Dollar-holders have enjoyed increasing buying power abroad every year since 2013, with each year’s dollar advantage eclipsing the last. Those considering diversifying into real estate overseas but procrastinating on a purchase have been rewarded as they’ve watched properties in key markets become cheaper in dollar terms year after year. Until 2020. Last year, the dollar
Month: March 2021
Ford Motor Co. displays a new 2021 Ford F-150 pickup truck at the Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, September 17, 2020. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – Two great-great grandchildren of Ford Motor founder Henry Ford have been nominated to the company’s board of directors, the automaker announced Friday. Alexandra Ford English, 33, is the
[The stream is slated to start at 8:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is speaking at a press conference following the institution’s latest monetary policy decision. The ECB said in a statement earlier that it expects to
The buyer of the Beeple non-fungible token for $69 million is a crypto investor who goes by the pseudonym of Metakovan. Metakovan’s real identity is not known, but the investor is the co-founder of the NFT collection called Metapurse, which collects NFTs to display in the metaverse through virtual museums. Metakovan already owns the largest
Edwards Air Force Base is seen in California’s Mojave Desert in this photo taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station. NASA Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to further test its Starlink satellite internet in a demonstration for the U.S. Air Force, the company revealed in a recent request to the Federal Communications Commission. “SpaceX
KamiPhotos | iStock | Getty Images Many people’s budgets look a lot different during Covid. Unemployment benefits and direct payments have replaced paychecks in the income ledger. For many, that aid is still not enough, and food and rental assistance as well as protections against eviction have also been necessary to keep families afloat. Fortunately,
In March 2020, Congress started down the rather unusual but not unprecedented path of sending people checks to help them deal with effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn. Nationwide, as many as 8 million households appear to have been eligible for this first round of economic impact payments (EIPs) but had not received the money by the
The pandemic will forever change the way many things are done. Multifamily design represents one of the tasks likely to be forever altered. According to designer Vickie Alani, principal at the design firm CBT, the pandemic is shaping the future of apartment and condo building design in ways few would have imagined in the pre-Covid
By Chris Farrell, Next Avenue Years of grassroots activism led to the new law saving pensions for union members Teamsters for a Democratic Union Good news on the retirement-income front. Some 1.5 million workers and retirees faced the real risk that their pension incomes would be slashed over the next 20 years or significantly sooner.
Residents wait in line to be vaccinated at a mass COVID-19 vaccination center set up in a parking lot outside of the United Center, home to the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks, on March 10, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images The United States on Friday topped 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered,
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Ulta Beauty (ULTA) – Ulta Beauty announced that CEO Mary Dillon will step down in June to be replaced by company President David Kimbell. Dillon will move to the role of executive chairman. Separately, the cosmetics retailer beat estimates on the top and bottom lines for
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former CEO of Theranos, arrives for motion hearing on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at the U.S. District Court House inside Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in San Jose, California. Yichuan Cao | NurPhoto | Getty Images Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, whose criminal fraud trial was scheduled to start in July,
Shares of Invitae rose over 25% this week, a sharp move higher that came after Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood called the company one of her most underappreciated stocks in a CNBC interview on Monday. Invitae was the 11th-largest holding in Wood’s flagship fund, the Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK), as of Thursday, giving it a weighting larger
bymuratdeniz President Joe Biden signed $1.9 trillion in new coronavirus relief into law on Thursday, which means $1,400 stimulus checks could start to reach Americans in the coming days. Payments should go to about 159 million households. “People can expect to start seeing direct deposits hit their bank accounts as early as this weekend,” White
The third and biggest round of economic stimulus payments will start to hit taxpayers direct deposit … [+] accounts this weekend. getty The Internal Revenue Service announced today that it will begin delivering Round 3 economic stimulus payments this weekend. The $1,400 per person economic impact payments were part of the $1.9 trillion Covid-relief stimulus
Josh Cooley is the owner/operator of a successful real estate business in Eugene, Oregon and Head Coach at Reger Coaching and Consulting. getty If you’re looking to buy or sell a house in today’s market, the idea of working with a real estate agent or broker may feel outdated. You might wonder, while scrolling through Zillow or Redfin,
By Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue Editor getty A message to married and unmarried couples about managing your money: it’s a two-person job. Letting just one of the two of you handle all the household’s saving and investing, bill paying, insurance, wealth building and debt management is a recipe for financial trouble, especially if you’re over
A closed sign hangs on the door with a view of the empty restaurant during the coronavirus pandemic on April 14, 2020 in New York City. Rob Kim | Getty Images Last March, restaurant sales sharply fell after governors banned in-person dining and consumers began working through their glut of stockpiled groceries. But after several
The signage is seen at Alibaba Group headquarters during the company’s 11.11 Singles’ Day global shopping festival in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, November 11, 2020. Aly Song | Reuters Here are the stocks making headlines in midday trading. Ulta Beauty — Shares of the cosmetics company fell more than 6% after reporting full-year same-store sales
As the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act was signed into law on Thursday by President Joe Biden, eligible taxpayers could receive their third stimulus payments as early as this weekend. Those with an adjusted gross income below $75,000 are eligible for the full $1,400 check, and married couples filing jointly below $150,000 will receive $2,800. When considering
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