College students searching for summer gigs are in for a shock. The Covid pandemic, of course, hit this group especially hard. Last summer, the unemployment rate for 16-to-24 year olds was 18.5%, about twice as high as the year before. Roughly 47% of young people were employed in July 2020, down from 56% a year
Month: April 2021
You may have heard of the term “gamification.” It means what it sounds like: taking an everyday activity and turning it into a game, or at least something fun. Mary Poppins did this when she reframed the boring mundane chore of cleaning up one’s room into a delightful spoonful of sugar. It’s true. “In every
When President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion-dollar American Rescue Plan last month, he launched a new and improved Child Tax Credit. The Child Tax Credit has been around since the Clinton Administration, yet this new version may have a positive effect on Americans who have been trying to find financial stability through the Covid-19 pandemic.
In yet another sign of the white-hot residential market in Florida, Guggenheim Partners chief investment officer Scott Minerd bought a pair of penthouses in Miami for $12.5 million, sources familiar with the transaction tell Forbes. The purchases comprise an entire floor of the 51-story Biscayne Beach tower, in what appears to form the largest penthouse
Combination: Jeff Bezos (L), Elon Musk (C) and Bill Gates (R). Reuters Climate change appears to be high on the agenda for tech billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates but some are questioning whether they’re focusing their efforts on the right areas. Broadly speaking, the three richest tech billionaires — who rank
Jason Lee | Reuters BEIJING — Investors are putting billions of dollars more into U.S. stock funds than Chinese ones, according to data from fund research firm EPFR Global. “The baton seems to be getting handed over,” said Cameron Brandt, director of research at EPFR, in an interview Friday. “A lot of investors think the
Traveling abroad is getting less complicated for vaccinated travelers. A growing list of countries is reducing or eliminating quarantine and Covid-19 testing requirements for those who have been fully vaccinated, while keeping restrictions in place for those who haven’t. Where vaccines are easing travel restrictions Barbados announced this week that quarantine requirements for vaccinated
In this article ARKK Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood said digital wallets and genomics are the next two biggest disruptive trends after Tesla and electric vehicles. “We’re very excited about digital wallets,” Wood said on CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith” on Tuesday. “We really think that these digital wallets and two-sided market places, merchants and
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Stocks are booming and seniors are struggling with long-term unemployment. Taken together, poor job prospects and a healthy nest egg may make it seem like a good time to retire. In fact, it may be a particularly dangerous time for Americans to do so, according to financial experts. More
kate_sept2004 | E+ | Getty Images There’s good news for American families. The IRS plans to begin sending monthly payments from the new $3,000 child tax credit in July, Commissioner Charles Rettig said Tuesday during a hearing with the Senate Finance Committee. The new and significantly expanded child tax credit was included in the $1.9 trillion
Since his death last week, Prince Philip has been remembered around the world as a model of service and a loyal and loving husband. His over 70 years in the public arena as a member of the Royal Family has many feeling that a beloved member of their own family has passed. While memorials and
I recently wrote about how the IRS taxes legal malpractice settlements. I said a legal malpractice settlement should be tax free for an underlying physical injury case, where damages would have been tax free in the underlying physical injury case. Shortly thereafter, the Tax Court decided Blum v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2021-18. Its harsh taxable
If you’re a real estate owner or investor, you may have noticed a significant increase in insurance costs compared to previous years. In fact, renewal increases have jumped 20% year-over-year, according to Q3 2020 data from Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index, a measure of global commercial insurance premium pricing. “This increased expense can affect a
Bottles for the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are ready to be prepared before the opening of a mass vaccination site in the Queens borough of New York, February 24, 2021. Seth Wenig | Pool | Reuters Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Tuesday that his company has ramped up production of its two-shot coronavirus vaccine and
U.S. stock futures were flat in overnight trading on Tuesday ahead of the first batch of corporate earnings. Dow futures rose just 10 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.03% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.02%. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 climbed 0.4% to close at a record high. Equities shrugged off the Food and Drug
“Even when we’re 6’5″ and visibly intoxicated [and] asleep in our car, they’ll make sure we can call our friends to get us home safely.” That was Alexis Ohanian’s response on Tuesday to a Twitter user’s call for transparency after Daunte Wright was fatally shot by a police officer while fleeing a traffic stop in
In this article CIK Credit Suisse bank. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images Credit Suisse is still unraveling its positions from the blow up of Archegos Capital Management, traders told CNBC’s David Faber, putting more pressure on a beaten-down media stock. The investment bank was shopping blocks of different classes of Discovery stock on Tuesday,
Luis Alvarez | DigitalVision | Getty Images Ivory Johnson was one of the many financial advisors who were forced to pivot quickly when the pandemic hit the U.S. more than a year ago. In a business that is often relationship-driven, Covid largely put a halt to in-person meetings for advisors, including Johnson. However, the shift
Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images While the latest stimulus package and a new massive infrastructure bill are the main topics of conversation in Washington of late, President Joe Biden continues to be under mounting pressure to take action on student loan forgiveness, too. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., held a hearing on
PeopleImages | E+ | Getty Images Some taxpayers still need to send money to Uncle Sam this April, even though the IRS extended the tax-filing season to May 17. Those who make estimated tax payments are still on the hook for their first quarterly levy, which is due on the original tax filing deadline of
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