CLERMONT, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES – 2020/11/21: Volunteers distribute turkeys and other food … [+] assistance to the needy at a food distribution site at Lake-Sumter State College sponsored by the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and local churches. With the approach of Thanksgiving, thousands of families in the Orlando area are in need
Month: December 2020
Sarah Godlewski, Wisconsin State Treasurer Courtesy: Sarah Godlewski Covid-19’s impacts are being felt in every community. While federal programs have been created to support businesses and their employees, most notably the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the majority of the management is being handled at the state level. Wisconsin has experienced more than 400,000 Covid-19 cases
David is the Founder and CEO of Realized, a firm whose mission is to improve lives through innovative investment property wealth solutions. getty Anyone involved in any type of commercial real estate endeavor has by now heard of the qualified opportunity zone program. For those who haven’t, the qualified opportunity zone (QOZ) came out of the
Jordan Siemens | DigitalVision | Getty Images If you’re like many Americans, the end of 2020 can’t come fast enough. Yet before you ring in the New Year and hope for better times ahead, there are moves you should make first to set yourself up for financial success. “Use December to reflect on 2020 and
Randy Garutti Cameron Costa | CNBC A rendering of Shake Shack’s drive-up window Source: Aria Group Shake Shack was one of the first restaurant chains to unveil restaurant designs inspired by habits its customers adopted during this year’s health crisis. In May, it debuted the “Shack Track,” which has drive-up and walk-up windows that are
Antonio Neri, President and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the latest tech company to shift its focus away from Silicon Valley, announcing Tuesday that it will relocate its headquarters from San Jose, California, to Houston, Texas. “HPE’s largest U.S. employment hub, Houston is an attractive market to
It may be a good time to lock in market gains for the year. Credit Suisse’s Jonathan Golub believes the latest all-time highs will run into trouble this month. “If you’re somebody who just came into a boatload of money … perhaps [wait] until after inauguration,” the firm’s chief U.S. equity strategist told CNBC’s “Trading
SoulCycle announced Tuesday that Evelyn Webster will take over the role of chief executive officer in mid-December, the company told CNBC Make It. The announcement comes 12 months after Melanie Welan resigned from her position as CEO on Nov. 26, 2019, citing the need for new leadership. Sunder Reddy, SoulCycle’s chief financial officer since 2017,
Joel Angel Juarez/Bloomberg via Getty Images Amid the season of giving — not to mention an ongoing pandemic — donating to charitable causes may be on your mind. While the need for assistance is tremendous, experts say, it’s important to be sure your money goes to legitimate organizations that will use your donation as you
Given taxes and filing deadlines, would your prefer pay in 2020 or the first week in January? “Pay me next year” requests are common this time of year with employers, suppliers, vendors, customers, and more. After all, if you are paid in December of 2020, taxes are due April 15, 2021. If you are paid in early
BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 2: A Care partner helps a resident during lunch at an assisted living … [+] facility. (Photo by Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Boston Globe via Getty Images The statistics simply are staggering. More than 728,000 residents and staff of long-term care facilities have contracted covid-19 over the
Eric is a real estate investor and founder of MartelTurnkey. MartelTurnkey sells rental properties to investors looking for passive income. getty It’s undeniable that Covid-19 has had a massive impact on the world, not to mention thousands of industries. One of the most notable affected has been real estate, as people across the world struggle to
United Airlines and Delta Airlines jets Sam Hodgson | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Senate has set aside $17 billion for airlines in a more than $900 billion bipartisan proposal providing additional coronavirus aid that was released Tuesday, according to people familiar with the matter. Airlines received $25 billion under the CARES Act in March
Marc Benioff, billionaire and co-founder and chief executive officer of Salesforce.com Inc., sits in the audience ahead of the special address by U.S. President Donald Trump, on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2020. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce shares moved 4% lower in
U.S. stock futures were flat in overnight trading on Tuesday, building on recent strength that has brought the major averages to record highs. Dow futures fell 45 points. S&P 500 futures fell 0.02% and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.08%. Dow component Salesforce announced it is acquiring messaging platform Slack for $27.7 billion after the bell
Many charities have seen a surge in donations since the coronavirus crisis began. Now, on Giving Tuesday, pandemic-related nonprofits could get an unprecedented extra bump. Charitable donations generally get a big boost on “Giving Tuesday,” a single day specifically focused on charity in the shopping-heavy week after Thanksgiving. Last year, the #GivingTuesday effort raised nearly $2
Covid-related growth rates are spiking. And it’s not just the virus. A few months ago, The Wall Street Journal reported that retail-investing volumes had climbed 30% on a year-over-year in the first half of 2020 to nearly 20% of all trades. One young client commented that “everyone and his uncle is trading their accounts constantly.”
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) speaks as bipartisan members of the Senate and House gather to announce a framework for fresh coronavirus relief legislation at a news conference on Capitol Hill on Dec. 1, 2020. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle were able to hash out another rescue bill that includes
A display is seen as bipartisan members of the Senate and House gather to announce a framework for fresh coronavirus disease (COVID-19) relief legislation at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2020. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters Washington lawmakers introduced a new $908 billion coronavirus stimulus package on Tuesday that aims
Grover Cleveland at Desk (Photo by Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images) Corbis/VCG via Getty Images No matter how you voted in the presidential election, Grover Cleveland should be your guy this month. If you’re a disappointed Trump supporter, take solace in Cleveland’s singular achievement: He is the only American president to serve two nonconsecutive terms. We tend to think