Month: November 2020

Ethan Brown, founder, president and CEO of Beyond Meat. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Shares of Beyond Meat cratered as much as 28% Monday in after-hours trading following the release of disappointing third-quarter results, capping off a frenzied day of trading for the volatile stock. McDonald’s announcement of a plant-based line called “McPlant” sparked confusion among
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President-elect Joe Biden on Nov. 9, 2020 at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Joe Biden’s presidency could have big implications for everyday Americans when it comes to financial protections. With Senate control still hanging in the balance, the extent to which the Biden administration will
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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE – NOVEMBER 09: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks to the media after … [+] receiving a briefing from the transition COVID-19 advisory board. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Getty Images In his campaign, President-elect Joe Biden promised a wide range of policy changes aimed at supporting older adults, including paid leave and tax
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Joanna is CEO of Quartz Properties, a residential real estate development firm working to make the home buying process simple and enjoyable. getty Change is hard. Even the smallest shifts in routine can lead to altered consumer behavior. As significant swaths of the country face the triple threat of a global pandemic, increasing economic insecurity and
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Former FDA chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb warned that the coronavirus pandemic is “about to explode” across the United States as the country confirmed more than 10 million coronavirus cases on Monday, a bleak milestone just 10 days after reaching the 9 million mark amid a record surge in daily infections. On Sunday, the country added
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The U.S. Capitol at sunrise in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images Millions of Americans are waiting for more financial help from the federal government. Following President-elect Joe Biden’s win, it now looks more probable that another coronavirus relief package may not come until January. That’s
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With so many people working at home during the pandemic, it seems natural that some new to investing might be drawn to the stock market. About one-half of Robinhood.com’s 13 million customers are “first time investors.” How do these new investors learn about stocks? Some learn by trial and error. Others do their research, which
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Getty Better Mortgage, an online lending startup, has closed a Series D round that values the company at roughly $4 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter. The $200 million round was led by L Catterton—a private equity firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut—according to Bloomberg, which first reported the news. Ally Financial ALLY ,
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Florida, Port of Miami, Row of cruise ships docked, non-essential business due to Coronavirus. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, travel executives have been pinning their hopes on a Covid-19 vaccine saving their industry, which has suffered from the fallout of the health crisis. Following news Monday of
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