In this article TGT Shoppers at a Target store in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Target said Monday that it will begin requiring masks for store employees in high-risk counties in the United States as determined by the latest CDC rankings. The rules go into effect on Tuesday, it said. The big-box retailer will
Month: August 2021
In this article HSBA-GB Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk past a logo displayed at a HSBC bank branch in the central district of Hong Kong. Roy Liu| Bloomberg | Getty Images HSBC is scheduled to release its financial report card for the first half of 2021 at 12 noon Hong Kong/Singapore time on Monday. Analysts
David Solomon, Goldman Sachs & Co. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images There’s a new minimum wage on Wall Street. Goldman Sachs is giving its junior bankers a pay raise, the last major Wall Street firm to do so in a year where record deal-making activity has led to fierce competition for workers. First-year
While there is a slew of professionals athletes who have ventured into cryptocurrency from Tom Brady to Saquon Barkley in recent months, NBA legend Charles Barkley isn’t biting. “My people do not believe in crypto,” Barkley tells CNBC Make It. “I got a couple of financial guys. One of them said, ‘If ever put you
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Most individual investors — 67% — think they have a responsibility to put money toward companies that have a positive impact on the world, new research shows. That doesn’t mean they are necessarily acting on the sentiment. While more than half (51%) of retail investors avoid investing
In this article AXP The South Rim in Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Summer travel is back, big time. That’s according to a survey released Tuesday by American Express Travel, where consumer travel bookings have reached 95% of May 2019 levels. But while affluent Americans are itching to
Recently, I’ve spoken with several people who are worried about losing some or all their Social Security benefits because of a divorce. This concern points to the confusion surrounding spousal benefits for Social Security. Divorce and subsequent marriages may alter your Social Security claiming options, but will a divorce mean your ex-spouse can take some
As the cryptoasset industry awaits a much-discussed European Commission proposal that would extend EU tax reporting rules to cryptoassets and e-money, at least one tax-tech startup is courting investors in anticipation. Austria-based Blockpit is one of a growing number of companies providing automated tax calculations for cryptocurrency trades, income generated from staking, and other crypto-related activities. The
Go big or go home. This mansion on Kauai holds the distinction of being the largest luxury house for sale on the Hawaii island at more than 11,100 square feet. But size isn’t the only ample attribute of the North Shore property. Ocean views stretch from the town of Hanalei, with its crescent-shaped beach, to
People enjoy drinking Guinness outside a pub in Dublin city center. On Monday, 05 July 2021, in Dublin, Ireland. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images DUBLIN — Despite the spread of the highly-contagious delta coronavirus variant, Ireland is betting on “vaccine passes” to fully reopen its bars and restaurants. Ireland’s tourism and hospitality trade has
Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and co-founder & CEO of Square, speaks during the crypto-currency conference Bitcoin 2021 Convention at the Mana Convention Center in Miami, Florida, on June 4, 2021. Marco Bello | AFP | Getty Images Square plans to buy Australian fintech company Afterpay as it looks to expand further into the booming
The Senate released 2,702 pages of the latest version of the bi-partisan infrastructure bill early Sunday evening. Notably absent is funding for increased IRS enforcement, but notably included is increased information reporting for cryptocurrency exchanges, or “brokers” of cryptocurrency transactions. Increased information reporting necessarily includes increased information reporting penalties. And these particular information reporting penalties
CEO, Americas at The Instant Group overseeing the company’s expansion and operations throughout the Americas. While workspace in the U.S. has been upended by the pandemic, not all markets and office types were impacted equally. In May 2021, we took a look at office demand and rates in cities around the U.S. and Canada, surveyed 186 occupiers and
In this article DIS Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt star in Disney’s “Jungle Cruise.” Disney Walt Disney’s “Jungle Cruise” sailed to a better-than-expected opening of $34.2 million at the domestic box office, despite growing concerns that a surge in coronavirus cases could keep families at home. With an additional $27.6 million in ticket sales internationally,
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), July 21, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures rose in overnight trading on Sunday as investors geared up for the first trading day of August. Dow futures rose 135 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.4% and Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.35%.
Today’s column addresses questions about how spousal benefit rates are calculated, whether it’s possible to reapply to increase benefits and whether early spousal benefits would reduce later survivor’s benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc, which markets Maximize My Social Security
Whether you’re in the business of buying or selling a home, a crucial part of the process is to know as much as you can about the area’s local housing market. If you’re looking for a home, you’ll want to gather information to ensure you’re making the right decision about where you want to live.
In this article SAH The scorching used car market is showing signs of slowing down, according to an executive at one of the top auto retailers in the U.S. “New car inventories are going to get better progressively over the next few months as we get to the end of the year,” Jeff Dyke, president
A customer shops for groceries at La Tapatia Market during a blackout in Napa, California, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The electric grid in the West is being tested like never before amid extreme-weather events, including raging wildfires and severe droughts fueled by climate change. Utility companies
Tesla’s Model Y compact crossover vehicles at a showroom in Shanghai, China, on January 18, 2021. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Earnings season is well underway, as a number of mega-cap tech names released their financial results this past week. However, there’s still plenty more to come as several companies have yet