TOPLINE Senate Republicans unveiled a new coronavirus relief proposal Monday that would replace the extra weekly $600 unemployment aid (which end this week) with a 70% wage-replacement program—but state labor departments are scrambling to figure out how their overwrought systems would handle the payments. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called for an extension of unemployment
Month: July 2020
TOPLINE The market finished higher on Wednesday as investors cheered the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates near zero and shares of Big Tech stocks rallied. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at a House testimony last month. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images KEY FACTS The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.6%, over 150 points, on
Couple and receptionist at counter in hotel wearing medical masks as precaution against virus. Young … [+] couple on a business trip doing check-in at the hotel Getty Prior to the Covid pandemic, hotel occupancy rates were hitting record highs and average daily rates (ADRs) were rising. Now, with the possible exception of restaurants and
President Donald Trump continues to publicly tout the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a Covid-19 treatment, despite scientific research that has shown no benefit of the drug for coronavirus patients. Across the country, cases are still increasing by the tens of thousands and the U.S. reports nearly 1,000 deaths, on average, every day. California, Florida, Texas and several
Spotify said on Wednesday music streaming demand had rebounded from the coronavirus-related weakness it saw at the start of the quarter and its paid subscribers reached 138 million, ahead of Wall Street estimates. Premium subscribers, which accounts for most of the company’s revenue, were up 27% from a year earlier. Analysts on average were expecting the
Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, left, and Mark Meadows, White House chief of staff, speak to members of the media after the Senate Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images “I was surprised at how low that income threshold was in some states,” said Ernie Tedeschi,
fstop123 | E+ | Getty Images This summer, more than a dozen states are offering shoppers a back-to-school sales tax break. Whether it’ll be enough to draw legions of parents to mom-and-pop shops amid a pandemic is looking iffy. Depending on the state where you’re shopping, you can knock off anywhere from 4% (Alabama) to
The CARES Act offers many opportunities for relief for businesses and individuals during the … [+] pandemic. getty 2020 has been a colossal mess. For the first time in 100 years, we’ve encountered a NON-manmade economic crisis. The economic punch delivered by the coronavirus pandemic is staggering; dropping US GDP by the second largest decline
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 28: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives at the Senate … [+] Republican policy luncheon. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Getty Images Looking forward to the great partisan battle over the next COVID-19 relief bill? You may be disappointed. Nancy Pelosi already has won. True, the $1 trillion Senate GOP
Dave Friedman is Co-Founder and CEO of Knox Financial, the smart and frictionless way to turn a home into an investment property. Getty During a spring interview on CNBC, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman said, “Housing has, in some ways, become a luxury good in America.” Let’s pause and think about that statement for a moment. Kelman
Senate Republicans have unveiled their $1 trillion coronavirus relief plan as the virus continues to infect tens of thousands across the country everyday. The bill includes another round of stimulus paychecks for Americans and also sets aside funding for small businesses, Covid-19 testing capacity and schools. Two companies have now began the phase three trials
Lisa Su, CEO, AMD Scott Mlyn | CNBC AMD shares rose as much as 10% in extended trading on Tuesday after the company upgraded its revenue guidance for the current year as part of its second-quarter earnings results. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: 13 cents per share, adjusted, vs. 16 cents per share as
Eastman Kodak soared on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a deal to work with the photography pioneer to produce ingredients in generic drugs in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Shares of Kodak soared more than 60% in extended trading. The stock more than tripled during Tuesday’s regular trading for its best day ever after the U.S.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images Republicans have introduced their proposal for the next coronavirus relief package, a $1 trillion plan called the HEALS Act. Notably absent from their agenda: relief for people with student debt. The plan calls for streamlining the number of repayment options, but wouldn’t extend the
Ryan German has kept 40 employees working at his restaurant, Caffe Gelato, in Newark, Delaware. The Paycheck Protection Program provided a lifeline to help him through an unprecedented spring as the coronavirus pandemic tore through the country. The loan, now exhausted, covered seven weeks of payroll. But the restaurant is facing down an unknown future with
Are there cases when the amount of guaranteed income can be decreased? Generally, if an annuity contract states that a guaranteed income level remains for life then this is the case as long as distributions do not exceed the guaranteed levels. But some annuity providers make clear that there is an option to receive more
The United States Capitol building at sunset, Washington DC, USA. getty One of the drumbeats of the current Congress is the need to be more fiscally responsible. That makes sense. Our current national debt is $26,536,793,171,015 – and growing. The federal deficit - so far for 2020 – is $2.744 trillion. That’s following a Congressional Budget Office
Real estate agents could have their license revoked if they engage in racial discrimination on the … [+] job. getty After a newspaper investigation uncovered widespread race-based discrimination in the Long Island housing market, New York has passed a bill that puts a real estate agent or broker’s license on the line if they are
Albert Bourla, Pfizer Gian Ehrenzeller | Keystone | AP President Donald Trump‘s executive orders aimed at lowering U.S. prescription drug costs will cause “enormous destruction” as the pharmaceutical industry races to develop vaccines and treatments for the coronavirus, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told investors Tuesday. Trump on Friday signed four executive orders designed to bring U.S. drug prices
A Jet Blue aircraft takes off from Long Beach Airport in Long Beach, CA. Tim Rue | Bloomberg | Getty Images JetBlue Airways on Tuesday said it swung to a loss in the second quarter and forecast that revenue will fall by about 80% in the third quarter as the coronavirus pandemic promises a choppy recovery
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