More than 637 million people traveled within China over the past week in celebration of the country’s annual “Golden Week,” the country’s government said on Friday. The government estimates domestic travelers generated around 466 billion yuan ($68.6 billion) in tourism revenue during the holiday period. Two holidays converged this year: National Day, which celebrates the founding
Month: October 2020
A pedestrian wearing a protective mask carries a Converse Inc. shopping bag while waiting to cross a street in the Soho neighborhood of New York, on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. Nina Westervelt | Bloomberg | Getty Images Americans are saving more than ever during the pandemic, and Morgan Stanley says it may be enough to
Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president Joe Biden speaks at a campaign stop in Miami on Oct. 5, 2020. Roberto Schmidt | AFP | Getty Images Taxes could rise for the wealthiest households in a Joe Biden presidency. However, you might want to think twice before making any dramatic moves. Indeed, Biden’s tax plan
Getty Images Borrowers need not pay interest at the otherwise applicable six months after loan date. Most PPP borrowers are aware that they will not pay interest on loans that are eventually forgiven by reason of paying expenses that are eligible to cause forgiveness. The promissory notes signed by most PPP borrowers have provided that
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securities (CARES) Act, a $2.3 trillion relief package designed to help individuals and businesses weather the economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. BOSTON, MA – OCTOBER 1: SBA administrator Jovita Carranza, left, meets with Jamaica Mi Hungry … [+]
The Kohler Setra kitchen faucet in not only touchless but also responds to verbal commands. Photo courtesy of Kohler You come into the house from shopping and you want to clean your hands to avoid bringing any bacteria or viruses in – the touchless faucet is the perfect next step. This way you don’t have
A medical worker takes a nasal swab sample from a student to test for COVID-19 at the Brooklyn Health Medical Alliance urgent care pop up testing site as infection rates spike on October 8, 2020 in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images California-based lab test manufacturer GenMark Diagnostics announced Thursday that the Food
J.P. Morgan Securities’ Colleen O’Callaghan is taking steps to protect portfolios from an economic setback. O’Callaghan warns the domino effect from coronavirus aid gridlock on Capitol Hill is the biggest risk facing Wall Street right now. As a result, she’s increasing cash exposure for her ultra-high net worth clients. “What we’ve been working to do
With Amazon’s massive success today, it’s hard to imagine that Jeff Bezos started it in 1994 as an online bookseller — in a small garage where employees’ desks were made out of doors from Home Depot. Now, there’s almost nothing you can’t buy on Amazon, which begs the question: How did it become “the everything store”?
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman has just completed a pivot that began more than a decade ago. With the announcement Thursday that Morgan Stanley is acquiring investment manager Eaton Vance for $7 billion, Gorman is adding heft and scale to the smallest of the New York-based bank’s three main businesses: the manufacturer of mutual funds
Susan G. Komen’s More Than Pink Walk in Atlanta in 2018 Source: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness Month is usually marked by galas, walks and other fundraising events. This year, it’s eerily silent. The coronavirus pandemic has pushed those events online, or caused them to be cancelled. The impact could be devastating for nonprofits
Kirby Hamilton | Getty Images For some small-business owners, watching their larger peers file for bankruptcy may do little to ease fears about their own financial solvency. With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to take a toll on the economy, Ruby Tuesday has become the latest large restaurant chain to seek protection under the U.S. bankruptcy code.
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 08: Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during the Weekly News … [+] Conference on Capitol Hill on October 08, 2020 in Washington, DC. Pelosi spoke on the uncertainty around negotiations of another emergency COVID-19 relief package. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) Getty Images Will President Trump put together
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about whether losing benefits to the earnings test will increase the family maximum at full retirement age, verifying past wages along with what wages are counted for Social Security and the family maximum’s potential effects on children’s benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston
Brooklyn is foundational to NYC’s recovery. Ariel Property Advisors On September 22, Industry City’s proposed rezoning and expansion joined Amazon HQ2 in Queens as another major multi-faceted neighborhood development to be scrapped after community opposition and a lack of support from local officials. These reversals of fortune for major developments represent a sea change in
Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), wears a protective mask during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. Azar is appearing before the committee to testify on the coronavirus crisis and the Trump administration’s portrayal of Covid-19 deaths. Photographer: Michael A.
A employee moves pizza boxes before a delivery at a Domino’s Pizza Inc. restaurant in Chantilly, Virginia. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Domino’s Pizza on Thursday reported that its quarterly revenue rose 17.9%, led by more U.S. customers ordering pizza delivery during the coronavirus pandemic. But earnings fell short of expectations, hurt by higher
Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein sees speculative elements across markets for stocks and bonds. Blankfein, a billionaire who served as Goldman’s CEO from 2006 to 2018, said Thursday on Squawk Box that low interest rates were essentially creating free money for big institutional investors. After keeping rates low for years after the 2008 financial
An apartments for rent sign is displayed outside a residential building in Hells Kitchen as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on August 18, 2020 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images The number of apartments for rent in Manhattan tripled in September,
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday advised investors to not buy shares of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, simply because President Donald Trump touted the company’s potential coronavirus treatment. Regeneron’s stock was higher by 2% on Thursday. In a video posted Wednesday, Trump claimed that Regeneron’s experimental antibody treatment for Covid-19, which the president received for his illness, was “a cure.”
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