Nearly one in three travelers turn to social media for holiday inspiration, according to a new study. The figures are even higher for younger travelers. Some 60% of Gen Zs and 40% of millennials use social media for travel purposes, according to an April 2022 report by the travel company Arrivia. On TikTok alone, the
In this article UBSG-CH FABRICE COFFRINI | AFP | Getty Images UBS has beat expectations for the first quarter of 2022 and said it has further reduced its exposure to Russia. The Swiss bank on Tuesday reported net profit attributable to shareholders of $2.136 billion, above forecasts compiled by the bank of $1.79 billion, according to
Pankaj Nangia | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Cadence Design Systems – Shares of computer software company gained 5% after hours following the company’s quarterly earnings reports. Earnings and revenue for the first quarter both came in above consensus forecasts, according to FactSet. The company also issued
d3sign | Moment | Getty Images As the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury pushes ever closer to 3% — a symbolic level not seen since late 2018 — financial analysts have described how it could affect people’s finances in a number of ways. Last week, the 10-year rate hit 2.94%, its highest point in
Gece33 | E+ | Getty Images In the continuing war for talent in the American workplace, employers have been adding more perks to attract and retain employees. That includes paying more attention to the financial well-being of their workers. “I’m seeing greater interest in financial-wellness programs because of the Great Resignation, coupled with an increasingly
When Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys and her husband, record producer Kasseem Dean (a.k.a. Swizz Beatz), purchased their ultra-luxury home, The Razor House, designed by three-time Architectural Digest Top 100 designer and visionary architect Wallace Cunningham, they called it one of his best works. Today, another one of Cunningham’s exclusive signature properties is hitting the
A polar bear sow and two cubs are seen on the Beaufort Sea coast within the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Reuters The Biden administration on Monday reversed a Trump administration plan that would have allowed the government to lease more than two-thirds of the country’s
Nasdaq 100 futures fell slightly Monday evening after stocks bounced in the afternoon and ahead of Big Tech earnings. Futures tied to the tech focused index fell 0.1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures and S&P 500 futures were little changed. In regular trading Monday, the Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.3%. The Dow advanced 0.7%, after cutting
It’s been over two decades since Mark Cuban had a life-changing epiphany at an NBA game. It was November 1999, at the beginning of the NBA’s 1999-2000 season, when the tech billionaire was sitting a few rows back from the court at a Dallas Mavericks game, that he realized his wealth could transport him from
Ariel Skelley | Digitalvision | Getty Images How would it feel to give your children an enormous leg up on saving for retirement while also helping them form healthy money habits? The answer could be opening a Roth individual retirement account for them. To start, a Roth IRA is a special retirement account that allows
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | Getty Images As midterm elections loom, advocates for voters ages 50 and up are hoping Congress will take up one issue that could help rein in rising costs — prescription drug prices. A proposal to let the government negotiate some prescription drug prices covered under Medicare was included in Democrats’
If you are interested participating in the highest yield in history of government issued I bonds, now is the time to buy. With inflation jumping in recent months the anticipated yield will be 9.62%, certainly better than any other guaranteed investment I can think of in the current environment. In this article I will explain
It’s spring-cleaning time, and this year Congress’s efforts could include tidying up the Opportunity Zone program. The discussion over how best to do that got a fresh injection of energy recently. The Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and Improvement Act was introduced on April 7, and it proposes significant changes to sections 1400Z-1 and -2. Like
Mother’s Day is almost here. If you’ve been searching for the best Mother’s Day Gifts, its’s impossible to go wrong with something for the home. After all, clothing is a gamble and jewelry can be pricy. So why not choose something truly special she can appreciate every day. Whether mom’s home is more traditional, contemporary
Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean with the Axiom Space Ax-1 crew on April 25, 2022. SpaceX SpaceX safely returned its Crew Dragon spacecraft from orbit on Monday, carrying the private crew of Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission back from the International Space Station. Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour splashed down off the
The Twitter logo is displayed on a smartphone screen on April 14, 2021. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Twitter — Shares of the social media company rose 4% on news that it may want to finalize a takeover deal with Tesla founder Elon Musk ahead
Kathrin Ziegler | DigitalVision | Getty Images Life may be short but early retirement might be, too, if you don’t have a solid financial plan for life after work. Whether it’s due to pandemic burnout, a new attitude on life or an optimism fueled by surging stock and real estate markets, more Americans appear to
In this article FB TWTR DWAC The Truth social network logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a display of former U.S. President Donald Trump in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp., the blank-check company poised to take Donald Trump‘s media venture public,
Getty Images If you filed a last-minute tax return, you may see your 2021 refund faster than you’d expect. Nine out of 10 refunds have arrived within 21 days this season, according to the IRS. As of April 15, the agency has issued more than 78 million refunds worth over $242 billion in total, and
Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images There’s a chance — a tiny one — that a Powerball player will manage to turn $2 into $421 million on Monday night. That’s the jackpot amount heading into the week’s first drawing, which comes on the heels of 29 pulls — three weekly — with no one