A 67-million-year-old T. rex specimen, named Stan, will be auctioned off by Christie’s on Oct. 6 and will be on display in the windows of Christie’s Rockefeller Center starting Wednesday. Robert Frank | CNBC A fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex, nicknamed Stan, sold at auction for $31.85 million, becoming the most expensive dinosaur fossil ever sold. The
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The beginning of 2020 created a unique moment for retail trading: Increased market volatility, stay-at-home orders, and zero commission fees across all trading platforms created a surge in activity and an increase in first-time traders. These first-time traders, many in their 20s and 30s, found the stock market accessible. High prices had kept many on
Getty Images President Donald Trump is calling for Congress to move on approving a second round $1,200 stimulus checks to millions of Americans. But don’t count the money just yet. The president tweeted on Tuesday night he supports standalone legislation to authorize those payments. That was a reversal from his position earlier in the day,
Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images Things may go green in four states this fall, as voters will decide on legalizing and taxing marijuana. Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota all have measures up for a vote to legalize and levy recreational marijuana. Thus far, 11 states have legalized recreational pot: Alaska, California,
An artist’s depiction of Momentus’ Vigoride spacecraft deploying satellites. Momentus Stable Road Capital will take space transportation specialist Momentus public through a SPAC deal that values the company at $1.2 billion, the firm announced on Wednesday. The acquisition is expected to close early next year, with Momentus to be listed on the Nasdaq under the
PARIS, FRANCE – FEBRUARY 12: In this photo illustration, a visual representation of the digital … [+] Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin is displayed in front of the Bitcoin course’s graph on February 12, 2020 in Paris, France. The price of Bitcoin is rising and has once again passed above the very symbolic bar of 10,000 US dollars.
After calling off broader talks on an economic stimulus package, President Trump reversed course Tuesday night, urging Congress to approve smaller relief measures, including funding for small-business loans. Yet there is still a great deal of uncertainty about when another stimulus bill will deliver emergency aid to millions of Americans impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic,
In two or three years, when New York is fully New York again, today’s buyers will feel confident … [+] that these purchases represented smart, future-oriented thinking. Getty Are there actual people of means who are NOT running from New York as fast as they can? With no theater, no concerts, little indoor dining at
In the election season there seems to be little that we can find common agreement across the political divide. However, there is one issue that finds Americans united – support for whistleblowers and protecting whistleblowers. A recent Marist poll conducted on behalf of the Whistleblower News Network shows overwhelming support for whistleblowers – and legislation to
Guitarist Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen performs on stage at Sleep Train Amphitheatre on September 30, 2015 in Chula Vista, California. Daniel Knighton | Getty Images Eddie Van Halen, guitarist and co-founder of Van Halen, has died after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 65. Van Halen’s son Wolfgang confirmed the musician’s
Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Billionaire wealth jumped by more than a quarter during the height of the coronavirus crisis, according to new research, with a rally in stock markets helping the wealth of the world’s richest surpass the $10 trillion mark for the first time. The “Riding the storm” study,
Investor Peter Boockvar believes Wall Street is on the cusp of taking inflation more seriously. With the 10-year and 30-year Treasury Note yields trading around four-month highs, the Bleakley Advisory Group chief investment officer warns high inflation paired with slower economic growth, otherwise known as stagflation, is becoming a major risk. “A stagflationary-type environment, if
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images A key deadline is around the corner for millions of procrastinating taxpayers. About 12 million people took an extension to file their 2019 tax returns, according to data from the IRS. That’s down from the 15 million extension requests the agency received last year. The drop-dead date to get
Finding the right financial advisor to help with your financial needs and goals can be complicated. There are so many things to consider. Many advisors use a big assets-under-management figure as a selling-point when marketing themselves to investors. However, AUM isn’t the whole story when a potential client is determining which firm is right for
Black, Latinx and Asian Workers Feel The Brunt Of The Recession. getty The country is in a deep recession amid a global pandemic. Millions of people are still out of a job. Many now face financial hardship, as the federal government’s initial additional unemployment benefits ended in July. Yet the pace of job growth has
Breegan Jane revels in the design-build process Courtesy of Breegan Jane on behalf of Trane Residential California native Breegan Jane is an interior designer, owner of an eponymous design-build firm, and, among other media turns, the new designing face of HGTV’s recent reboot of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” She sees the ongoing Corona virus pandemic
AFP via Getty Images These days it’s hard to know where to focus one’s mind — the President’s contracting COVID, the President’s taxes, the nomination of Judge Barrett to the Supreme Court, the national COVID death rate, the moribund economy, the vaccine salvation that may be going sideways, the possible salvation of rapid home tests,
A United Airlines plane takes off above American Airlines planes on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on October 1, 2020. Mario Tama | Getty Images President Donald Trump late Tuesday again called for billions more in federal support for airline payrolls, hours after he halted talks with Democrats for a national stimulus package until
Like many successful executives — from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk — Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek has his own unique morning ritual. But, “compared to some leaders,” Ek said in an interview this year with The Observer Effect, his routine “will sound incredibly lazy.” “I wake up at around 6:30 in the morning and spend some time
U.S. stock futures moved lower in overnight trading on Tuesday after President Donald Trump called off stimulus talks until after the November election. Dow futures fell 50 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively. In regular trading on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 375 points after