LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 01: Dirk Nowitzki attends a basketball game between the Los … [+] Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks at Staples Center on December 01, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images) Getty Images Dallas Maverick all-time leading scorer Dirk Nowitzki is a legend in Dallas. And now,
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Back-to-school supplies are displayed at a Target store on August 03, 2020 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Target is set to report its fiscal second-quarter earnings before the bell Wednesday that will show if the retailer got the same bounce in sales from stimulus check spending that helped rival Walmart deliver its
Target CEO Brian Cornell said he’d like to see Congress strike a stimulus deal, but he credited closed movie theaters and canceled summer vacations for the retailer’s blowout quarter during the coronavirus pandemic. The lockdowns across the U.S. that forced consumers inside also sent them to its store and website to shop, Cornell said on
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Target (TGT) – Target earned $3.38 per share for the second quarter, substantially above the consensus estimate of $1.62 a share. The retailer’s revenue also beat forecasts, with comparable-store sales up 24.3% compared with a consensus FactSet estimate of a 7.6% increase. Target’s
Getty Images Credit card debt is even more of a problem during the pandemic than usual. Almost two-thirds of Americans with credit card debt are worried about being able to make minimum payments in the next three months if the crisis continues, according to a CreditCards.com poll. The good news is that some are already
Millennials are taking a new look at suburbia and small towns – and surprised at what they are … [+] finding. getty Suburbia. Just the word often conjures up images of endless lines of cookie-cutter homes. From the air the streetscape resembles a plate of unruly spaghetti. No one would want to live in a
The words “tax credits” with hundred dollar bills in background. getty Tax incentives, whether credits, cash grants, or some other form, are ultimately a matter of spending other people’s money — the taxpayers’. Each dollar a state spends on tax incentives means there is a dollar less in the coffer to provide needed services to
Here is the thing about living in Houston: it’s a high rise city that loves its parks. Still, high rise dwellers here often crave a “backyard”, a touch of nature, even though their home may be on the 15th floor with glorious city views. That’s one reason why one of the city’s older, most storied
A plume of smoke rises from the Ranch 2 Fire on August 15, 2020 as seen from Azusa, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Tuesday to ensure the states receive vital resources amid wildfires that have exacerbated a stifling heat wave. At least 27 fires are raging
A view outside a Kohl’s store on July 16, 2020 in Miramar, Florida. Johnny Louis | Getty Images Kohl’s revenue fell 23% during the fiscal second quarter, the retailer said Tuesday, which wasn’t as bad as analysts feared as the coronavirus pandemic forced stores to close across the U.S. and many shoppers stayed home. Its shares
They’re among the retailers thriving during the pandemic: Amazon, Walmart and Home Depot. And, long-time retail analyst Dana Telsey believes they have plenty of runway left. “It is going to be about home, active and electronics, and I think discounters had a terrific second quarter,” the Tesley Advisory Group CEO & chief research officer told
Elon Musk’s net worth is soaring in 2020, as Tesla’s surging stock price has roughly quadrupled since the start of the year. Musk owns about 20% of Tesla’s stock, a stake that’s worth more than $50 billion, according to research firm Wealth-X. Overall, Musk’s personal net worth is estimated to be at least $66.7 billion,
Many retailers across the U.S. are shuttering storefronts like this Manhattan outlet in New York amid the ongoing Covid-19 downturn. Carlo Allegri | Reuters With negotiations between Republicans and Democrats over the shape of the next government stimulus package in deadlock, President Donald Trump took executive action earlier this month to pass a patchwork of federal aid. Which
By Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue Editor kamalaharris.com Here’s a 2020 presidential election riddle: Is presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris a boomer, a member of Generation X or part of Generation Jones? The answer is complicated. And to get there, it helps to understand what Generation Jones means. Until a few days ago,
The S&P 500 hits a new all time intra-day high on August 18, but the volatile market took its toll … [+] on public pension plans this year. STRF/STAR MAX/IPx The S&P 500 hit a new all time intra-day high on Tuesday, highlighting a dramatic rebound — but the volatile market has left a scar
Real estate visionary, Sr. Managing Partner at ABI Multifamily, and Co-founder of Neighborhood Ventures real estate crowdfunding company. getty Commercial real estate as a whole may be taking a hit during the pandemic, however among CRE investments, Phoenix multifamily has a number of factors that point toward long-term stability. And while I can’t give you a
Shoppers are seen wearing masks while shopping at a Walmart store in Bradford, Pennsylvania, July 20, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Walmart‘s fiscal second-quarter sales got a boost from this spring’s stimulus checks, but that tapered off in July as shoppers spent that money. Now, the retail giant is waiting to see if the government
People wear protective face masks outside Home Depot in the Flatiron district as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on August 8, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Home Depot is expected to report its fiscal second-quarter earnings before the bell
Carlos Ponce joins other demonstrators participating in a protest asking Senators to support the continuation of unemployment benefits on July 16, 2020 in Miami Springs, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Workers in a handful of states may soon see a $300-a-week bump in their unemployment benefits. The federal government has approved funding for seven
In the years since Michelle Obama first uttered her now-famous catchphrase, “When they go low, we go high,” during the 2016 Democratic National Convention, she says people always ask her if the strategy still works today. Her response: It’s “the only thing that works.” During Obama’s keynote speech during Monday night’s Democratic National Convention, the former first lady