More than a year after Covid-19 brought cruise ships to a standstill, there are clear signs that cruising could be making a comeback. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) signaled this month that cruises may resume by mid-summer — with restrictions — in a move cheered by operators and cruise lovers. That
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Fifty and twenty pounds bank notes and a bitcoin logo are seen in this photo illustration. Omar Marques | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images LONDON — Britain is the latest country to join a global race toward central bank digital currencies. “We’re launching a new taskforce between the Treasury and the Bank of
The Solar Decathlon run by the United States Department of Energy is an extraordinary collegiate event which happens every two years. This year was no exception. The first place winner of this event went to the University of Colorado Boulder team. They attempted to build affordable housing to accommodate local residents who are being financially
A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images United Airlines on Monday reported its fifth consecutive quarterly loss, though travel demand has recently improved as vaccinations ramp up and governments loosen travel restrictions. The company posted a
In this article MELI minutes of Sports fans streamed Major League Baseball more than ever through its first three weekends of the season as the sport continues to battle through Covid-19 and political backlash. MLB said live games on its over-the-top service (MLB.TV) garnered more than 1.3 billion streams from opening day (April 1) through
SVP and Director at IBM Research Arvind Krishna speak on stage during the 2016 Wired Business Conference on June 16, 2016 in New York City. Brian Ach | Getty Images IBM shares rose 4% in extended trading on Monday after the enterprise technology and services maker reported first-quarter earnings that came in better than analysts
Shoppers wait for a GameStop store to open on at the Tysons Corner Center, in Tysons, Virginia, November 27, 2020. Hannah McKay | Reuters GameStop rallied on Monday after the brick-and-mortar video game retailer announced its succession plan as it seeks to pivot to e-commerce following a historic Reddit-fueled short squeeze earlier this year. Shares of
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced an interim rule on Monday that will allow tenants to sue debt collectors who violate the national ban on evictions. Attorneys for landlords and other debt collectors who wrongly evict tenants could also face federal and state prosecution, the bureau said. In addition, these
fotostorm As more people get Covid-19 vaccinations and the U.S. reopens, people may be wondering what they should do to get on track with their money during an economic recovery. There are signs that the economy is about to take off. Businesses across the U.S. are reopening as states loosen virus-related restrictions, and employers are
The real estate industry has gone through a rollercoaster in recent months. The last year has been as unpredictable as it has been worrying to many developers. To deal with consumers’ changing attitudes, real estate companies have had to adjust how they interact with clients. A company that’s currently still focused only on making as
The shadow of NASA’s Ingenuity is seen on the surface of Mars as the helicopter hovered during its first flight on April 19, 2021. NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA successfully conducted the first flight of an aircraft on another planet, as the space agency’s helicopter Ingenuity completed a historic feat on Mars on Monday that it called a
Another class action lawsuit is hitting the beleaguered syndicated conservation easement industry. As in the other three, which are covered here, here and here, David Deary is the lead attorney. The case is Hoover et al v Strategic Capital Partners, LLC et al and the complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern
Rendering of a United Launch Alliance’ Atlas V rocket carrying Amazon satellites. ULA/Amazon Amazon is preparing to send its first Project Kuiper internet satellites into orbit, with Jeff Bezos‘ company announcing on Monday that it signed a contract with United Launch Alliance for nine launches. ULA, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, will
Does it irk you to no end seeing your kid stare at the screen for hours on end playing a pretend game? Do you think your child will live a healthier life playing a real game outdoors instead? Are you driven up the wall watching your youngster get irrationally angry at a mindless set of
The focus of this proposal is retirees who own their homes but have little or no financial assets. They are said to be “house-rich but cash poor.” As a rough estimate, they number perhaps 15 million. A small change in the Federal tax code would help them at no reduction in Federal tax revenues and
The Biden administration and Congress plan to spend a lot more money in 2021 and beyond. They’re also planning to raise taxes to pay for a lot of that spending and also to refashion the economy and reduce inequality. The tax increases proposed so far have been on large corporations, and bills have been proposed
Many lawyers are asked about tax issues, at least in a general way. For example, clients may ask whether legal fees they pay are tax deductible. Unfortunately, many tax issues are complex, even tax deductions for legal fees. Except for tax lawyers, many lawyers try to steer clear of tax questions. Still, many lawyers want
Luis Alvarez | DigitalVision | Getty Images More than ever, young investors are engaging with the stock market. An E-Trade study found that 51% of millennial and Gen Z investors reported their risk tolerance had increased since the pandemic — 23 percentage points higher than the total population. The study also found that they are
Daniel Kodsi is Founder and CEO of Royal Palm Companies (RPC), a Florida-based real estate and development firm established in the 1970s. While most kids my age were out playing, I was dreaming about how to become financially independent. When I was only 10 years old, I told my father that I wanted to work and make
In this article AEO LEVI KSS PTON M OR-FR JWN MC-FR Shoppers wearing protective masks carry bags on Market Street in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shoppers are emerging from their cocoons and aspiring to switch it up from sweatpants, stubble and streaming. With
U.S. stock index futures declined in overnight trading on Sunday, after the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at record highs on Friday. Futures contracts tied to the Dow slid 69 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 futures dipped 0.3%, while Nasdaq 100 futures were 0.34% lower. Stocks are coming off a week of
In this article KO A worker restocks a display of Coca-Cola Co. soft drinks at a store in Orem, Utah, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coca-Cola is expected to report its first-quarter results before the bell on Monday. Here’s what Wall Street analysts surveyed by Refinitiv are
The most expensive single-family home for sale in the exclusive Bal Harbor Village section of Miami Beach, Florida, is called Villa Magnolia, and it has an asking price of $35 million. The view from above Bal Harbor’s most expensive residential listing. Lifestyle Production Group / The Jills Zeder Group The two-story residence at 182 Bal
Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg match between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid at Anfield on April 14, 2021 in Liverpool, England. Shaun Botterill | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Twelve of Europe’s leading football clubs have agreed to establish a Super League, despite
In this article DBSM-SG SINGAPORE — Singapore’s largest bank DBS Group Holdings said it’s not practical to cut off clients with coal exposure in the short term. DBS on Friday announced that it aims to eliminate thermal coal exposure by 2039. To get there, DBS will cease taking on new clients that derive more than
As recently as just a few years ago, it used to be that the hardest part about buying a house for most people was going through the financial colonoscopy of getting approved for a mortgage. Now, that’s the least of buyers’ worries. In virtually every American city right now, many single-family homes hitting the
President Biden’s $2 trillion-plus American Jobs Plan has lots of funding for traditional physical infrastructure, but also for workforce development, high-speed broadband, child care facilities, and a $400 billion expansion of care for the elderly and disabled. Although this expansion has been criticized, Biden is more than justified in expanding the definition of “infrastructure” to match our
Dr. Jerry Abraham, director of Kedren Vaccines, right, gives a COVID-19 vaccination to Jose Guzman-Wug, 16, while his mom, Adriana Wug, watches at Kedren Health on Thursday, April 15, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Half of all U.S. adults have now received at least one
Today’s column addresses questions about what month to file to make sure you get the maximum age 70 retirement benefit rate, what happens when a protective filing date expires and whether survivor’s benefits include delayed retirement credits (DRCs) earned by the deceased. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder
What is infrastructure? The website Investopedia provides a basic but perfectly serviceable definition: “Infrastructure is the general term for the basic physical systems of a business, region, or nation. Examples of infrastructure include transportation systems, communication networks, sewage, water, and electric systems.” A significant portion of the spending in the Biden proposal is, indeed, infrastructure
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