Nazar_ab | Istock | Getty Images For some women, it appears the pandemic has had a silver lining: Getting started with investing. Roughly 2 in 5 (42%) current female investors took the plunge either in 2020 or 2021, according to a recent survey from social investing app eToro. And half of all women said they
Eric Audras / Getty Images What type of insurance should you have at different stages of your life? When asked, financial advisors pointed to disability and life insurance as most important kind of coverage at any stage, as they apply throughout our lives. In addition, advisors discussed often overlooked considerations for different points in your
A traffic police officer prepares to check a truck at a service station near Shanghai, which has ordered tighter restrictions on travel in and out of the city as China battles its most severe Covid outbreak since the early days of the pandemic in 2020. Yin Liqin | China News Service via Getty Images BEIJING
In this article AAL An American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER plane takes off from Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, October 28, 2020. Loren Elliott | Reuters American Airlines‘ new CEO Robert Isom is aiming for one thing this summer: reliability. The airline grew faster than its large competitors last year and occasionally passengers faced widespread disruptions,
In this article PLTR MCD TSLA CRWD CHWY The logo for McDonald’s is seen on a restaurant in Arlington, Virginia, January 27, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters It seems inflation, the spike in oil prices and other commodities and geopolitical unrest are affecting just about every industry. Now, the arrival of earnings season brings another
In this article ABNB Police said a large party was being held at an Airbnb when shots broke out. Pittsburgh Public Safety Two minors were killed early Sunday after shots were fired at a large party hosted at an Airbnb rental in Pittsburgh, according to the city’s police blotter. At least nine others were being
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday said that while headwinds facing the used car market make it un-investable, its declining performance is also an indicator that inflation might be cooling. “When everybody was freaking out about the 8.5% consumer price index number – that is a hot number – you might’ve noticed that used car and
The Gray Bee Investors researching potential investments during a recent meeting. Mike Scanlan There’s real money on the line for the investing club at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey. This year, the Gray Bee Investors club — made up of about 15 high school students — is helping make investing decisions for
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday offered a list of five industrial stocks investors should consider adding to their portfolios. “After years where the market chased growth at all costs, we’re now in a post-momentum, pivot environment where Wall Street wants solid companies with easily justifiable valuations,” the “Mad Money” host said. Cramer named five industrial
The Huangpu River splits the Chinese city of Shanghai between the older settlement on the west and the newer, financial center on the east. Johannes Eisele | Afp | Getty Images China’s latest wave of Covid restrictions has forced millions of people — roughly three times as many as live in New York City —
Woman working at home talks to virtual assistant Martin-dm | E+ | Getty Images Millions of Americans began working remotely or from home during the coronavirus pandemic. Others decided to take the leap amid the “Great Resignation,” start their own business and become their own boss in 2021. But who is able to claim the
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led auto industry watchers to cut production and sales forecasts for the next two years. The crisis has shuttered factories in Eastern Europe, and caused spikes in the prices of already precious raw materials. Some factories in Ukraine have tried to keep going amid the invasion. Workers have reportedly had
William F. Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at a press conference on Sep. 10, 2018. Galvin championed a state rule governing investment advice, which a judge invalidated in March 2022. Michael Swensen for The Boston Globe via Getty Images The fight to protect consumers from bad investment advice has been a multi-year saga.
Damian Lillard #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers speaks to fans during fan appreciation night before the game against the Utah Jazz at Moda Center on April 10, 2022 in Portland, Oregon. Abbie Parr | Getty Images Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard said he wants to stay with the franchise that drafted him in
In February 2020, Nio got a lifeline of financing support led by the government of Hefei city, where the electric car start-up has established its China headquarters. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Nio said Thursday it is gradually resuming production at a facility several hours’ drive west
In this article NGVT Azmanl | E+ | Getty Images Company: Ingevity (NGVT) Business: Ingevity is a leading bio-based materials company that converts waste streams and by-products from the wood, paper, and pulp industry into higher-valued, specialty materials. They operate through two segments: (i) Performance Materials, which includes high-performance activated carbon and (ii) Performance Chemicals,
Ronnie Kaufman | DigitalVision | Getty Images Some future retirees could end up getting more time to amass a heap of money that won’t be taxed when they or their heirs tap it. Under a provision in a federal retirement bill that cleared the House of Representatives last month, required minimum distributions, or RMDs, from
As part of President Biden’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2023, the White House has once again endorsed a major tax increase on accumulated wealth, adding up to a 61 percent tax on wealth of high-earning taxpayers. Biden’s latest budget includes two major tax increases on accumulated wealth originally proposed in last year’s American Families
In this article SBUX LOCO DRI WING DPZ DENN Restaurant CEOs are the latest wave of workers to join the Great Resignation. In the last six months, six chief executives of publicly traded restaurant companies have announced plans to step down, either to retire or to move on to a new corporate challenge. Their announcements
Jake Sullivan, White House national security adviser, speaks during an interview at an Economic Club of Washington event in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Thursday that the Biden administration is focused on ensuring Russia isn’t able to