Pedestrians walk in front of the IBM building in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: IBM — Shares of IBM fell more than 6% in the extended session after the company reported fourth-quarter sales below where analysts were expecting. Revenue fell 6% on an annualized basis, the
eyecrave | E+ | Getty Images The coronavirus pandemic has both shone a light on and exacerbated social inequalities, and consumer goods giant Unilever says it wants to tackle these to help build a more equitable society. Unilever announced on Thursday a strategy on how it plans do so, setting out a list of commitments
A Starlink user terminal attached to the roof of a building. SpaceX SpaceX has launched more than 1,000 of its Starlink high-speed internet satellites to date and, as it seeks regulatory approval in other countries, Elon Musk’s company is now offering early public access to the service in Canada and the U.K. “Earlier this month
People line up in their cars to receive food assistance in Groveland, Florida, near Orlando, on Dec. 9, 2020. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images ‘Totally egregious’ U.S. Labor Department data issued Thursday provides the first glimpse of how delays from Congress and the president affected benefits. More than 1.7 million people dropped off Pandemic Unemployment
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about filing and suspending before full retirement age, how remarriage after 60 can affect the availability of different benefits and how the WEP and GPO are applied when a public pension is taken as a lump sum. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University
Home prices in London have reached record levels despite the economic slump caused by the … [+] coronavirus pandemic Getty Images The latest data from Britain’s land registry within the Office of National Statistics shows the average price for a home in London reached £513,997 near the end of 2020, or approximately $680,000 at today’s
The Foxconn logo is displayed on a Foxconn building in Taipei on January 31, 2019. Sam Yeh | AFP | Getty Images For a new venture with little revenue, Foxconn‘s nascent automotive business is off to a big start this year, inking partnerships to develop new electric cars with Chinese start-up Byton and Hong Kong-based
SVP and Director at IBM Research Arvind Krishna speaks on stage during the 2016 Wired Business Conference in New York on June 16, 2016. Brian Ach | Getty Images IBM shares moved 4% lower in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported fourth-quarter revenue that fell short of analysts’ expectations. Here’s how IBM performed:
John Nacion | NurPhoto | Getty Images Contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes opened around the flatline Thursday evening as Wall Street appeared headed to close out the record-setting week on a muted note. The after-hours moves came after a strong showing from the Nasdaq Composite earlier in the day during the regular
A customer purchases Powerball lottery tickets for a $700 million jackpot at a newsstand in New York City, August 23, 2017. Brendan McDermid | Reuters A single Powerball ticket purchased in Maryland is worth $731.1 million. After growing for four months with no jackpot winner, the top prize — the sixth-largest in lottery history —
Traders on floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: New York Stock Exchange With the inauguration — and the risk of disruption — now over, what’s next for markets? The S&P 500 has risen 15% since the election to historic highs on a series of macroeconomic hopes that have driven sentiment, technical levels, and
fstop123 | E+ | Getty Images If you pulled money from your 401(k) plan or individual retirement account last year to get through tough times, now is the time to consider next steps. The federal CARES Act that was passed in March 2020 put in place very favorable terms for qualified retirement plan participants under
Hermione Granger | Moment | Getty Images In the last few weeks, bitcoin has been on a wild ride, surging to record highs and then wiping hundreds of billions of dollars from the cryptocurrency market days later. The volatility shows why curious investors should pause before putting money into the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin had an epic
Doing good for the world gives back to you. Getty The recent presidential inauguration ceremony was an inspiring yet sobering reminder of the challenges that collectively we face as Americans. But there’s a silver lining for many of us: Seniors and retirees possess life experience and expertise that our nation dearly needs to address these
getty The three-martini lunch has been getting a lot of attention lately, thanks mostly to President Trump. For much of the last year, the president has been urging lawmakers to restore the tax deduction for business meals (and libations) to its former glory. And after months of spirited debate, he’s gotten his way, thanks to the recently enacted
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A photo taken in the late hours of May 29, 2020 shows a sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus. Fabrice Coffirni | AFP | Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Dr. Anthony Fauci to lead a U.S. delegation at
A shopper wearing a protective mask walks past a sale sign at an American Eagle Outfitters Inc. clothing store at Westfield San Francisco Centre in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, June 18, 2020. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images American Eagle ahead of a virtual meeting with investors Thursday said it expects fourth-quarter
Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images Today, we’re on the precipice of what could be the largest transformational period in global history. With the first Industrial Revolution, new technologies like assembly lines, factories and transportation fundamentally changed society. This time, instead of cogwheels doing the work, blockchain-based digitalization will continue to drive transactions. Specifically, this latest