527. Jill Brady | Portland Press Herald | Getty Images Teenagers haven’t had a better summer for employment since 1953. In June, the unemployment rate for teenagers aged 16 to 19 was 9.9%, the lowest it has been since
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Isaac Diaz, who turned 40 in June, has kicked his plan to pay off his car loan into overdrive. “Right now, I’m focused on paying my car off,” Diaz says. “I’m so happy because I’m only a few months removed from paying this thing off.” Diaz owns a 2013 Acura TSX that he refinanced in
In this article COIN NVDA DIDI SCHW JPM KSU The RealReal exterior Soruce: CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Charles Schwab — Shares of the online broker dipped over 2% after Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock to neutral from buy. The Wall Street firm said investors should back away from the
John Lund | Getty Images You’ve probably heard that you shouldn’t let your emotions drive your financial decisions. Yet that may be harder than it sounds, especially when the market sells off. In fact, there may be a number of psychological biases holding you back from building wealth. That’s because the part of our brain
Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder and CEO, Circle David A. Grogan | CNBC Payments and digital currency firm Circle plans to go public later this year through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Concord Acquisition Corp. The deal, which Circle announced on Thursday, is expected to close in the fourth quarter and would value the company
A job seeker fills out an application form during a restaurant and hospitality career fair in Torrance, California, on June 23, 2021. Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images The number of Americans out of work for at least a year jumped by 248,000 in June, underscoring persistent challenges for some households even as the broader labor
Ben Rains dives into the market’s strong run to end the second quarter. The episode then explores why investors might want to consider adding two Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks, Zoom Video (ZM) and ServiceNow (NOW), as long-term buys for the second half of 2021 and beyond. (0:45) – Stock Market Update: Everything You
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Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: Dow to drop nearly 500 points as Covid concerns resurface 10-year Treasury yield falls on global economic growth worries Tokyo to go under state of emergency ahead of Olympics Global coronavirus deaths top 4 million as delta variant
Chengdu city street vendors, like this one pictured on June 18, 2020, were mentioned by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during COVID-19 as an example of economic recovery. Yuyang Liu | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s top executive body surprised investors late Wednesday by saying the central bank would stimulate the economy