According to the National Retail Federation Mother’s Day spending is expected to total a record $28.1 billion this year, up $1.4 billion from last year. Can you imagine if instead of splurging on flowers and gifts, that much money were to pour into women’s retirement accounts this month? Of course, that’s not going to happen.
Month: May 2021
A few days ago on May 3rd workers on 7th Ave and 48th St in Manhattan unveiled Times Square’s newest billboard flanked by bright red LED Coca-Cola banners and advertisements for The Phantom Of The Opera, even though the Big Apple’s Broadway theaters have been closed for more than a year. The 10’ x 60’
Apple and Epic Games have been facing off in one of the most closely watched antitrust trials in the technology industry in years. Epic Games presented its case this week, and Apple will present its case in the coming weeks. Eventually, Judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers will make a decision whether Apple must allow Epic to
In this article UBER Uber beat estimates on the top line and dramatically improved its net losses in its first quarter but missed on revenue. Shares initially gained in after-hours trading before dipping more than 4.5%. Here’s how Uber did versus expectations: Loss: 6 cents vs. 54 cents expected, according to a consensus of analysts
The Roku 3 television streaming player menu is shown on a television in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg via Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Square – The payment company’s stock rose more than 6% after the company’s first-quarter earnings topped
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler told CNBC on Friday the agency is looking into how commission-free retail brokerage apps encourage more stock trading and then make money off m the execution of those trades. “There is a little bit of a conflict of interest,” Gensler said on “Squawk Box,” one day after testifying about this issue
Flood waters stream down the road in Muhlenberg Township, Pennsylvania, after a major storm last August. Ben Hasty | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Continuing climate change and soaring lumber costs are two things you may need to consider when it comes to your homeowners insurance. Whether you live in an area prone to hurricanes,
In this article ETH.CM= Gary Vaynerchuk holds a “VeeFriends” token, which is part of his part of his first NFT collection. Source: VeeFriends | Gary Vaynerchuk After weeks of teasing his drawings on Twitter, entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk announced Wednesday he’s launching his first NFT collection, “VeeFriends,” a series of 10,255 character tokens available for purchase
Clutter is one thing. Lots of us have unneeded items in our homes. Books abound on how to de-clutter but these do not seem to apply to aging parents. It bothers the adult children when they see it and say something but the elders do not seem to want to change the situation. Or perhaps
Cofounder of InstaLend, a non-bank real estate lender providing loans on single-family and multi-family properties for acquisition and rehab. With the moratorium on foreclosures likely coming to an end soon and millions of Americans still out of the workforce and unable to make their rent or mortgage payments, we may be in for a huge uptick
In this article COIN TSN RBLX OXY GRWG DIS DASH ABNB WEN The stock market rallied Friday as investors reacted to the worse-than-expected April jobs report, which indicates the Federal Reserve’s easy policy is unlikely to go anywhere soon, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said. “I know the conventional wisdom says sell in May and go away,
In this article DKNG DraftKings clock at UFC venue. Source: DraftKings Sports-betting company DraftKings reported better-than-expected loss per share and revenue for its first quarter, and raised its full-year revenue guidance. Shares whipsawed in the premarket Friday. Here are the key numbers: Loss per share: 36 cents vs 42 cents expected, according to a Refinitiv survey
In this article ARKK Cathie Wood, founder of Ark Invest, said Friday that the pullback in technology stocks is not a cause for concern, and that her long-term bets will continue to move higher. “I love this set up,” she said Friday on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.” “The worst thing that could have happened to us
A trader works at the Goldman Sachs stall on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Goldman Sachs has formally kicked off the cryptocurrency trading era on Wall Street. The bank informed its markets personnel on Thursday that a newly created cryptocurrency trading desk had successfully traded two kinds of
Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images At least 7 million people likely qualify for tax refunds on unemployment benefits received last year, a new report suggests. The American Rescue Plan, which President Joe Biden signed in March, waived federal tax on up to $10,200 of jobless benefits, per person, collected in 2020. Taxpayers qualify if their
brightstars | E+ | Getty Images Amidst lives lost and prolonged hardship, the pandemic response ushered in a wave of unprecedented political polarization that has pained the country. But states across the country are finding new cause for broad bipartisanship in building the foundation for economic recovery. Indeed, last month, North Dakota became the 43rd
Shocking that a movie about discarded older people could win an Oscar! And not just any Oscar — Best Picture! “Nomadland’s,” starring Frances McDormand and directed by Chloe Zhao, prize means millions more people will watch the movie and learn about Amazon’s “CamperForce program” and the roaming ‘nomads’ who work there, especially older workers. McDormand’s
It may be time to get a professional haircut and take your working clothes to the dry cleaner (while being sure they fit over any “pandemic pudge” you may have gained.) Although companies will allow more home-based work than before the pandemic, there’s evidence that office work is on the way back, and could be
“I know how it feels to have your privacy invaded by photographers, whether it is in work mode or privately. So I have always been sensitive to that,” says Julian Lennon, describing the philosophy that has driven his decades-long career in photography. “I’m a fly on the wall. Nothing is staged. I don’t want to
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini | Pool | Reuters World Health Organization Director General-Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday urged other countries, particularly the
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