Month: March 2021

zimmytws | iStock | Getty Images The Social Security Administration has sent information to the IRS that will help clear the way for almost 30 million people to receive their $1,400 stimulus checks, lawmakers said on Thursday. The development comes after Democratic leaders on the House Ways and Means Committee gave the agency 24 hours
0 Comments
Within the last five years, the voices calling for the repeal of sales and use taxes on menstrual hygiene products (MHPs) have grown louder and more insistent. And they are being heard. Since 2016, of the 45 states and the District of Columbia that levy sales and use taxes, 15 (including the District) have exempted
0 Comments
Anna Lowder and her husband Harvi Sahota are the Town Founders of Hampstead, and lead the town planning, design, construction, marketing, and placemaking of the community. With over 15 years of New Urbanist development experience, Hampstead is the culmination of their effort in “Building Community Through Design.”. Can you describe the project briefly? Hampstead is
0 Comments
Diners wearing protective masks wait outside an Olive Garden restaurant in Thornton, Colorado, on Friday, March 19, 2021. Chet Strange | Bloomberg | Getty Images Darden Restaurants on Thursday reported quarterly earnings that topped analysts’ expectations as customers visited Olive Garden and its other chains more than expected. The company is forecasting that its fiscal fourth-quarter results
0 Comments
Darren Westlake, co-founder and CEO of Crowdcube, at a fintech conference in London, on April 12, 2017. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg via Getty Images LONDON — British start-up crowdfunding platforms Crowdcube and Seedrs agreed Thursday to terminate their £140 million ($192 million) merger, a day after regulators raised competition concerns with the deal. The U.K.
0 Comments
Getting America vaccinated will go a long way toward helping the country return to some sort of normal. Already, employers such as Instacart, Target, Trader Joe’s, Chobani, Petco, Darden Restaurants, McDonald’s and Dollar General are among a growing list of companies giving workers time off and extra money to get vaccinated for Covid-19. Kroger is awarding employees $100 in store credit in addition
0 Comments
A healthcare worker prepares to inject an AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. Eloisa Lopez AstraZeneca issued updated Phase 3 trial data for its Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday after facing criticism earlier this week over a preliminary report. The company now says its vaccine is 76% effective in protecting against symptomatic cases of virus. A release
0 Comments
Wells Fargo Securities’ Chris Harvey is building a major part of his strategy on a consumer comeback. From hotels to casinos to restaurants, many of this year’s winning trades will involve spending outside the home, the firm’s head of equity strategy predicts. “We really want exposure to the consumer,” Harvey told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on
0 Comments
A 21,000-square-foot megahome in South Florida is the most expensive non-oceanfront home ever sold in Delray Beach, and its $19 million sale price makes it the the town’s top sale in over three years, according to the MLS.   “Resort-style living is a driving force in the ultra-luxury market,” listing agent Senada Adzem tells CNBC, “People are rethinking
0 Comments
Two weeks after the American Rescue Act, which authorized round 3 stimulus payments of $1,400, was signed into law, nearly 30 million Social Security beneficiaries are still waiting for their third round stimulus payments, says Rep. Richard Neal, chair of the Ways & Means Committee, who is blaming the Social Security Administration. In a letter
0 Comments