Starship prototype SN10 fires its three Raptor engines as it comes in for the landing. SpaceX The U.S. Air Force is expanding a small development program that wants to leverage reusable rockets, like those SpaceX is building, to deliver cargo quickly to anywhere in the world. Called Rocket Cargo, the experimental military program will be
Many Americans are suddenly house rich. On paper, anyway. Soaring home prices have resulted in a record amount of home equity on hand. By the end of last year, roughly 46 million homeowners held a total $7.3 trillion in equity to tap, the largest amount ever recorded, according to Black Knight, a mortgage technology and
A store advertises a Help Wanted sign in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 12, 2021. JIM WATSON | AFP | Getty Images Long-term unemployment fell for the second straight month in May, an encouraging shift away from the recent near-record levels fueled by the economic carnage of the Covid pandemic. Economists classify long-term unemployment as a
By Deborah L. Jacobs, Next Avenue At an age when other people might be thinking of retirement, Robert Carmack and Morrison Polkinghorne, now 68 and 55, moved from Sydney, Australia to Cambodia in 2014 with a dream and a plan. The goal was to lower their expenses and operate three well-established businesses from overseas. Polkinghorne, an Australian
The May jobs report is out. Does it show a healthy jobs recovery on track to a full recovery? Or do we see a gap of 8 million fewer jobs compared to pre-pandemic levels, with high Black and Hispanic unemployment, and 1.7 million older workers pushed into premature retirement? The answer is both. We need job quality, not just job growth.
Villa Nafissa, a once-in-a-generation compound located 26 miles north of Downtown San Diego in Rancho Santa Fe, comes with close to 40 acres of park-like grounds, a private lake, waterfalls, more than 3,000 species of flora and idyllic gardens designed to evoke impressionist painter Claude Monet’s famous water garden in Giverny, France. The estate, listed
In this article AMC Closed signs are seen on an AMC Theatre during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New York City, April 29, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Investment firm Mudrick Capital has exited both its debt and equity positions in AMC Entertainment, sources tell CNBC’s David Faber, as the theater chain’s
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday that climate change is not a main consideration for the central bank when formulating monetary policy. Speaking on a panel of his global colleagues, the head of the U.S. central bank said taking on issues related to global warming
In this article VIV-FR PSTH Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Billionaire investor Bill Ackman’s blank-check company Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (PSTH) confirmed Friday it was in talks to buy 10% of Universal Music Group for around $4 billion. The deal values Universal Music at 35 billion
Lee Jimenez, a teacher at Indian Hill Elementary School in Cincinnati, Ohio, discusses credit cards and methods of payments with his 3rd grade class using online financial education curriculum SmartPath. SMARTPATH There’s been an extra push to get personal finance education into high schools across the country this year, following the coronavirus pandemic. So far
By Nancy Collamer, Next Avenue American workers are heading back to the office. Nearly half of employers expect to reopen their workplaces during the third quarter of 2021, and an additional 25% hope to do so by the end of the year, according to a recent Gartner IT survey of 258 HR leaders. For some, the return to
For the handful of Tax Notes readers who don’t already subscribe to Us Weekly, let me acquaint you with a regular feature of that magazine: “Stars — They’re Just Like Us!” Using paparazzi photos, this column depicts celebrities performing mundane but relatable tasks. “They go to the post office!” the magazine trumpets with trademark enthusiasm. “They walk dogs!”
With the real estate market constantly fluctuating, real estate professionals need to keep a finger on the pulse of market trends. Home values, buyer demand and mortgage rates are just a few of the critical areas realtors should constantly focus on. How they stay abreast of all the relevant information determines how successful they are
A doctor walks past the banner announcing a Covid-19 vaccination drive in Hyderabad, India on May 28, 2021. Noah Seelam | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific is struggling to vaccinate its population as Covid-19 infections rise rapidly in many places around the region, some at record-breaking levels. Many Asian governments had problems securing
A top investor expects volatility to dominate Wall Street for months. Amanda Agati, PNC Financial’s chief investment officer, lists stretched market valuations, Federal Reserve taper chatter and the end of stimulus checks as troubling forces in the market. “You have to pick and choose your exposures very, very carefully,” Agati said on CNBC’s “Trading Nation”
Asia has more than 30 cities with populations greater than five million people, yet only two can lay claim to the top bar on Asia’s 50 Best Bars list. Every year since the list’s inception, the continent’s best-ranked bar has been in either Hong Kong or Singapore. The annual ranking is organized by William Reed
In this article BBBY BB AMC Joe Moglia, former CEO of online trading platform TD Ameritrade, issued a stern warning Thursday about using leverage to try to outsize returns in meme stocks. “My biggest concern is what’s going on with the individual investor” using borrowed money to trade more than they have, Moglia told CNBC’s
MoMo Productions | DigitalVision | Getty Images More than two dozen states are opting out of federal unemployment programs early, meaning nearly 4 million Americans will see their benefits reduced or cut entirely. But monthly payments of the child tax credit, slated to start July 15, may offer a financial lifeline to parents who lose
Your home or business is hit by a disaster – hurricane; fire; flood – you name it. Homeowners and businesses often have insurance to protect against disaster – and many times the dealings with the insurance company will go like butter. This is great news. However, there are other times when an insurance company gives their client
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio recently shelled out $7.1 million for the Los Angeles home of Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The elegant Spanish Colonial-style mansion, which previously belonged to singer Gwen Stefani, is for DiCaprio’s mother, Irmelin Indenbirken. A few years ago, he purchased a home for his dad, George DiCaprio, for $4.9 million. Leonardo DiCaprio has bought and sold about