The Biden administration and newly appointed Secretary of Labor, Marty Walsh, are trying to rid the US of the new gig economy that has provided millions of US workers with the flexibility to make money on their time
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Waiving intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines will not help to address the global supply shortage, the co-founder of a Massachusetts-based biopharmaceutical company told CNBC. The push for patent waivers is “political theater” and does not inherently allow others to create safe and effective vaccines, which are already very difficult to make, said Jake Becraft,
Pedestrians walk past the Nasdaq in New York on Sept. 3, 2020. Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes ticked higher at the start of the overnight session Monday evening after Wall Street kicked off the week with modest losses. Dow futures added 50 points, while contracts
Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are two of the greatest shooting guards in NBA history. On Saturday, Jordan introduced Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, at Kobe Bryant’s posthumous Hall of Fame induction. “Thank you for being here. Kobe admired you,” Vanessa said to Jordan. Jordan and Bryant were constantly compared by commentators and they were great
The new legal classification, which follows a U.K. court ruling last month, will entitle the workers to more pay and benefits, but stops short of making them employees. LONDON — For years, Uber has successfully deployed armies of lawyers and lobbyists around the world to fight attempts to reclassify drivers as company workers entitled to
This week’s map looks at state and local sales tax collections per capita. Forty-five states and the District of Columbia have state-levied sales taxes. Five states—Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon—do not collect sales taxes at the state level, although Alaska allows localities to impose local sales taxes. In fiscal year (FY) 2018, the highest state
Ben Rains looks at some of the recent economic data that’s provided mixed signals about the pace of the U.S. comeback. The episode then dives into Disney (DIS) and Airbnb (ABNB) ahead of their upcoming earnings releases to see if investors should think about buying the stocks. (0:45) – Stock Market Update: Everything You Need
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Ben Rains dives into the broader market after a volatile week, driven by inflation fears. The episode then explores Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT) ahead of their upcoming earnings releases to see if investors should consider either of the retail stocks as long-term buy and hold candidates. (0:45) – Stock Market Update: Everything You Need
Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are seen at Northwell Health’s South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, New York, March 3, 2021. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters President Joe Biden on Monday will announce that the U.S. plans to send millions of additional coronavirus vaccine doses to foreign countries still being battered by the
In this article SBUX People wear protective face masks outside Starbucks in Union Square as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on September 29, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Starbucks has changed its policy for wearing masks inside its cafes
Dr. Scott Gottlieb said Monday he expects more Americans to stop wearing face coverings to protect against the coronavirus in the coming weeks. “By June, nobody is going to be wearing masks. By June, I think, the prevalence [of Covid] is going to be sufficiently low in this country [and[ we’re just not going to be concerned