U.S. stock index futures were little changed during overnight trading on Thursday, ahead of Friday’s key jobs report. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 65 points. S&P 500 futures advanced 0.2%, while Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.3%. During regular trading the Dow fell 170 points, or 0.47%, while the S&P declined
Millions of people canceled their travel plans in 2021 as Covid-19 halted international trips around the world. Renee Miller and Tim Beissinger were not among them. The pair are “thru-hikers,” a term which describes a style of hiking that starts and ends in different places, while often covering long distances. Rather than staying at home,
A Starlink user terminal, also known as an antenna or satellite dish, on the roof of a building. SpaceX Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Thursday gave an update on its Starlink internet service, as the company launched more satellites into orbit. SpaceX engineer Jessie Anderson said during a webcast of the company’s first launch of the
LPETTET | iStock | Getty Images If you didn’t get the last stimulus check, don’t despair. You still have time to claim the money if you’re eligible. A third round of stimulus payments was sent to Americans as a part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, signed into law in March 2021. Starting that
Austin, Texas. Ryan Martinez | Moment | Getty Images Several states have stopped accepting applications for federal rental assistance. The programs in New Jersey, New York, Oregon and Texas, as well as Washington, D.C., are either closed or on hold, leaving many struggling renters cut off from their only hope of paying off their debt
A proposed constitutional amendment (ACA 11) in California would increase taxes by $12,250 per household, roughly doubling the state’s already high tax collections, to fund a first-in-the-nation single-payer health-care system. The top marginal rate on wage income would soar to 18.05 percent—nationally, the median top marginal rate is 5.3 percent—and the state would adopt a
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In this article LULU Michael Aragon previously served the role of chief content officer of Twitch, Amazon’s livestreaming business. Source: Lululemon Lululemon said Thursday it has named former Amazon exec Michael Aragon as chief executive officer of its at-home gym business, Mirror. Aragon will also oversee Lululemon’s broader digital fitness aspirations, the retailer said in
In this article WBA A sign displays the types of COVID-19 vaccination doses available at a Walgreens mobile bus clinic on June 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday exceeded analysts’ expectations for the fiscal first-quarter and raised its forecast for the year, as customers came
A child passes by the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building on Constitution Avenue, NW, on Monday, April 26, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Investors have been preparing for the Federal Reserve to start hiking interest rates. They also know the central bank is cutting the amount of bonds
The pursuit of the American dream has been a part of my story from the beginning. If not for the courage of my family, I wouldn’t be here. My mom sacrificed to have me stay in America so I could take advantage of every opportunity available. As a first-generation Haitian American, education was always viewed
In this article SPCE Virgin Galactic’s passenger rocket plane VSS Unity, carrying billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson and his crew, lands after reaching the edge of space above Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, U.S., July 11, 2021. Joe Skipper | Reuters Shares of space tourism company Virgin Galactic fell below $11.75 in trading
Getty Images Money has piled into municipal bonds, known as muni bonds or “munis,” as investors aim to lower risk and reduce taxes. But some may worry about price drops amid rising interest rates. Investors funneled a record-breaking $96.8 billion of net money into U.S. muni mutual and exchange-traded funds in 2021, according to Refinitiv
Home prices and rents are soaring, but home prices are rising faster. And that’s shrinking the affordability gap between owning a home and renting one. Median-priced, single-family homes are less affordable than they have been historically in just over three quarters of the nation. That’s up from 39% at the end of 2020, and it’s
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In this article M Macy’s has released a list of the handful of department stores that it plans to close this year. It includes six full-line department stores, a Bloomingdale’s outlet store, and a Macy’s store that the company said already closed last year but was never announced publicly. The Bloomingdale’s location at Miromar Outlets
In this article BBBY Customer shopping in a Bed Bath & Beyond store Courtesy: Bed Bath & Beyond Bed Bath & Beyond shares tumbled nearly 10% in premarket trading Thursday after the home goods retailer missed analysts’ expectations for fiscal third quarter. Chief Executive Mark Tritton said a lack of inventory due to supply chain
In this article PFE WBA BBBY STZ CAG HELE Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walgreens (WBA) – The drug store operator’s shares gained 2.9% in the premarket, after beating estimates on both the top and bottom lines for its latest quarter. Walgreens earned an adjusted $1.68 per share, compared with the
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By many measures, 2021 saw a record-spending holiday season despite ongoing supply chain problems, inflation and a new Covid-19 variant. Holiday sales are on track to grow as much as 11.5% over 2020, according to a projection by the National Retail Federation. About 30% of Americans said they overspent during the gift-giving season, according to