JetBlue plane makes a flyover of New York City as a tribute to health care workers and first responders, as it seen from Weehawken in New Jersey on May 7, 2020. Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty Images JetBlue Airways and the labor union that represents the airline’s pilots have reached an agreement that avoids furloughs
Month: July 2020
A person looks into a closed Macy’s Inc. department store near Union Square in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, June 18, 2020. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images The road to recovery at Macy’s is likely going to be a rocky one because of the coronavirus pandemic. The retailer warned Wednesday that sales are falling
The front facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in New York City, New York, U.S., June 26, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. 7:52 am: Senate passes extension for PPP The Senate agreed to extend the Paycheck Protection Program through Aug. 8
US President Donald Trump poses with Sheldon Adelson (L) and his wife Miriam Adelson ahead of his sddress ro the Israeli American Council National Summit 2019 at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida on December 7, 2019. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images America’s billionaires are now spending 20 times more on political
Pedestrians in Washington pass a “We Are Open” restaurant sign during the Covid-19 outbreak on May 12. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters When it comes to the next coronavirus stimulus package and providing more direct financial aid, the question on most Americans’ lips is, “Will they or won’t they?” One political analyst predicts it’s likely lawmakers
TOPLINE Despite a surge in coronavirus cases across the country, the market finished mostly higher on Wednesday—the first day of the third quarter, after stocks got a boost from positive coronavirus vaccine news and strong U.S. economic data. Stocks moved higher to start the third quarter. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images KEY FACTS The S&P
TOPLINE In a Wednesday interview with Fox Business, President Trump said he supports a second round of direct payments to individuals—it’s the first time he has publicly declared his support for the idea, which has been the subject of vehement debate among lawmakers in Washington in recent weeks. US President Donald Trump speaks following a
This has been a period like no other in the past century. We will have to wait through the third … [+] quarter to see its actual ongoing impact on residential, retail, and commercial prices, but one thing seems certain. How we use the built spaces around us will never be quite the same again.
An experimental Covid-19 vaccine being developed by the drug giant Pfizer and the biotech firm BioNTech spurred immune responses in healthy patients, but also caused fever and other side effects, especially at higher doses. The first clinical data on the vaccine were disclosed Wednesday in a paper released on MedRXiv, a preprint server, meaning it has
Macy’s at Valencia Town Center Mall opens for curbside pickup service during COVID-19 outbreak on May 21, 2020 in Santa Clarita, California. Robin L Marshall | Getty Images Macy’s on Wednesday said it swung to a first-quarter loss, in line with the retailer’s previously announced estimates, as its business took a hit from the coronavirus pandemic and
Stock futures dipped in overnight trading on Tuesday as the market is set to kick off a new quarter after a remarkable comeback. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded about 100 points lower. The S&P 500 futures and the Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively. Trading volumes were thin. The market just notched
The European Commission on Tuesday released its much-anticipated list of countries whose residents will be permitted to travel into the EU starting tomorrow. Who’s in? Residents of Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay. If China reopens its borders to EU residents, it will also
Hundreds of unemployed Kentucky residents wait in long lines outside the Kentucky Career Center for help with their unemployment claims on June 19, 2020 in Frankfort, Kentucky. John Sommers II/Getty Images The financial aid that jobless workers have been receiving to shore up household income during the coronavirus pandemic is poised for a dramatic reduction
By Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue Editor Getty The growing movement around the country to defund the police is, in the words of the ACLU’s policing policy advisor Paige Fernandez, about investing “in institutions, resources and services that help communities grow and thrive.” So, I’ve been wondering: Could defunding the police initiatives wind up helping to
The President’s disaster declaration opens a window to unusual tax claims Eyeing losses Getty Are you reporting net capital gains on the 2019 tax return you’re about to file? Have you already taken, or could you take, losses this year on bad stocks? Then you should visit your accountant for another look at Section 165(i)
Nate Baker is the Co-Founder and CEO of Qualia, a digital real estate closing platform. Getty In today’s world, you can buy almost anything on your phone and have it delivered to you. And with the Covid-19 pandemic forcing the world toward contactless interactions, online shopping has become a fundamental part of daily life. But even
People work in a factory of optical fiber in Suixi in central China’s Anhui province Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Feature China | Barcroft Media | Getty Images Results of a private survey released on Wednesday showed China’s manufacturing activity expanded and beat expectations in June. The Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index came in at 51.2. Economists polled by
A foundation led by Army combat veteran and best-selling author Wes Moore is launching a new fund dedicated to financing nonprofit organizations that are solely run by people of color. The new Robin Hood initiative, titled the “Power Fund,” is looking to back these groups in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and nationwide protests
The wealthy are preparing for tax increases, working with their accountants to give away money or shift their income to avoid some of the impact of higher rates. With rising deficits at both the state and federal level, as government spending soars and revenue drops from the Covid-19 crisis, taxes are likely to go up
Maskot/Getty Images Uncle Sam has heard your requests for more time to file your taxes – and they have been denied. The Treasury Department and the IRS will stick with the July 15 deadline for 2019 income tax returns and taxes owed for that year, the agencies said. The announcement came less than a week