Can science create the best gaming chair? Herman Miller and Logitech think so. Herman Miller Gaming chairs, like most office chairs, are primarily purchased for function over style. But on July 22nd, 2020, Herman Miller (a brand best known for the iconic chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames) challenged this notion when they unveiled
A person wears a protective face mask outside McDonald’s in Union Square during the coronavirus pandemic on April 30, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images McDonald’s pause on reopening U.S. dining rooms will continue for another 30 days as coronavirus cases continue to surge in some parts of the country. The company
Jets are parked on runway 28 at the Pittsburgh International Airport on March 27, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen | Getty Imageas American Airlines on Thursday posted a net loss of $2.1 billion in the second quarter, the latest carrier to outline the financial damage to travel demand from the coronavirus pandemic. Revenue dropped more
Leonhard Foeger | Reuters Gold prices rose to an all-time high Friday as investors sought safety in the precious metal amid rising U.S.-China tensions and lingering fears over the coronavirus pandemic. The metal’s August futures contract rose 0.4% to settle at $1,897.50 per ounce, according to data from the CME Group. This also marked gold’s
TOPLINE Lawmakers are unlikely to put together another federal stimulus package before certain key parts of the CARES Act—most notably the expanded unemployment insurance—expire. Here’s what you need to know. Storm clouds pass over the Capitol dome as a severe thunderstorm approaches Washington on Wednesday, … [+] July 22, 2020. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty
ALBANY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – Among the most-populous 10 states, state and local tax revenue has … [+] increased the most in New York, much of it driven by tax hikes, especially in New York City. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Every year, the U.S. Census
Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility February 11, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. William Thomas Cain | Getty Images Congress won’t move on the next round of stimulus legislation this week. Despite that, however, a second set of stimulus checks is still on the table. Draft legislation
Jovita Carranza, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), speaks as Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, left, listens during a House Small Business Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Erin Scott | Getty Images Details of Senate Republicans’ version of a coronavirus aid bill are starting to emerge. Accountants question whether it will provide enough
Passengers who refuse to wear masks based on medical exemptions will no longer be able to fly on American Airlines and Southwest Airlines. On Wednesday, both air carriers announced anyone over the age of two must wear a mask while flying. Masks can only be removed to eat or drink, and Southwest’s new policy states
getty Homebuilder stocks DR Horton, KB Home, Lennar, PulteGroup and Toll Brothers are not cheap after rising 141% to 237% from lows set between March 18 to March 23. DR Horton and Lennar set all-time intraday highs on Thursday, July 23. Longer-term homebuilders are a buy when their P/E ratios are 8% and lower. Today
A bird flies by in the foreground as a Southwest Airlines jet comes in for a landing at McCarran International Airport on May 25, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller | Getty Images American Airlines and Southwest Airlines on Thursday posted quarterly losses and their CEOs warned about slipping demand as coronavirus cases rise in many
Pedestrians walk outside an E*Trade Financial office in New York, U.S. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images E-Trade’s trading activity and new accounts surged in the second quarter amid a boom in retail investing that started during the coronavirus market turmoil. The broker — slated to be acquired by Morgan Stanley in the second half
NYSE President Stacey Cunningham said Friday that individual investors have participated in a big way during the market’s record rally that’s seen the S&P 500 jump 48% from its March 23 low. “The retail investor has been a big part of the market over the past several months for a variety of reasons,” Cunningham said
The Pandemic and Recession Cut Incomes and Raise Costs For Older Households getty The retirement crisis has been under way for a while. A growing share of older households had little or no savings, as costs for housing, health care and other items went up. Some worked longer, while others went deeper into debt to
Courier delivery food service at home. Man courier delivered the order no name bag with food. getty The coronavirus pandemic has magnified the problem of nonreporting and underreporting of gig work income by taxpayers who haven’t been getting information reporting from the online platforms they use to coordinate their work. Few workers seem to understand
Savings The approaches generally boil down to two general ideas: trimming expenses or turning existing assets into income, according to Jeffrey Levine, CFP, director of advanced planning at Buckingham Wealth Partners in Long Island, New York. An emergency fund is the first place to look in a cash crunch. This may be a no-brainer: This
View from a luxury rental at West Half, overlooking Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. Pat Pugliese | CNBC WASHINGTON — When Dr. Anthony Fauci throws out the ceremonial first pitch of this truncated baseball season Thursday night, players, coaches and umpires will see it in person at Nationals Park. But no fans will be in attendance,
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) ASSOCIATED PRESS Which are the best markets for real estate investment? The cute answer is that you can make a good investment in any market; for each of the 200 markets we follow on a regular basis, there’s an investment strategy that best suits the local economic circumstances. But aside from that
United Auto Workers members leave the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Warren Truck Plant after the first work shift, Monday, May 18, 2020, in Warren, Mich. Paul Sancya | AP Ford Motor and Fiat Chrysler are hiring temp workers and General Motors is restructuring shifts at an assembly plant in Missouri as the auto industry battles to keep factories running
Intel shares fell as much as 9% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and said next-generation chips would come out later than it had expected. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $1.23 per share, adjusted, vs. $1.11 per share as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $19.73 billion,