This episode of What’s Ahead points out that President Biden’s proposal for a national $15 minimum wage would kill millions of jobs, especially in beleaguered small businesses. Past experience shows that part-time workers and those without high school diplomas would be hurt the most. There is an infinitely better approach that wouldn’t destroy jobs and
Month: January 2021
Quiet spaces for fitness and meditation are a strong wellness design trend. Photo Courtesy of Designer: Ana Cummings; Photographer: S. Dutchesen // Wellness by Design (Tiller Press) (c) J. Gold Wellness design was a strong and growing trend before Covid-19 reached our shores early last year, but it has exploded in popularity as the virus
Pizza Hut’s Detroit Double Pepperoni Pizza Pizza Hut Pizza Hut is jumping on the Detroit-style pan pizza trend as it looks to continue its turnaround in 2021 after last year’s strong sales growth. Starting Tuesday, the Yum Brands chain will be selling four different kinds of Detroit-style pizza for a limited time, with prices beginning
Ethereum and Bitcoin coins. Getty Images Ether, the digital token of the Ethereum blockchain, notched a new all-time high of $1,476 early Monday morning. The cryptocurrency climbed 6.2% to a price of $1,415 at about 9:15 a.m. ET. Altcoins, or alternative cryptocurrencies, have been known to rally in times of strength for bitcoin. Ether’s latest
More than 150 world leaders, including Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Ford Motor Company executive chairman Bill Ford, signed an open letter to President Joe Biden to pledge their support to the new administration’s goals to combat climate change. In particular, the open letter, released Sunday, underscored the potential job growth
Matteo Colombo | DigitalVision | Getty Images For most investors these days, it’s literally a “PIPE dream.” PIPEs, or private investments in public equity, are mechanisms for companies to raise capital from a select group of investors outside the market. But as PIPEs are increasingly being deployed in conjunction with a surge in SPAC mergers,
Audrey Saracco / EyeEm If your $600 stimulus payment still hasn’t landed in your bank account, you may be wondering if you can still expect it. According to the most recent guidance from the IRS, the answer is “maybe.” Millions of second stimulus checks have been deployed in recent weeks after Congress approved the payments
As the Covid vaccine rollout gains steam nationwide, restaurants are weighing options to encourage workers to get the vaccine. Foodservice workers are recommended in phase 1(c) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s lists of who should be vaccinated when supply is limited, falling just behind high-risk health-care workers, the elderly and frontline essential
Covid restrictions for those over 65 have remained in place for months in most places. Widowed aging parents may have no one to touch them, be with them, or pay much regular attention to them. Some seek company on the internet. Dating sites for those over 50 years of age are out there, and your
getty It’s finally here! The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has rolled out a new online option that will help tax professionals submit certain authorization forms electronically. To date, the new option applies to two forms: Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative, and Form 8821, Tax Information Authorization. These forms allow taxpayers to
Newly developed Williamsburg office space, such as 25 Kent, is helping reinforce the Brooklyn … [+] neighborhood’s growing appeal as a creative office hotpot. Ty Cole When office workers return to the workplace in earnest, one Brooklyn neighborhood will continue to build on its reputation as an office hotspot for creative workers. Wlliamsburg is that
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addresses the media prior to the game of the Miami Heat against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game one of the 2020 NBA Finals as part of the NBA Restart 2020 on September 30, 2020 at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. Garrett Ellwood |
Signage is displayed outside of a Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bed Bath & Beyond and AMC Entertainment are the newest targets of speculation for retail investors, creating a nightmare scenario for hedge funds betting against
Before Mark Cuban became a billionaire in 1999, he was mostly broke in his early 20s — sleeping on the floor of an apartment he shared with six others, frequently coming home to his lights turned off and having his credit cards cut. But Cuban remained motivated by the thought of retirement and financial independence. In fact, “my whole goal when I
The power of the internet is bringing individual investors together to crush Wall Street hedge funds and other investment bigwigs. It’s a new trend that’s only just getting started, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said on Monday. “It’s the ‘wallstreetbets’ people.’ And they have ganged up, arguably allowed by free speech purposes, to center on a few
FG Trade | Getty Images Tax filing season is swiftly approaching, and many Americans may be able to file their returns for free. About 70% of people filing taxes in the U.S., equal to roughly 100 million Americans, are eligible for a free program through the IRS, according to the agency. Even more may be
Adrienne Parker, who owns a consulting firm, has applied for a second round of PPP. Source: Adrienne Parker Adrienne Parker knows what it is like to struggle as a Black small business owner during the pandemic. The sole proprietor of Peace of Mind Consulting, a management and bookkeeping consulting firm in Atlanta, Parker saw much
Recent surveys of retirees conducted by The Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI) confirms what I’ve learned from many years of working with older clients: Spending changes throughout retirement. In my experience, spending changes often lead to client requests for more or less retirement income, which is why I don’t subscribe to the idea that the
You should expect to receive the following IRS tax forms from cryptocurrency exchanges and similar platforms before January 31, 2021. The information reported on these forms summarize your 2020 activity and have a big impact on your cryptocurrency tax bill. Form 1099-K (Payment Card and Third Party Network Transactions) If you had more than 200
Geneva, Switzerland, at sunset. getty In this week’s examination of wealthy housing markets abroad, I compared prices of properties with ocean or water views in three international markets. From a designer-done residence on Hong Kong’s Lamma Island to a rustic villa in Uruguay, here’s a look at what about $4 million buys right now on
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