A pedestrian passes an advertising board outside a Western Union money transfer store in Athens, Greece. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. Western Union — The money payment service’s stock rose 7% in extended trading after a report from Bloomberg Law that Western Union recently made
Investors have been “doubling down” on sustainability over the last quarter — and sustainable funds have actually outperformed the broader market, according to an analyst at BNP Paribas Asset Management. That’s a departure from historical precedents where people shifted their focus from sustainability to near-term profits in tough times, Gabriel Wilson-Otto, head of stewardship, Asia
After months of working from home, does the idea of resuming your commute and sitting in an office all day fill you with dread? If you answered yes, this story is for you. Prior to the pandemic, just 14% of employees in the U.S. worked from home five days a week. Now, as offices around
Los Angeles posted 15 percent listing price gains Getty Here’s some positive housing market news from realtor.com’ s Weekly Housing Trends Report for the week ending May 23. The numbers show more new listings than in previous weeks. That’s a sign of a market kicking into more of a recovery mode. Here are some
Pandemice-era lockdowns have heightened homeowner interest in highly customized kitchens featuring … [+] Italian craftsmanship. ITALKRAFT With COVID-19 forcing folks to hunker down over the past two months, kitchens around the country have become more than ever the heart of the home. They’re the focal point not just for cooking meals but for school work,
Brokers in New York City are bracing for more realistic prices as supply outstrips demand. Getty As the New York City real estate market starts its march toward recovery, sellers are starting to peek out of quarantine and list their homes, but there’s no promise that buyers will be following. The third week of May
EverTalk’s West Hollywood Set EverTalk With everyone spending a lot more time at home these days, finding fresh, evergreen content can be a challenge. Digital platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and Quibi go through great lengths to set themselves apart. But one unique platform called EverTalk, which is available on AppleTV and Roku, accomplishes this in
Photo: Getty It is difficult to believe that it’s been 12 years since the subprime mortgage crisis and subsequent recession of 2008. Yet 12 years have in fact passed, and we now face a new — and in many ways, even more daunting — challenge to economic survival and prosperity. While the coronavirus pandemic that
Photo: Getty VUCA, like all good acronyms, was coined by the U.S. military, and stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Corporate real estate has largely been stuck in VUCA, forgoing forward-thinking trends in the age of accelerations for dated strategies that are largely linear, long-term and inflexible, making them particularly ill-prepared for the rapidly
The extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits from the federal government expires in July. … [+] Apartment industry experts fear rent payments will plunge as a result. Getty As rent comes due in June, the third month since the onset of the pandemic, and as Congress mulls additional aid to inject into the coronavirus-battered U.S.
lorenzoantonucci Generation Z’s future looked bright just a few months ago. The economy was strong and unemployment was at record lows. It was just February when the unemployment rate was 3.5%, matching the lowest level in more than 50 years. Now, with the coronavirus pandemic upending the economy and sending unemployment skyrocketing to 14.7% in
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officers walk down Las Vegas Boulevard during a Black Lives Matter demonstration demanding justice for the death of George Floyd on May 31, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Denise Truscello | Getty Images Las Vegas is getting ready to launch a “Welcome Back” ad campaign to encourage visitors to come. But
BTIG’s Julian Emanuel has warning for investors: Brace for a 15% to 20% pullback. Emanuel, who came into 2020 as one of Wall Street’s biggest bulls, sees a stock market out of alignment with the economy as risks rise. “It’s probably time for the market to reassess the uncertainties to the economy,” the firm’s chief
Rick Smith, CEO of Axon Enterprises. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Shares of law enforcement supplier Axon Enterprise spiked more than 9% in premarket trading after protests against police brutality turned violent in many cities across the country. Axon, formerly known as Taser International, sells electrical weapons and body cameras for law enforcement officers. The stock’s jump
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) after a May 19 closed Senate Republican policy lunch meeting with President Donald Trump to discuss the response to the coronavirus outbreak. Yuri Gripas | Reuters The president is warming up to the idea. Most Democrats are down. But will Republicans get behind the idea of a second round of
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, and in the past 50 years, it has grown into a massive money-making machine with an estimated 1,500 Pride events globally. It’s become a month when big businesses can show their support for the community and their employees. It’s also an opportunity to win over the support of LGBTQ+ consumers
In just two and a half months, over 40 million people have filed for unemployment in the U.S., a surge in joblessness not seen in the U.S. since the Great Depression. At the same time, it is unclear if the federal government will provide additional stimulus to the record number of people who are currently unemployed
Medical personnel move a deceased patient to a refrigerated truck serving as make shift morgues at Brooklyn Hospital Center on April 09, 2020 in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images The World Health Organization cautioned world leaders Monday about reports that the coronavirus is “losing potency,” saying “this is still a
A logo for Pfizer is displayed on a monitor on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, July 29, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines midday Monday: Pfizer — Pfizer dropped more than 8% after the pharmaceutical giant reported disappointing results from its breast-cancer drug trial. The trial is
Traders work on the floor at the opening bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on March 18, 2020 in New York. Bryan R. Smith | AFP | Getty Images Chief financial officers of major corporations around the globe are more likely to believe the Dow Jones Industrial Average will