In this article 9987-HK YUMC YUM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A KFC restaurant in Wuhan, China. Source: Yum China While economists and investors fret over China’s low consumer confidence and sluggish growth, Yum China CEO Joey Wat says the Chinese consumer is growing more rational — and has been for years. Weighed
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Talking about personal finances is harder than talking about religion, politics or death — and almost as hard to talk about as sex, a new survey finds. Women are more likely than men to find talking about money difficult. Half of women said they were reluctant to talk about money because they consider it a
In this article AZN AZN-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 6, 2022. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images A federal judge on Friday rejected AstraZeneca‘s legal challenge to Medicare’s new
Pixelprof | E+ | Getty Images The share of immigrants in the U.S. labor force has steadily increased for more than a decade, and that growth is poised to continue — a trend economists say benefits the American workforce and economy. In 2006, 15.3% of the civilian labor force was made up of “foreign-born” workers,
The inaugural flight of an Avelo Airlines Boeing 737-800 takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa on April 28, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images In the nearly four years since the Covid-19 pandemic upended air travel, the largest U.S. airlines have returned to
Ezra Bailey | Getty Images Most Americans can expect to pay Social Security payroll taxes throughout 2024. But for top earners with gross annual wage income of $1 million, March 2 marks the date at which they will stop paying into the program, according to the Center for Economic and Policy Research. The reason why
In this article Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Toronto Stock Exchange’s parent company has already completed a major deal this year: its acquisition of ETF education company VettaFi. According to TMX Group CEO John McKenzie, the deal helps expand its exchange-traded fund business globally. “The exchange-traded fund is essentially one of the most
In this article 8801.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Skyline of Tokyo, Japan. Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Company: Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd (8801.T) Business: Mitsui Fudosan is a Japan-based company engaged in the real estate business. It has five business segments. First, there’s the leasing unit, which is engaged in the leasing
In this article CVS WBA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A container holding boxes of Mifepristone, the first medication in a medical abortion, are prepared for patients at Alamo Women’s Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, April 20, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters CVS and Walgreens will start selling the abortion pill mifepristone this month at
There’s a wealth gap between women and men that has been stubbornly hard to shake. Gender pay gaps have persisted despite women’s increasing levels of education and representation in senior leadership positions at work. Women are still more likely to take time out of the labor force or reduce the number of hours worked because of caretaking responsibilities, often referred
In this article SNOW Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Frank Slootman, CEO of Snowflake, on the day of the company’s initial public offering on Sept. 16, 2020. CNBC Snowflake said Wednesday that CEO Frank Slootman, 65, is retiring, and will be replaced by former Google ad chief Sridhar Ramaswamy. The shares plunged 20% in
A “grapple test” of the OSAM-1 spacecraft’s robotic servicing arm. NASA NASA is shutting down a $2 billion project to test satellite refueling in space, it announced Friday, after the agency’s auditor criticized the program’s lead contractor, Maxar, citing “poor performance.” The space agency said in a statement that the OSAM-1 — On-orbit Servicing, Assembly,
A United Auto Workers union member holds a sign outside the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant to mark the beginning of contract negotiations in Sterling Heights, Michigan, on July 12, 2023. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Many Americans long for the days when companies guaranteed workers income in retirement. That includes Sara Schambers, a fourth-generation Ford
In this article IQ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A view of iQiyi’s website featuring a variety TV show, taken on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese video content and streaming company iQiyi CFO Wang Jun said he is “excited” about potential new business opportunities with the
Valentinrussanov | E+ | Getty Images The IRS has unveiled final testing for Direct File, the agency’s free tax filing program, with plans to fully open in 12 pilot states on March 12. Starting March 4, Direct File will expand final testing for eligible new users to begin federal returns, with availability 24 hours per
In this article SPR BA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Airplane fuselages bound for Boeing’s 737 Max production facility sit in storage at their top supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc, in Wichita, Kansas, U.S. December 17, 2019. Nick Oxford | Reuters Boeing is in talks to buy back Spirit Aerosystems, which makes fuselages for
Customers look at appliances for sale at a Best Buy store in Miami, Florida, Oct. 8, 2021. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Sara Rathner didn’t want to replace her clothes dryer. But a part was clearly broken, causing the machine to make a high-pitched squealing sound every time she dried a load of laundry. “We
In this article DELL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Matthew Busch | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Dell Technologies popped more than 18% in extended trading Thursday after the company released fourth-quarter results that beat analysts’ estimates on top and bottom lines. Here’s how the company did: Earnings per share: $2.20 adjusted vs.
In this article NYCB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A sign is pictured above a branch of the New York Community Bank in Yonkers, New York, U.S., January 31, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters Regional lender New York Community Bank finds itself in an apparently worsening predicament just as the anniversary of last year’s banking
Amanda Edwards | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images In Middletown, Ohio, a line of fans snaked around the Skateway’s parking lot on Presidents Day. Traffic backed up on the main street out front. A pizza truck lumbered into the already crowded lot to deliver some pies. A crowd of predominantly young girls showed off Taylor