BROCKTON, MA – MARCH 19: Parents combining work and child care at home due to the pandemic. (Photo … [+] by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Boston Globe via Getty Images Employment and real estate markets remain agitated by the Covid-19 pandemic, with some predictions of a major shift to working from
We are moving through a no man’s land between buyer’s and seller’s markets today. getty The seller is worried. She owns a lovely pre-war duplex on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It needs renovation and is priced accordingly. She e-mails her agent to note that asking prices seem to have gone up since the
Some issues with Social Security can create problems when enrolling in Medicare. getty If your time for Medicare enrollment is approaching, just imagine being shut out when you try. That’s a real possibility and it happens more frequently than it should. Here’s a real-life, sad story. Helena’s 65th birthday came in August 2020. When she tried
Workers move boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine as they are prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan on December 13, 2020. Morry Gash | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration is increasing the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses shipped to states weekly, sending out 13.5
People walk by a CVS Pharmacy store in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters CVS Health‘s fourth-quarter earnings beat Wall Street’s expectations as its pharmacy sales got a lift from providing Covid-19 testing and vaccines. Shares of the company are up slightly in premarket trading. Here’s what the company reported
U.S. stock index futures were little changed in overnight trading on Tuesday after the Dow closed at a record high. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 11 points. S&P futures were unchanged, while Nasdaq 100 futures slid 0.13%. The move comes after the Dow closed at a record high during regular
Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reclaimed his title as the world’s richest person after he leapfrogged Tesla CEO Elon Musk, according to real-time data from Forbes. Musk saw his net worth slide by $3.9 billion on Tuesday as Tesla shares closed at $796.22, down more than 2.4%. The 49-year-old
Starship prototype SN9 launches from the company’s development facility in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX SpaceX completed another monster equity funding round of $850 million last week, people familiar with the financing told CNBC, sending the company’s valuation skyrocketing to about $74 billion. The company raised the new funds at $419.99 a share, those people said
kate_sept2004 | E+ | Getty Images In celebration of Black History Month, CNBC Invest in You is featuring weekly stories from CNBC contributors and members of the Financial Wellness Council, including the lessons they’ve learned growing up, their advice to Black youth, their inspirations and how they are working to close the racial wealth gap.
Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon has bought Selz, a company that makes tools to help businesses launch their own online stores. Amazon quietly acquired the e-commerce platform on
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 10: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he makes a statement at the South … [+] Court Auditorium at Eisenhower Executive Building February 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden made a statement on the coup in Burma. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Getty Images President Biden wants to revamp the taxation of
FORT WORTH, TX – FEBRUARY 15: Honey Russell shovels snow from her sidewalk after a snow storm … [+] February 15, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas. Winter storm Uri has brought historic cold weather to Texas and storms have swept across 26 states with a mix of freezing temperatures and precipitation. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty
Ask Larry Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about whether and when recent higher earnings will increase a retirement benefit already filed for, whether filing for and suspending a retirement benefit would be advantageous and benefits potentially available on an ex’s record. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and
An aerial view over downtown West Palm Beach, where RH in December 2017 opened an 80,000-square-foot, mansion-like store with a rooftop restauratnt. Source: Indiehouse Films WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Retailers, restaurants and other business owners want to be where the people are. And people are moving to South Florida in droves. Some are taking
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir arrives ahead of a “Tech For Good” meetup at Hotel Marigny in Paris on May 15, 2019, held to discuss good conduct for technology giants. Bertrand Guay | AFP | Getty Images Palantir reported a loss for the fourth quarter of 2020, while revenue beat analysts’ expectations in its earnings
Airline industry workers hold signs during a protest in Federal Plaza in Chicago, Illinois, on September 9, 2020. KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI | AFP | Getty Images Most new claims for unemployment benefits are coming from repeat layoffs, according to new research, hinting at unstable work prospects for a broad swath of Americans and signaling another dimension
Parents across America, and especially moms, have had to adapt over the last few months of the coronavirus pandemic and take on unexpected responsibilities as the lines between home and work and school have blurred. Job losses and health crises can cause further strain on an already stressed household. And while it might be your
Evor-Lite site. Source: Eavor Technologies Canada-based geothermal company Eavor Technologies on Tuesday announced a $40 million funding round that included participation from BP Ventures and Chevron Technology Ventures as big oil companies increase investments in renewable energy. Geothermal power is renewable energy produced from underground heat. The U.S. Department of Energy calls geothermal a “vital
Historic row houses in Colombia Heights neighborhood of Washington DC, USA amedved | iStock | Getty Images Homeowners struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic received some welcome news on Tuesday, with the Biden administration announcing it will extend forbearance and foreclosure relief programs. The White House said that the move will benefit the 2.7 million homeowners
The IRS taxes most lawsuit settlements, and exact wording matters if you are trying to avoid that grim result. However, a suit about intellectual property might produce capital gain when it settles. So might a case about a landlord tenant dispute, where the tenant is bought out of a lease. A suit about damage to