Australia’s vaccine rollout has been slow and chaotic, with government leaders and health advisors sending out mixed messages. The country’s top professional body for doctors says it’s recommending that people follow guidance from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, when deciding which Covid vaccine to take. ATAGI advises the health minister on vaccine issues
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U.S. stock futures were steady in overnight trading on Wednesday as investors gear up for the second half of 2021. Dow futures rose 45 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.1% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.05%. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 210 points, helped by a 2.7% pop in Walmart. The S&P
Starting July 1, tourists can visit Phuket without quarantining for the first time since March 2020. In Thailand’s much-discussed “sandbox” pilot scheme, its largest island has reopened to vaccinated travelers who are willing to abide by a laundry list of rules designed to safely restart tourism amid the pandemic. The plan hinges on a
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday to create a bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Wood — a longtime bitcoin bull — has been buying up proxies for the digital asset in names such as Coinbase and Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. Now, the innovation investor is seeking to own the actual asset
Anchiy | E+ | Getty Images Many people have hired a tax professional to make sure they do not run afoul of the IRS. But who is regulating those tax preparers? You may be surprised to find out there are few government controls in place. Now, a bill that was just reintroduced in Congress last
The holiday weekend is almost upon us and many are getting ready for a weekend of family and celebration. Independence Day means firing up the barbecue, setting off fireworks, enjoying cold drinks, and wearing flag paraphernalia. It also means spending big: last year, Americans spent $6.52 billion for the Fourth of July. This year, after
A sale pending sign is posted in front of a home for sale in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The pandemic-induced housing boom may not be over quite yet. Despite recent months of softening sales, buyers came back remarkably strongly in May. Pending home sales, a measure of signed contracts on existing
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Mastercard As more and more consumers embrace new methods of payment on e-commerce sites, questions over cybersecurity have become even more critical for businesses. In a Mastercard survey on new payments, conducted across 18 markets globally, a majority of consumers polled said they were willing to consider emerging payment methods such as digital or mobile wallets,
Despite an upbeat market forecast for the year’s second half, Ally Invest’s Lindsey Bell has a warning for the next few months. Bell finds the third quarter is usually the weakest time of the year, up 0.7% on average since 1950. However, she suggests it’s no reason to get discouraged. “The fourth quarter is where
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger have been friends for over 60 years and business partners since 1978. During that time, they’ve both become billionaires while building Berkshire Hathaway into a $630 billion investment giant. But, to hear the two wealthy nonagenarians tell it, at least, all of that money wasn’t even the biggest prize of
An aerial view of the company’s planned factory near Long Beach Airport in California. Relativity Space 3D-printing specialist Relativity Space is adding a second factory in Long Beach, California on the site of a former Boeing facility, where the company will move its headquarters and focus work on building fully reusable rockets. “This is really
In this article MS Thomas Barwick When it comes to gender or racial diversity, the wealth management industry falls woefully short. Just about 23% of certified financial planners were female as of 2020, while less than 4% were Black or Latino, according to the CFP Board, which certifies planners. Executives from Morgan Stanley and Northwestern
kate_sept2004 | E+ | Getty Images If you haven’t gotten your 2020 tax refund, you are in good company. At the end of the 2021 filing season in May, the IRS had a backlog of 35 million tax returns that still needed to be manually processed, according to a report released Wednesday by the National
Signage is seen outside of The Trump Building in New York City, New York, U.S., June 28, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The Trump Organization has been told to expect that criminal charges will be filed by Manhattan prosecutors against the company belonging to former President Donald Trump as early as Thursday afternoon, NBC News
Actor and comedian Bill Cosby arrives at the Montgomery County Courthouse for sentencing in his sexual assault trial, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, September 24, 2018. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction will be overturned and the 83-year-old comedian will be released from prison after the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court issued an opinion to
In this article BBBY Source: Bed Bath & Beyond Bed Bath & Beyond fiscal first-quarter sales climbed nearly 50%, as the retailer’s turnaround initiatives including launching new brands and remodeling stores helped to draw in customers for everything from blenders to bath mats. The progress coming ahead of the key back-to-school shopping season was enough
China cracking down on bitcoin mining and Elon Musk suspending Tesla’s acceptance of bitcoin due to the large amounts of energy it takes to mine have both contributed to the cryptocurrency losing almost half its value from its high of over $64,000 in April. It’s also making it hard for even bitcoin bulls to ignore
Students walk on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Yale announced on Wednesday that it is dropping tuition for students in the school of drama starting this August following a $150 million donation from the David Geffen Foundation. Yale said that all current and future full-time students in