In this article SOFI DASH ME ABNB DIS Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Walt Disney (DIS) – Walt Disney reported adjusted quarterly earnings of 80 cents per share, well above the 55-cent consensus estimate, with revenue beating forecasts as well. Disney’s performance was boosted by a rebound in U.S. theme park
Month: August 2021
OLIVIER DOULIERY | AFP | Getty Images Job postings requiring a Covid-19 vaccine have jumped sharply in the past month among a wide range of businesses, according to a new analysis published by job site Indeed. The increase comes as the highly contagious delta variant has fueled a surge in virus cases, vaccines have become
In this article AMD RKT DIS HNST PFE ABNB General views of the Mickey Mouse Ferris Wheel at Disney California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort, which has reopened for outdoor dining and shopping on April 11, 2021 in Anaheim, California. AaronP | Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images Check out the companies making
The Poly Network logo displayed on a phone screen with a physical representation of some cryptocurrencies. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via Getty Images Nearly all of the $600 million stolen in one of the biggest cryptocurrency heists ever has now been returned by hackers, according to the platform targeted in the hack. Poly Network said
Travelers looking for a vacation in the great outdoors are turning to a nostalgic source of comfort and solitude: treehouses. But these aren’t the treehouses of their childhood. Like the travelers who are booking them, the treehouses have matured too. Modern treehouses are more luxury homes than kid hangouts — with a price to match.
In this article VGII SPCE Sir Richard Branson waves out the window of spacecraft VSS Unity before launching on July 11, 2021. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson sold more of his ownership of the space tourism company this week, dumping another huge stake to fund his other ventures. Branson, through his Virgin
In this article MNTS The company’s latest-generation Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) undergoes testing in a vacuum chamber at its facility in Santa Clara, California. Momentus Space company Momentus debuted on the Nasdaq on Friday, completing a nearly year-long and turbulent merger process that resulted in a new CEO and the departure of its founders. “In
Chime CEO Chris Britt Source: Chime Chime said Friday it raised $750 million in a Series G funding round that values the fintech company at $25 billion. That’s $10 billion higher than its last reported valuation of $15 billion from October 2020, according to PitchBook data. Chime — a so-called challenger bank known for fee-free banking,
In this article AJRD BA Boeing’s Starliner capsule sits on to an Atlas V rocket on the launchpad before the launch of the OFT-2 mission. United Launch Alliance Boeing’s second uncrewed flight test of its Starliner spacecraft is delayed for at least two months due to issues with the capsule’s propulsion valves, the company said
Residential buildings in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. James Andrews | iStock | Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down at least part of New York’s eviction moratorium, potentially leaving thousands of renters in the state at risk of being forced out of their homes. The court’s order
Vstock LLC | Getty Images Federal stimulus and enhanced tax credits have provided benefits to millions of Americans. However, some low-income workers may not receive a boost. The earned income tax credit, known as the EITC or EIC, offers a write-off for low- and moderate-income families. To qualify, taxpayers must have earned income — wages
Tom Werner | DigitalVision | Getty Images More households got a monthly payment of the child tax credit in August, reaching an additional 1.6 million kids relative to July, the Treasury Department and IRS said Friday. The IRS disbursed $15 billion to families in the second round of payments, issued Friday to households with about
New York City housing advocates and tenants march to demand Gov. Andrew Cuomo cancel rent amid the pandemic on Oct. 10, 2020. Andrew Lichtenstein | Corbis News | Getty Images A U.S. judge rejected on Friday a request by landlord groups to block the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new eviction moratorium. The decision
Regular readers know that one of my pet peeves are legislation names with too-clever acronyms, and the WISH Act is pure cringe, on this metric: it’s the Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home Act, introduced by Rep Tom Suozzi (D-NY) at the beginning of July. Its objective is to create a new federal
It is time to change the rules: If you want to work around vulnerable older adults. You must be vaccinated. For their safety. For yours. And for the safety of your own family. Eight months after the vaccine was made widely available to health care workers, only about 60 percent of nursing home staff has
By Craig Miller, Next Avenue A few years ago, Lee Hilliard and his wife Linda, of Manchester, Conn., were torn over what to do with their investment portfolio. The 72-year-old retired media consultant and his wife, who’s 64, had come into some Chevron CVX shares from Linda’s inheritance in 2016 and then again after her mother
By Constance Brossa, Next Avenue When it comes to helping people work out, Shannan Schaffer is in perpetual beast mode. The former flight attendant taught her first indoor cycle class at a YMCA in Charlotte, N.C. 31 years ago. She’s still at it. “Pedaling to nowhere is my calling,” says Schaffer, who’s in her late 50s,
Inflation: It’s the economic condition that keeps politicians up at night, and helps all the talking heads on cable news stay in orbit. But the rising cost of goods and services is also capable of creating a breeding ground for corporate volatility. And unless a CFO has hired The West Wing’s Josh Lyman to drum
In the first of a two-episode series, Tax Notes contributing editor Marie Sapirie interviews David Kreutzer, an economist at the Institute for Energy Research, about his views on a carbon tax. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This
If you didn’t get your August advance child tax credit in your bank account today, you’re not alone. Due to “an issue,” a percentage—less than 15%—of folks who got their payment by direct deposit in July will be mailed paper checks for the August payment, according to an Internal Revenue Service news release. Another way
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