A shopper walks with bags of purchases. Pedestrian and vehicular traffic have noticeably increased as businesses mark the next phase of reopening the economy today in New York City. John Lamparski | SOPA Images | Getty Images Black American consumers are hoping to make the financial and economic community pay attention Tuesday by using the
TOPLINE The stock market finished lower on Tuesday, cutting a five-day winning streak, as investors worry that surging coronavirus cases across the country could derail an economic recovery. Stocks snapped a five-day streak, falling on Tuesday. Spencer Platt/Getty Images KEY FACTS The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.5%, nearly 400 points, on Tuesday, while
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 05: U.S. President Donald Trump shushes journalists before signing the … [+] Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act in the Rose Garden at the White House June 05, 2020 in Washington, DC. In the midst of nationwide protests against the death of George Floyd, the U.S. Labor Department announced the unemployment rate
There’s been a lot of analysis and debate on exactly where the stock market is headed in the post-COVID-19 environment. But much less attention has been focused on the housing market. Or more precisely, on whether now is the right time to buy a house. Getty On the plus side, house prices have held steady
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro looks on during ceremony to inaugurate the Main Spacial Operations Center (COPE-P) amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at the Comando de Operações Aeroespaciais on June 23, 2020 in Brasilia. Andressa Anholete | Getty Images Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has undergone another test for the coronavirus, shortly after the presidential palace said
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Novavax (NVAX) – Novavax was awarded $1.6 billion in funding from “Operation Warp Speed,” the government program aimed at speeding the development and delivery of a Covid-19 vaccine. The money will be used to complete late-stage studies, establish large-scale manufacturing, and deliver 100
krisanapong detraphiphat Americans have lost more than $77 million in fraud related to Covid-19, according to the Federal Trade Commission. But that tally is likely a severe undercount amid an “unprecedented” scope of scams connected to the coronavirus, according to John Breyault, vice president of public policy, telecommunications and fraud at the National Consumers League,
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump and White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump listen during an East Room event highlighting Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for small businesses adversely affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 28, 2020. Carlos Barria | Reuters The
Success businessman in the city raising his arms, open palms, with face looking up – financial … [+] freedom concepts, double exposure effect Getty Now that we’ve celebrated our Independence Day, you may want to consider another form of independence: financial. Financial independence is about having the freedom to work or not work as you
Prasan Kale is CEO of Rise Buidings, a property technology platform powering connections between people & buildings. Getty For more than 25 years, the real estate industry has engaged in an amenities arms race. It started with conference rooms and fitness centers — table-stakes by today’s standards, unless you live or work in San Francisco or
Major private jet companies receive more than $200 million in government funding An airport ground crew prepares a Cessna 510 jet airplane for takeoff at Santa Fe Municipal Airport in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Robert Alexander | Getty Images Major private jet companies, including Wheels Up and OneSky Flight, received more than $200 million in
A summer rally may be underway. Economic forecaster Lakshman Achuthan cites a bullish, under-the-radar trend in a chart highlighting the firm’s special weekly leading index and S&P 500. “This is a fundamentally optimistic chart,” the Economic Cycle Research Institute co-founder told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Monday. “It’s showing us that the cyclical fundamentals are to
David Heinemeier Hansson remembers the moment he became a millionaire. He grew up “lower middle class,” so the moment was significant, he said. It was also a let down. “The euphoria I felt when it was finally real lasted the rest of that day. The inner smile remained super wide for at least the rest of
View of the phone company QUALCOMM technology 5G in the Mobile World Congress. Ramon Costa | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images How to find compelling stocks primed to outperform during the third quarter of 2020? Here are a few of the names the best-performing Wall Street analysts are betting on right now. With
Unemployed Kentucky residents enter the Kentucky Career Center for help with their unemployment claims on June 19, 2020 in Frankfort, Kentucky. John Sommers II/Getty Images Certain groups of workers, like the self-employed and those in the gig economy, are pulling in an increasing share of jobless benefits relative to others. Around 12.9 million Americans are
Robert De Niro (L) and chef Nobu Matsuhisa appear during a preview for the Nobu Restaurant and Lounge Caesars Palace on February 2, 2013 in Las Vegas. David Becker | Getty Images The Nobu group of luxury sushi restaurants and hotels took 14 loans from the U.S. small business relief program for as much as
Getty Potential borrowers still hoping to get a cut of the PPP pie have been given until August 8th to apply for their initial PPP loan. President Trump signed the “PPP Extension Act” on July 3rd, which consists of the same exact language that passed the Senate on June 30th, mere hours before the window
A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past some Retail Space For Lease in San Francisco, … [+] California, U.S., on May 6, 2020. Emptied out malls and hotels across the U.S. have triggered an unprecedented surge in requests for payment relief on commercial mortgage-backed securities, an early sign of a pandemic-induced real estate crisis.
The average age of new coronavirus patients has dropped by roughly 15 years compared with only a few months ago as the coronavirus reignites in America’s Sun Belt, White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday. Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said during a Q&A discussion with Dr. Francis
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Raphael W. Bostic speaks at a European Financial Forum event in Dublin, Ireland February 13, 2019. Clodagh Kilcoyne | Reuters The Federal Reserve has a role to play in ending systemic racism, in the view of the central bank’s first Black regional president.