TOPLINE During the ongoing protests over the death of George Floyd and racial injustice, Confederate monuments are increasingly becoming targets, with aone statue in Arlington, Virginia, removed Tuesday by its owner, another likely to be removed by the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, and others across the South targets of protest graffiti.. A statue of Confederate
Month: June 2020
Farmer John Duffy loads soybeans from his grain bin onto a truck before taking them to a grain elevator on June 13, 2018 in Dwight, Illinois, United States. Scott Olson | Getty Images News that Beijing has ordered state firms to halt purchases of farm products could well be an opportunistic political maneuver stemming from
BTIG’s Julian Emanuel has warning for investors: Brace for a 15% to 20% pullback. Emanuel, who came into 2020 as one of Wall Street’s biggest bulls, sees a stock market out of alignment with the economy as risks rise. “It’s probably time for the market to reassess the uncertainties to the economy,” the firm’s chief
In just two and a half months, over 40 million people have filed for unemployment in the U.S., a surge in joblessness not seen in the U.S. since the Great Depression. At the same time, it is unclear if the federal government will provide additional stimulus to the record number of people who are currently unemployed
Investors have been “doubling down” on sustainability over the last quarter — and sustainable funds have actually outperformed the broader market, according to an analyst at BNP Paribas Asset Management. That’s a departure from historical precedents where people shifted their focus from sustainability to near-term profits in tough times, Gabriel Wilson-Otto, head of stewardship, Asia
The coronavirus may have you thinking more about your mortality. After all, what if…? Pandemic or not, it’s important to consider what would happen to your bank accounts, your home, your belongings — i.e., everything you own — and, perhaps, your dependents, if you’re no longer here. In other words, you should prepare a will
Photo: Getty Bitcoin taxes are becoming a hot topic after the IRS has cracked down on cryptocurrency investors over the past year. Last year alone, the IRS sent out more than 10,000 warning and action letters to individuals suspected of misreporting bitcoin capital gains and losses income on their tax returns. In this article, we’ll
Brokers in New York City are bracing for more realistic prices as supply outstrips demand. Getty As the New York City real estate market starts its march toward recovery, sellers are starting to peek out of quarantine and list their homes, but there’s no promise that buyers will be following. The third week of May
A protester throws a US flag into a burning barricade during a demonstration near the White House on May 31, 2020 in Washington, DC. Roberto Schmidt | AFP | Getty Images Cities across America are reeling from a weekend of unrest during protests that erupted after George Floyd died during an arrest in Minneapolis. The
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, U.S., April 26, 2020. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Stock futures opened flat in overnight trading on Monday as investors monitored the economic reopening amid widespread protests across the
U.S. Army Spc. Kinnis White, a soldier assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s HHC 1-148th Infantry Regiment – 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team – inspects food boxes before public distribution at First United Methodist Church in Bowling Green, Ohio, on May 1, 2020. Senior Airman Kregg York | U.S. Air National Guard Everyone across the
Rick Smith, CEO of Axon Enterprises. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Shares of law enforcement supplier Axon Enterprise spiked more than 9% in premarket trading after protests against police brutality turned violent in many cities across the country. Axon, formerly known as Taser International, sells electrical weapons and body cameras for law enforcement officers. The stock’s jump
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) after a May 19 closed Senate Republican policy lunch meeting with President Donald Trump to discuss the response to the coronavirus outbreak. Yuri Gripas | Reuters The president is warming up to the idea. Most Democrats are down. But will Republicans get behind the idea of a second round of
Getty According to AARP employment data, women over the age of 55 face a dual threat to their careers and earning power amid the financial and labor market turmoil due to Covid-19. In April, approximately 20 million jobs were lost in the United States and the unemployment rate reached a staggering 14.7%. Between March and
TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump looks at a pre-paid debit card during a meeting with his cabinet … [+] on May 19, 2020 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC. – The card will be issued by the Internal Revenue Service to distribute nearly 4 million dollars in stimulus aid
Photo: Getty VUCA, like all good acronyms, was coined by the U.S. military, and stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Corporate real estate has largely been stuck in VUCA, forgoing forward-thinking trends in the age of accelerations for dated strategies that are largely linear, long-term and inflexible, making them particularly ill-prepared for the rapidly
People across the U.S. gathered in mass over the weekend and into Monday morning to protest police brutality and the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, raising concerns of further virus spread through the demonstrations. More than 1.7 million people in the U.S. have tested positive for the virus and more than 104,000 have died
A trader walks by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the first day that traders are allowed back onto the historic floor of the exchange on May 26, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This is a live blog. Check back for updates. 7:50 am: China pauses some U.S. farm imports,
lorenzoantonucci Generation Z’s future looked bright just a few months ago. The economy was strong and unemployment was at record lows. It was just February when the unemployment rate was 3.5%, matching the lowest level in more than 50 years. Now, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the economy and sending unemployment skyrocketing to 14.7% in
Traders work on the floor at the opening bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on March 18, 2020 in New York. Bryan R. Smith | AFP | Getty Images Chief financial officers of major corporations around the globe are more likely to believe the Dow Jones Industrial Average will