Traders working at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), today, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures were flat in overnight trading on Tuesday following a session defined by major weakness in technology stocks. Dow futures rose just 12 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.05% and Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.05%. In after-hours
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes outside a hearing in her criminal fraud trial on May 4, 2021. CNBC A pregnant Elizabeth Holmes appeared in court for the first time in 15 months for three days of hearings that will set the stage for her criminal fraud trial. At Tuesday’s session in the San Jose federal
A Starlink user terminal being set up. SpaceX Elon Musk’s SpaceX has received more than 500,000 orders so far for the satellite internet service its rolling out, the company announced on Tuesday. “To date, over half a million people have placed an order or put down a deposit for Starlink,” SpaceX operations engineer Siva Bharadvaj
Austin Hossfeld and his wife, Hayley. Photo: Austin Hossfeld Every day, Austin Hossfeld types the same words into Google: “Biden” and “student loans.” “A lot of the times, it’s the same articles,” Austin, 26, said. “I re-read them. “At night, I talk to my wife about it.” Like so many other Americans, the Carroll, Ohio,
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is reportedly the buyer of a $43 million mansion in Southampton, New York, closing on what appears to be his most expensive home through a private, off-market transaction. Such closely held deals, called pocket listings, have been on the rise of late, with use of the strategy often associated
Life is Good was on the verge of filing for bankruptcy protection last year, according to its CEO, but the retailer managed to overhaul its business strategy in a matter of weeks to have its best year ever during the Covid pandemic. “When [Covid] hit, 50% of our business was wholesale … and that business
Back last month, I observed that supporters of greater federal government funding of child and eldercare, in the form of the American Jobs Plan spending, had taken to calling this “infrastructure spending” by redefining infrastructure away from referring to basic physical systems such as roads, electric or water systems, to a new meaning of “job-enabling
The long awaited opinion of Judge Mark V. Holmes in the case of the Estate of Michael J. Jackson is finally here. It was one of the most suspenseful things I have ever read. You may want to go read it now because the spoiler is coming soon. Not Going Well For IRS The first hint
Serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk says businesses should begin to innovate in this time of crisis by thinking outside of current strategies and concepts that have always been available. Mary Stevens | CNBC As more of the country gets vaccinated and stores continue to reopen and operate under less Covid restrictions, small business owners are poised
In this article PFE A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine” sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Pfizer said Tuesday it plans to file for full U.S. approval of its Covid-19 vaccine with German
In this article XTANX-O NOVA SEDG ENPH choja | E+ | Getty Images Solar stocks declined on Tuesday, building on recent weakness, as companies warn about the impact of supply chain bottlenecks and parts shortages. The Invesco Solar ETF, which tracks the space, slid 7%, bringing its one-month decline to 15%. SolarEdge was the biggest
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo’s future with the NFL is reportedly in limbo after he suffered angle strains throughout the 2020 season and since his team drafted a new rookie quarterback. But at 29, Garoppolo has already had a lot of success. In addition to winning two Super Bowl rings as a backup quarterback
BlackRock‘s Rick Rieder told CNBC on Tuesday he frequently has discussions about whether the U.S. economy will run too hot, too fast in its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. “Listen, every client call I’m on including the one I just finished … is talking about overheating,” the chief investment officer of global fixed income at the world’s
Cars line up to pick up food boxes at the Athens County Fairgrounds in Athens, Ohio, on Dec. 19, 2020. BRAD LEE | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. economy is on the mend. But the unequal — or K-shaped — nature of the recovery persists. Economic activity is on pace to return to pre-pandemic
Images By Tang Ming Tung The U.S. government has sent billions of dollars in stimulus checks to Americans since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet some people may still be asking, “Where is my money?” If you feel that you may have been left in the lurch, there is a way to claim the
There are things you can do when a property doesn’t sell: finish major repairs, add new paint or even change up the staging. But what do you do when the property is a massive hilltop? Turn to social media, of course. On Angelo Drive in Beverly Hills, a legendary estate once home to Hollywood stars
Early retirement is a very common goal, but how exactly do you define “early?” For most people, “early” means stopping work before the availability of benefits that are used by retirees like Social Security and Medicare. Uncertainty over whether retirement savings can last without these programs is often the reason people put off retirement. If
In his American Families Plan, President Biden unveiled a tax compliance initiative aimed at closing the gap between taxes that are owed and what are paid. Most of the anticipated revenue, which the Administration estimated at $460 billion over 10 years, would come from requiring financial institutions to report account information that Treasury says would
In this article UAA Shoppers pass an Under Armour store in White Plains, New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Under Armour on Tuesday reported first-quarter earnings and sales that topped estimates, and the sports apparel maker hiked its sales and profit outlook for the full year. Its stock jumped more than 3% in premarket trading.
People walk by a CVS Pharmacy store in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters CVS Health reported a strong first quarter and raised its full-year forecast, as customers came to its stores for Covid-19 vaccinations, tests and prescriptions. Shares of the company were up 3% early Tuesday in premarket trading.