Shoppers pass a Coach display in Macy’s, New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Coach-owner Tapestry said Thursday its sales fell 7% during the holiday quarter as the retailer tries to claw its way back from the losses seen during the pandemic. The company appeared more optimistic, however, about shopper demand strengthening later this year, but
Month: February 2021
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Blowout earnings are forcing analysts to up estimates for 2021. With a little more than half of companies reporting, earnings are proving to be a pleasant surprise for the trading community. The GameStop/Robinhood fiasco is turning out to be a minor blip in
getty Professor Zvi Bodie, my long-time friend and Boston University colleague, has long been an avid proponent of I-bonds, introduced by the US Treasury in 1998. Given today’s negative yields on TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Securities), Zvi’s argument for I-bonds is particularly compelling. Professor Zvi Bodie is my long-time friend and Boston University colleague. He’s also
Elik Jaeger President & CEO at SuiteSpot Technology, frictionless facilities management PropTech for multifamily operators. getty When it comes to running a multifamily property, you’ve got to juggle a lot of moving parts. So when it comes to taking advantage of the “new way of doing things,” you’ve got to be committed to “firing” the status
Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images The stock market is known for being unpredictable and volatile, and any sense of normalcy was blown up during the recent GameStop rally. Most of us know the story by now: After discovering that several hedge funds had bet on the video game retailer losing value, people banded
With more than 100 million viewers tuning in, some of the largest U.S. brands shell out millions of dollars every year for airtime during the Super Bowl. In years past, the likes of Doritos and T-Mobile have paid for multiple ads to run during the NFL championship game in the hopes of creating a splash
People volunteer for Covid-19 surveillance testing using the Quest Diagnostics self administered PCR test on on July 12, 2020 in Livingston, Montana. William Campbell | Getty Images Quest Diagnostics said Thursday that continued high demand for Covid-19 testing helped drive record revenues and earnings for the company in the fourth quarter and full year 2020.
President Joe Biden speaks delivers a foreign policy address during a visit to the State Department in Washington, February 4, 2021. Tom Brenner | Reuters President Joe Biden said this weekend that it is unlikely a $15 federal minimum wage provision makes it into the next Covid-19 relief package, hitting pause on a key campaign
Before he co-founded Twitter and became a billionaire, Jack Dorsey thought about quitting the tech industry altogether for an entirely different line of work: fashion designer. Today, 44-year-old Dorsey is the CEO of both Twitter and mobile payment company Square and has an estimated personal net worth of $12.9 billion, according to Forbes. But, before
Making extra cash from a side hustle can be a brilliant way of improving your finances quickly – and doing work of your choosing. Depending on your time availability and your side gig of choice, it can also be fairly lucrative: The average Millennial reports earning nearly $1,000 per month from their side gigs, according
Kelly Clarkson has owned her Nashville-area home for almost 10 years, Park Realty If you’re craving a lakeside retreat, Kelly Clarkson’s Tennessee mansion is on the market again with a newly discounted price tag. With her professional life now centered in Los Angeles, the singer, songwriter and talk show host has reduced the price on
Before the pandemic, volunteers for Creighton University’s VITA program worked closely with clients to file their tax returns for free. Tom Purcell Creighton University’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, program has a new look this year, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of in-person meetings, where people sit face-to-face with students volunteering to help
A waiter wears a face mask at an outdoor dining area outside a restaurant during a snow storm on December 16, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to exacerbate socioeconomic inequalities, Black workers in the restaurant industry are feeling the effects, according to a new report.
A view outside a Kohl’s store in Miramar, Florida. Johnny Louis | Getty Images Kohl’s on Thursday released preliminary fourth-quarter results, anticipating sales to be down about 10% year over year, and same-store sales dropping 11%. Its shares were up about 1% in premarket trading. Chief Executive Michelle Gass said digital sales represented more than
Dan and Grace Porte lost their jobs at Target when the Covid pandemic began. The couple, in their mid-80s, had used the income to supplement Social Security. Dan and Grace Porte Dan and Grace Porte worked together for decades. In the 1970s, they started a paint and wallpaper business. Then, after the housing bubble burst
Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images Hunter S. Thompson famously coined the phrase ‘Buy the ticket, take the ride.’ Investors should heed the words of the cannabis iconoclast as they consider if, and most importantly when, to invest in the nascent, but booming U.S. cannabis sector. This past week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
IRS Forms 1099 are important, tipping off the IRS and your state how much you were paid for the year. But do you really want or need all those forms? IRS Forms 1099 remind you that you earned interest, received a consulting fee, or were paid some other kind of income. Each Form 1099 is matched to
An ocean-adjacent estate in Honolulu’s Portlock neighborhood, a sophisticated contemporary home in Vail, Colorado, and a modern penthouse in San Diego’s Bankers Hill neighborhood. The custom home on Portlock Road in Honolulu sold in December for $3 million. Hawai’i Life Portlock, Honolulu | 5 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms The 2007-built home on a quarter-acre lot is
Five things that people get wrong about retirement arithmetic. Future getty There is something about retirement that leaves investors in an arithmetic fog. Maybe it’s the marginal tax rate or the compounding or the deferral that gets their numbers all jumbled up. Here are five things that people get wrong about IRAs and 401(k)s, usually
kate_sept2004 President Joe Biden wants to get more money to certain American families by expanding the child tax credit for one year. For those who are eligible, that would mean extra cash could come their way via a refund check. Now Democrats are planning to propose a bill next week to enact a long-term change
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