In this article PARA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Edgar Bronfman, Jr. Cameron Costa | CNBC Edgar Bronfman Jr.’s offer for a controlling stake in Paramount Global could keep Shari Redstone close to the company, if his bid is successful. Bronfman is open to having Redstone, currently non-executive chairman at Paramount, remain involved with
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell laid the groundwork Friday for interest rate cuts ahead, though he declined to provide exact indications on timing or extent. “The time has come for policy to adjust,” the central bank leader said in his much-awaited keynote address at the Fed’s annual retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. “The direction of
By Kelly K. James, Next Avenue During an interdepartmental Zoom meeting, a vice president asked for feedback about a video he’d produced, on a tight timeframe, to promote our company. On the video, one employee made a comment that made our company look bad. I thought she may have misspoken (and later learned she had)
Minnesota Governor and 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz at the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night. In his speech, Walz credited
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Auction sales during Monterey Car Week fell 3% from last year, as a shift from older to newer cars left a pileup of
In this article TJX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Marshalls and HomeGoods store entrance in Miami, Florida. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images TJX Companies raised its full-year guidance on Wednesday after posting another quarter of strong sales, but its outlook still fell just short of Wall Street’s expectations. The
Mike Lynch, 59, is the founder of enterprise software firm Autonomy. He was acquitted of fraud charges in June after defending himself in a trial over allegations that he artificially inflated Autonomy’s value in an $11.7 billion sale to tech giant Hewlett Packard. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — British technology entrepreneur
In just two months, the Social Security Administration will announce the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025. Below, we’ll answer some basic questions about the Social Security COLA and what it means for you. What Is The Social Security COLA? Social Security’s COLA increases the benefits paid to retirees and beneficiaries each year to
Taiyou Nomachi | Digitalvision | Getty Images Remote work, a trend that sprang to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic, appears to be an entrenched fixture of the U.S. labor market, according to economists. The work-from-home revolution is “one of the major shifts in the U.S. labor market in the last couple decades,” said Nick Bunker,
In this article PTON Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Source: Peloton Peloton on Thursday said it will start charging new subscribers a one-time $95 activation fee if they bought their hardware on the secondary market as more consumers snag lightly used equipment for a fraction of the typical retail price. The used equipment activation
In this article CAVA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Customers arrive at a Cava restaurant in New York City on June 22, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Cava on Thursday raised its full-year outlook as its restaurants reported strong traffic, fueling better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue. Shares of the company rose 7% in extended
In this article GM BILL WDAY INTU ROST UBER CAVA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Customers arrive at a Cava restaurant in New York City, U.S., June 22, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Cava Group — The fast-casual restaurant brand saw shares climb nearly 6%
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is working hard to win the support of older voters, but what would she do to address their many concerns if she is elected president? In a campaign that has not yet shown many of its policy cards, Harris has offered only the roughest sketch of a governing agenda. But
Aire Images | Moment | Getty Images Retirees may have income from Social Security, a pension, a retirement plan or other sources — and they typically must either withhold taxes or make quarterly payments to avoid IRS penalties. For 2024, the quarterly estimated tax deadlines are April 15, June 17, Sept. 16 and Jan. 15,
In this article PFE MRNA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Courtesy: Pfizer The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, putting the new shots on track to reach most Americans in the coming days amid a summer surge of the virus. The jabs target
In this article PTON Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Peloton said Thursday it is digging itself out of the red and eked out a slight sales increase for the first time in nine quarters as it slashed its overall losses. The beleaguered connected fitness company, which is currently being run by two board members
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, U.S., July 31, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters For all the attention being paid to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s policy speech Friday, the chances of it containing any
Exceptionally long life is a subject of much study, as we see more people in the world living to age 100 and beyond. According to the Boston University centenarian study, out of a US population of approximately 336,997,624, in 2021, there were 89,739 centenarians (age 100+) or a prevalence of 0.027%.en. What’s their secret? Is
Stephen Swintek | DigitalVision | Getty Images As families try to offset the increasing cost of college education, many have turned to 529 college savings plans as a strategy. These accounts let families set aside money toward college expenses while taking advantage of tax breaks and compound interest, according to certified financial planner Preston D.
Yale University. Yana Paskova / Stringer (Getty Images) The cost of attendance at some colleges is now nearing six figures a year, after factoring in tuition, fees, room and board, books, transportation and other expenses. Among the schools appearing on The Princeton Review’s “The Best 389 Colleges” list, eight institutions — including New York University, Tufts, Brown,