Month: May 2021

As the nation struggles with slowing vaccinations, confusing mask guidance, and the long-term economic implications of Covid-19, the future of cities’ central business districts (CBDs) remains unclear.  Will they return to normal, with office workers going back in larger numbers?  Or has there been a permanent change in office work that will require permanent changes in how
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Jonathan Keyser is the founder of Keyser, the largest occupier services commercial real estate brokerage firm in Arizona.  A major question facing today’s business leaders is “How should my company operate on the other side of this pandemic?” Over the past year, companies have been working remotely out of necessity. While it may have been uncomfortable
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Drivers for Meituan and Alibaba-owned Ele.me en route to delivering items to customers in Guangzhou, China. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Some of the worst-performing Chinese internet stocks currently are the ones with the best value, according to the chief investment officer of Citi Global Wealth. These Chinese internet companies have enormous potential given the size
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In this article FIS Getty Images Fidelity investments is expanding its no-fee investing accounts to a new group: teens. With parental permission and guidance, of course. The investing firm Tuesday announced the Fidelity Youth Account, a brokerage account specifically designed to help kids ages 13 to 17 invest, save and spend. The accounts are available
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The Maldives could disappear by the end of the century if the world does not act quickly and cohesively to combat climate change, said the country’s minister of environment, climate change and technology. Speaking to CNBC Tuesday, Aminath Shauna said that if environmental damage continues at its current pace, the country “will not be here”
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Before Vitalik Buterin co-created Ethereum, he first learned about bitcoin in 2011, when he was 17 years old. Initially he dismissed it, but Buterin eventually connected with the idea of bitcoin after a second look, he told Wired in 2016. Like many bitcoin evangelists, Buterin, a Russian-Canadian programmer, was curious about the decentralized payment system.
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Founder and CEO of The Raisner Group (formerly Proteus Capital Management), a private real estate investment firm in New York City.  New York City has suffered deeply from Covid-19. Its economy was destroyed, people fled in droves and the population registered over 30,000 deaths. Nevertheless, the Big Apple is beginning to make a strong comeback: A large
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In this article WMT People talk outside a Wal-Mart Pickup-Grocery store in Bentonville, Arkansas. Rick Wilking | Reuters Walmart is set to report its fiscal first-quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting, according to Refinitiv consensus estimates: Earnings per share: $1.21 Revenue: $131.97 billion The discounter’s results will show
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