Month: November 2020

SpaceShipTwo spacecraft Unity during a glide flight test in New Mexico. Virgin Galactic Space tourism company Virgin Galactic reported third quarter results on Thursday with an increased loss as the company looks to fly two more test spaceflights to finish its development program. “During the quarter we made good progress completing the final steps to
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Warren Buffett Gerard Miller | CNBC As the coronavirus pandemic weighs on its operating earnings and stock price, Berkshire Hathaway ramped up its stock repurchasing program even more in the third quarter, nearly doubling the record buyback from the second quarter. Warren Buffett’s conglomerate bought back $9 billion of its own stock, it was revealed
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The Growing Popularity Of “Zoom Towns” getty As remote working has boomed during COVID-19, the rise in the number of people working from home has prompted many to reconsider where they wish to live. It’s causing what new research from the University of Utah refers to as “Zoom Towns”, which are places that have experienced a
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Softbank-backed delivery startup goPuff on Thursday said it will acquire alcoholic beverage chain BevMo! for $350 million, paving the way for the company to enter the California market. The agreement also means goPuff, which currently provides on-demand delivery of household goods in 500 cities, will significantly expand its infrastructure with the addition of BevMo!’s 161
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Richard ‘Rich’ Barton, co-founder and CEO of Zillow Inc. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Zillow shares climbed more than 8% in extended trading on Thursday after the digital real estate company reported third-quarter estimates that blew past analysts estimates and offered a better-than-expected forecast for the fourth quarter. A combination of record low
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As vote counting continues in key battleground states like Georgia and Pennsylvania, where Vice President Joe Biden has taken the lead over President Donald Trump on Friday, Libertarian presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen says third party candidates don’t “take” votes from other parties. “I don’t consider it taking votes, because those votes belong to the American
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Grant McDonald, left, and Stephanie Freed, right, speak at the U.S. capitol on behalf of ExtendPUA.org, the grassroots campaign they started in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Stephanie Freed Stephanie Freed and Grant McDonald never thought they’d be running a grassroots campaign pushing for extended unemployment coverage. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit. Both New York
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When you’re saving for retirement, keep in mind that Medicare premiums include surcharges for … [+] high-income earners. getty The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced Medicare Part B premiums for 2021, and the base premium increases just 2.7% from $144.60 a month to $148.50 a month. That $3.90 monthly increase compares to a
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             While there are some votes still being counted (and even more being contested) there is enough certainty to provide at least an early bird take on taxes – in both the lame duck session and in the new Congress. That said, with control of the Senate dependent on the outcome of the two Georgia runoff elections
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Private outdoor space, like this setting at Brooklyn’s 175 Spencer, is among the must-have amenities … [+] for many of today’s multifamily renters and owners. MNS Even as the mercury slowly ebbs around the much of the country, one big multifamily selling point of summer 2020 continues to carry appeal. The new must-have amenity for
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General Motors plans to significantly increase production of its highly profitable pickup trucks by investing up to $1 billion in its Canadian operations. The investment is part of a tentative deal with Canadian union Unifor, GM CEO Mary Barra told investors Thursday during the company’s third-quarter earnings call. The investment is pending union member ratification
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