Protestors call for a $15 minimum wage outside of McDonald’s corporate headquarters in Chicago on Jan. 15, 2021. Scott Olson | Getty Images A $15 per hour federal minimum wage may be closer than ever, as Democrats in Congress push to pass legislation that includes the pay boost through a sped-up process that doesn’t require
Month: February 2021
If you haven’t received all of your IRS Forms 1099 in the mail already, you should soon. These critical tax forms arrive in late January or early February and report how much you were paid in the prior calendar year. Don’t ignore these forms, as each one includes your Social Security number and will be matched
Carrie is the CEO of Carrie Bobb & Co, CEO of hellojenny, Co-Founder of The Carrie Bobb Foundation, a wife and mom to three kids & a doodle. getty The strength of a personal brand on a digital platform is directly correlated with the strength of actual relationships. It only counts if it’s real. If
The first major snowstorm of 2021 is underway, with power outages hitting New Jersey, a state of emergency declared across 44 counties in New York state, and the largest recorded snowfall at Chicago O’Hare Airport since 2015. As of midday Monday, about 1,500 customers in New Jersey were without power, Gov. Phil Murphy said on
Bin Li, CEO of Chinese electric vehicle start-up NIO Inc., celebrates after ringing a bell as NIO stock begins trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the NYSE in New York, September 12, 2018. Brendan McDermid | Reuters BEIJING — Chinese electric car start-up
Private jet company Wheels Up is merging with a special purpose acquisition company to go public at a valuation of more than $2 billion — more than twice its 2019 value. The deal, expected to close in the second quarter, will make Wheels Up the first publicly traded standalone private jet company and vaults the
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said Monday that he’s not worried about the U.S. economy overheating, though he does think growth could happen faster than many expect. In an estimate well ahead of most of his colleagues, Bostic, a voting member of the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee, recently drew attention for saying that
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Reddit users and other retail investors who piled into GameStop stock aimed to take down Wall Street. Pension funds, which support ordinary Americans in retirement, may be an unintended casualty. Some hedge funds have sustained big losses as a result of bets against GameStop stock. Melvin Capital, for example, lost
getty Yes, I have been calling for a comprehensive Social Security reform ever since I began writing at this platform. And, yes, that plan calls for a change from the current formula to a flat benefit for all, or, as I’ve also called it, a “basic retirement income.” The catch, of course, is this: how
Doctor holding a card with text HSA Health Saving Account medical concept. getty You’ve probably heard of IRAs and maybe FSAs, but what about HSAs? If your employer offers high-deductible health insurance policies, or if you’ve tried shopping around for low-cost health insurance, you may have run across this acronym. As their popularity has grown,
A Look At NYC’s Multifamily Investment Sales Across The Boroughs NYC Multifamily Investment Sales, 2010-2020 Ariel Property Advisors New York City’s 2020 commercial real estate market, like many industries across the nation, felt the economic ramifications of the Covid-19 pandemic. A market already hurting from the HSTPA was halted by the New York On Pause
Close-up of Moderna vaccine at the Park County Health Department COVID-19 vaccination clinic for seniors 80 years and older on January 28, 2021 in Livingston, Montana. William Campbell | Getty Images Some health-care providers have been regularly holding back Covid-19 vaccine doses to ensure there will be supply when people come back to get their
In this photo illustration, the Robinhood application is displayed on an iPhone on December 17, 2020 in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Small investors don’t appear to be punishing Robinhood too badly for the controversy surrounding GameStop last week, as the app remains the go-to place for retail clients to trade stocks.
Long before Mark Cuban became a self-made billionaire, he was a kid growing up in Pittsburgh selling baseball cards and stamps, trying to make an extra buck. Now, remembering those days helps him understand the next generation and its interest in digital goods and digital assets like bitcoin, he said in a blog post published
The logo of trading app Robinhood is displayed on a smartphone. Olivier Douliery | AFP via Getty Images This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Robinhood started easing trading restrictions on Monday, raising its trading limit on GameStop to four shares from a single share. The brokerage also raised the limits on AMC
Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images It can be hard to look away from the constant stream of financial success stories and tips on TikTok, YouTube, Reddit and other social media platforms. Users on WallStreetBets and other forums brag about the tens of thousands of dollars they’ve made over short periods of time by
GameStop logos displayed on a phone and a laptop screens are seen in this illustration photo taken … [+] in Poland on January 28, 2021. In the last days the GameStop stock short squeeze continues. (Photo illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images There’s a new form of shareholder activism being
tax evasion and avoidance concept getty Glen Stoll has entered into a plea agreement that may spell the end of a long trail of tax shenanigans. The agreement dated January 15, 2021 has Stohl pleading guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and evading the payment of federal income taxes. The charges in the indictment relate to
Forget “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” It’s hard enough keeping up with Tomer Fridman these days. Luxury real estate agent Tomer Fridman has joined Beverly Hills-based brokereage Hilton & Hyland, a … [+] founding member of Forbes Global Properties. Tomer Fridman After a record-setting 2020 in which Fridman and team closed $539 million sales, the
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan holds a press conference to address COVID-19 concerns in Annapolis, MD on November 17. Bill O’Leary | The Washington Post | Getty Images Maryland has reported a case of the new, highly transmissible Covid-19 variant first found in South Africa, marking the third case to be detected in the U.S., Gov.