Reopening indoor dining is “an extraordinarily reckless and premature decision” as new, more infectious variants of the coronavirus spread in the U.S., virologist Angela Rasmussen told CNBC Friday. Indoor dining resumed at a limited capacity in New York and Portland, Oregon, on Friday. “While I appreciate the economic importance of opening businesses back up and
Month: February 2021
An employee cleans the grounds behind the closed gates of Disneyland Park on the first day of the closure of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure theme parks, in Anaheim, California, on March 14, 2020. DAVID MCNEW | AFP | Getty Images Disney took another financial hit during its fiscal first-quarter, as restrictions on attendance at its
Fourth generation cattle rancher Loren Poncia has made Stemple Creek Ranch carbon positive. He’s implemented rotational cattle grazing systems that allow soil and grass to recover, applied compost on pastures and planted worm farms and chicory that aerate the soil. Courtesy of Paige Green President Joe Biden has called on U.S. farmers to lead the
Elon Musk says the No. 1 way to decrease carbon dioxide emissions would be to levy a tax on carbon. “My top recommendation, honestly, would be just add a carbon tax,” Musk told Joe Rogan on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast on Thursday. “The economy works great. Prices and money are just information. … If
US President Donald Trump looks on after presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Celtics basketball legend Bob Cousy in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on August 22, 2019. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images A CNBC survey conducted in the days before former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial
Stimulus checks printed at the Philadelphia Financial Center in Philadelphia. Jeff Fusco | Getty Images As a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package comes together on Capitol Hill, millions of additional direct payments to Americans could be in the works. Legislation under discussion includes $1,400 stimulus checks that could bring the total direct payments sent to
Katz’s Delicatessen in New York City has been around for more than a century, maturing into an iconic institution on the Lower East Side. Owner Jake Dell told CNBC on Friday he feels the weight of family history as he seeks to navigate the uncertainty and disruption wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. “This is our
Getty Images getty Are there charitable causes you feel strongly about that you want to support? Do you want to integrate philanthropy into your family life? Do you wonder which method of charitable giving is right for you? People often engage in charitable giving because they feel strongly about a specific cause and want to
The IRS is accepting 2020 tax returns starting February 12, 2021. getty The Internal Revenue Service says taxpayers should expect to face limited face-to-face operations, heavy call volume, and paper-processing delays as it opens today for tax season 2021, accepting tax returns for tax year 2020. And then there’s all the pandemic-related tax law changes
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 12: Chinese lanterns hang in Chinatown on February 12, 2021 in London, … [+] England. This year’s festivities, which usher in the Year of the Ox, take place whilst the United Kingdom remains in lockdown. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Getty Images Today is the Lunar New Year, celebrated in China
Even after being fully inoculated against Covid, some public-health precautions are still needed until more data on the vaccines can be collected, Dr. Kavita Patel told CNBC on Friday. It’s well understood the two-shot vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are highly effective at preventing severe disease and death from Covid-19, Patel said in a “Squawk
Disney reported strong growth in paid streaming subscribers and its first quarterly profit since early last year in its earnings report for its fiscal first quarter of 2021 after the bell Thursday. The stock was up around 1.7% after hours. Here are the key numbers: Earnings per share: 32 cents adjusted vs. loss of 41 cents
A visitor wearing a mask walks outside the Shanghai Disney Resort, that will be closed during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, in Shanghai, China January 24, 2020. Aly Song | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Walt Disney Company — Shares of the
Billionaire Elon Musk is the richest person in the world. As CEO of aerospace company SpaceX, electric car company Tesla and neurotechnology company Neuralink, as well as founder of The Boring Company, which constructs tunnels, Musk has a lot to manage each day. “I work a lot,” Musk told Joe Rogan during the latest episode
A bitcoin ATM is seen inside the Big Apple Tobacco Shop on February 08, 2021 in New York. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Pressure is building on Wall Street banks to accept bitcoin as a legitimate asset class — and it’s coming from within, CNBC has learned. Last month, during a town hall meeting
President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with Senators from both parties in the White House on Feb. 11, 2021. Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images More unemployment benefits may be on the way as Democrats and the Biden administration pursue a $1.9 trillion pandemic aid package. The legislation would increase the amount of jobless benefits workers receive
Margaux & Max has been able to stay afloat with Dinges’ Facebook livestreams and creative marketing, even while the retail store remains closed for in-person shopping. Photo: Je Donna Dinges Small business owners have faced a bit of whiplash over the last year as Covid-19 swept the nation, with restrictions leading to closings, reopenings and
By Margie Zable Fisher, Next Avenue Glen Muñoz, podcast producer Glen Muñoz Almost every day since the outbreak of the coronavirus, we’ve heard stories about businesses shutting down. Yet new businesses have also been launched during the pandemic at the fastest rate in over a decade, according to The Wall Street Journal. Some of these new
Travel concept. Blue and red passports background. 3d illustration getty In some circles 2020 became the year of the second passport. For a cool THB 10 million (about $334,000), Thailand is doling out residency to investors willing to build residential real estate. St. Kitts and Nevis slashed the cost of its golden visa by $45,000
Scott Shleifer (right) is one of the latest to move to Florida from New York City. Getty Images A home in Palm Beach, Florida has sold for $132 million, making it the second highest-priced single-family home on record for the U.S. The buyer was Scott Shleifer, cofounder of private equity investing arm of Tiger Global
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