Excelling in college and getting a good job was the only path Boston native Caroline Vo, now 36, felt she could follow. “I come from Vietnamese immigrant parents: It was very much ingrained that you go to school, work hard, get good grades, and then you go to college, get a good job, and kind
Month: January 2022
U.S. stock index were little changed during overnight trading on Thursday, ahead of earnings from the major banks on Friday. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 29 points. S&P 500 futures were up 0.08%, while Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.12%. All of the major averages slid during regular trading on Thursday.
In this article DAL A Delta airlines aircraft landing from Los Angeles at Kingsford Smith International airport on October 31, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. James D. Morgan | Getty Images Delta Air Lines said Thursday that the surge of the omicron variant of Covid-19 will drive it to a first-quarter loss, but that it still
A healthcare worker prepares a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Manhattan in New York City, January 29, 2021. Mike Segar | Reuters The Supreme Court ruling that barred the Biden administration’s Covid vaccine mandate for employees of large employers
Inflation is increasing at its fastest rate in decades, and anyone who’s been to a supermarket lately can tell that one of the hardest-hit groups is food. The cost of bacon is up more than 18% from last year. Meanwhile, chicken and egg prices have swelled by more than 10%. If your grocery bill is
Apartment buildings on the Upper East Side neighborhood of New York. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Manhattan rents hit their highest level ever for a December as the supply of apartments plummeted and landlords started demanding double-digit increases. The average apartment rent in Manhattan hit $4,440 in December, while the more widely
A San Francisco grocery store. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Inflation is taking a big bite out of workers’ paychecks, eroding many of the raises businesses have offered to attract and keep employees in a hot job market. But strong wage growth in certain sectors, such as hotels and restaurants, has eclipsed those consumer
A US Marine veteran is treated by medical workers in a negative pressure room in the Covid-19 ward at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare system campus and medical center in West Roxbury, Massachusetts on January 11, 2022. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty Images Acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr.
The highly transmissible omicron variant is going to be a “very difficult challenge” for Hong Kong as the city sticks to its zero-Covid policy, a former U.S. diplomat told CNBC. There will likely be more opposition to “draconian measures” given that the variant appears to be less dangerous, said Kurt Tong, who was previously U.S.
Sinenkiy | iStock | Getty Images Social Security beneficiaries are receiving the highest cost-of-living adjustment in decades, thanks to rising inflation. That 5.9% increase went into effect in January. Prices have continued to climb higher since that change was announced in October. The Consumer Price Index, a government measure for price changes for certain goods,
Covid’s omicron variant is currently tearing through the U.S. and the rest of the world at a record-breaking pace — but Bill Gates sees hope on the horizon. Once the current surge abates, countries can expect to see “far fewer cases” through the rest of 2022, Gates wrote on Tuesday during a Twitter Q&A with
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 07, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were steady in overnight trading on Wednesday after the Nasdaq Composite rose for the third session despite a red-hot consumer price index report. Dow futures rose just
Pallets of depleted lithium-ion batteries at JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials are ready for recycling. Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, founder and CEO of battery recycling firm Redwood Materials, has good news and bad news for those who believe electric vehicle sales are primed to take off. Straubel says demand is picking up, but the auto industry isn’t
lisegagne | E+ | Getty Images If you received monthly advance child tax credit payments in 2021, there may be a costly surprise when filing your return. The American Rescue Plan, enacted in last March, increased the tax break to $3,000 from $2,000 per child under age 17, with $600 more for kids under age
Morsa Images | E+ | Getty Images Tax season begins on Jan. 24 and filers should expect delays as the IRS combats a backlog and limited staffing, Treasury officials say. The IRS still had not processed 6 million individual returns already submitted by taxpayers as of Dec. 23, according to the agency, and the situation
Last year wasn’t a stellar year for travelers. Perhaps that’s why so many are pinning their hopes on 2022. Travel bookings and inquiries are surging, say travel insiders, in an upward trajectory that, if realized, may both benefit and challenge travelers in the coming year. ‘People want to make up for lost time’ Travel
Kim Kardashian arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather are being sued over allegations they misled investors when promoting a little-known cryptocurrency called EthereumMax to their millions of social media followers.
People walk in Regent Street, in London. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images LONDON — There are growing calls in Europe for Covid-19 to be treated as an endemic illness like the flu despite strong warnings from global health officials that the pandemic is far from over. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is the
A woman looks at an NFT titled “CURIO CARDS (EST. 2017)” on Sept. 28, 2021, at Christie’s auction house in New York. TIMOTHY A. CLARY | AFP | Getty Images In the digital realm, all taxes aren’t necessarily equal. Amid a cryptocurrency and non-fungible token (NFT) boom, wealthy owners may pay a different tax rate
Damir Khabirov | iStock | Getty Images How high would you score yourself when it comes to feeling comfortable with your current financial situation? If you’re like most, you wouldn’t give yourself very high marks, according to a survey from TIAA. The financial services company set out to evaluate Americans’ financial wellness – defined as
Shane Evans, interim CEO of fintech platform MX. Courtesy: MX Fintech start-up MX has named Shane Evans its interim CEO as the company prepares for an initial public offering or possible sale, CNBC has learned. Evans, who joined the Utah-based start-up in 2019 as chief revenue officer, is replacing founder Ryan Caldwell, who will become
When considering any cryptocurrency investment, billionaire investor Mark Cuban looks for utility in each project. That’s why, to him, “tokens trading are the least important part of crypto,” he tweeted on Tuesday. Instead, Cuban sees smart contracts, or collections of code that power decentralized applications, and how they’re used within projects as the most important
Stock futures held steady in overnight trading Tuesday after a rally on Wall Street as investors bought the dip following a five-day sell-off in the S&P 500. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were little changed. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were also flat. The overnight session followed a rebound in the
In this article WBA FILE – In an Oct. 5, 2005 file photo people walk by a Boots pharmacy in central London. Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. says it will spend $6.7 billion to buy a stake in health and beauty retailer Alliance Boots. (AP Photo/Sergio Dionisio) Sergio Dionisio Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Roz Brewer said
Georgijevic | E+ | Getty Images The start of the year is the perfect time to review your retirement savings, including pre-tax versus Roth 401(k) contributions. Roughly 86% of 401(k) plans offered a Roth account in 2020, up from 75% in 2019, according to the Plan Sponsor Council of America. While pre-tax deposits offer a
An elderly couple walk past a sign in front of Shimao Tower, developed by Shimao Group Holdings Ltd., in Shanghai, China, on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese real estate developer Shimao Group Holdings pushed back Tuesday on reports of default and sales of prime property. Shimao
Demonstrators holds a banner with ‘Covid slave ticket’ written while they protest against the compulsory vaccination campaign against SARSCoV2, Belgium. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images News | Getty Images New research from the organizers of the annual Davos gatherings in the Swiss Alps warns of inequalities stemming from the coronavirus pandemic that could flare domestic
Chesnot | Getty Images Major cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether have had a rough start to 2022. For some investors, it may be an opportunity to buy into the risky digital assets. Bitcoin slumped as much as 6% Monday, falling below $40,000 per coin for the first time since September, according to Coin Metrics.
A trader in a face mask works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 20, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The Nasdaq Composite and the tech sector of the S&P 500 slid sharply to begin the
Actor, producer and entrepreneur Kevin Hart is the one of world’s highest paid stand-up comedians and owns a successful venture capital firm — but he didn’t get where he is in the business world without learning from his mistakes. On Friday’s episode of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” the guest Shark turned down an offer from Candi
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