In this article CVS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A customer exits a CVS Health Corp. store in Oakland, California, U.S., on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images CVS Health on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that beat expectations, as the company slashes costs and lays off thousands
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In this article ROKU QCOM DASH ETSY PYPL CLX LUV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Southwest Airlines planes sit idle on the tarmac after Southwest Airlines flights resumed following the lifting of a brief nationwide stoppage caused by an internal technical issue, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), at Chicago Midway International
The Mega Millions jackpot grew to $1.25 billion on August 3, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images After months of no winners, the Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $1.25 billion this week, the fourth-largest prize in the game’s history. If you win, there’s a choice between two pretax options: an estimated $625.3
Twenty/20 After facing the reality of how expensive fresh flowers could be when planning her own wedding, Della Larca founded Florèal Blooms, her luxury silk flower rental business, three and half years ago from her basement in Butler, New Jersey. Larca’s business swelled last year, and she recently moved to a larger workspace to accommodate
Darya Komarova | Moment | Getty Images TikTok users are getting a look at their future selves, thanks to a new “aged” filter that’s gone viral on the social media platform. The filter gives users a hyper-realistic visual by mimicking skin and facial changes that happen with age. “This is wildly realistic!” exclaimed one user
With national labor market data showing that the economy only provides jobs for one out of every five Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the opportunities for those with I/DD in the workforce are clearly lacking. Amy and Ben Wright, co-founders of Bitty and Beau’s Coffee, are entrepreneurs — and parents — making a dent
If you are a seller of appreciated property, it may be attractive to sell it on the installment method. That way, you pay tax over time as you get the installment payments, rather than paying tax all at once. Subject to technical rules and limits, hat is perfectly legal, section 453 of the tax code
Every demographic has its own unique set of planning nuances. For Orthodox Jewish families this includes their strict observance of Jewish law such as observing the Sabbath and eating kosher food. Taking the time to understand certain nuances related to living an Orthodox Jewish lifestyle is an essential first step for developing a sensible strategy
In June of 2023, Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, was charged with tax and gun charges as part of a plea deal. This week, new information about the related plea agreement, including documentation, was made available. (You can read my prior coverage here.) Charges Biden had initially agreed to plead guilty to
In this article MAR LUV JBLU ULCC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Women pose for a photo while holding an ice cream at Trevi fountain during hot weather as a heat wave hits Europe in Rome, Italy, July 19, 2022. Guglielmo Mangiapane | Reuters The competition for travel dollars is heating up, and the
In this article HUM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Humana office in Louisville, Kentucky, July 31, 2023. Jon Cherry | Bloomberg | Getty Images Humana shares rose Wednesday after the health insurer said medical costs came in lower than expected during its second-quarter earnings report. The results ease investor concerns two months after
In this article QCOM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Empty bottles of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. Fred Tanneau | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines before the market open. Qualcomm — The chipmaker slipped 8.5%. after it posted $1.87 in adjusted earnings per share on $8.44 billion in revenue for the
Courtney Keating | E+ | Getty Images While scrolling social media, you may find a video of President Joe Biden urging you to sign up for extra Social Security benefits for which you are eligible. While the hypothetical video may seem real, the promise of extra benefits is not. It’s one example of the ways
A shopper makes their way through a grocery store on July 12, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images As record inflation that only a year ago was over 8% continues to decline, consumers are growing more confident about the economy and their finances. But The Conference Board chief
Ohio is a classic state of the “Old Midwest”, with major centers of industry and manufacturing having diminished over the last half-century and new sectors and occupations emerging to replace them. While the state has seen deindustrialization resulting in a decline in population declines in cities like Cleveland and Cincinnati, the state capital of Columbus
In this article JPM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Fitch Ratings downgrade of the United States’ long-term credit rating ultimately doesn’t matter, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told CNBC on Wednesday. “It doesn’t really matter that much” because it is the market, and not rating agencies, that determine borrowing costs, Dimon told CNBC’s
In this article EVGO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A view of an EVgo EV charging station on July 28, 2023 in Corte Madera, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images EV charging network operator EVgo on Wednesday reported second-quarter revenue that beat Wall Street’s expectations and posted a narrower-than-expected loss, as more EV drivers used its
The unemployment rate for young people ages 16 to 24 in China has soared to record highs above 20% in May and April. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — Ask young people about the Chinese job market, and the frequent answer is things are more difficult this year. Most people
In this article EXPE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An unusual summer scorcher or a new normal? Some travelers aren’t waiting to find out if this year’s heat wave in southern Europe is an anomaly or part of a longer-term pattern caused by climate change. Tom Marchant, co-founder of the London-based luxury travel operator
President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on June 30, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images After the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s original student loan forgiveness plan, Biden said he would pursue a new path to deliver relief to holders of federal educational debt. This second attempt may leave more