Month: March 2021

Cunaplus_M.Faba | iStock | Getty Images The government will pay for laid-off workers to maintain their employer-sponsored health insurance through September, thanks to a provision in the $1.9 trillion stimulus package signed into law on Thursday by President Joe Biden. As part of the relief bill, the government will subsidize COBRA premiums for former workers
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In building her multimillion-dollar business, Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and CEO of Bumble, once took inspiration from another successful executive: Jeff Bezos. Herd sometimes watched videos of Bezos speaking, and in one, “he said something I will never forget and I agree with 1,000%,” she told CNBC Make It in 2019. The gist was that “when humans can
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Ungureanu Vadim | EyeEm | Getty Images Student loan forgiveness is now tax-free, thanks to a provision included in the $1.9 trillion federal coronavirus stimulus package that President Joe Biden signed into law on Thursday. Formerly, any student loan debt canceled by the government was considered taxable and levied at the borrower’s normal income tax
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Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Poshmark‘s revenue topped analysts’ estimates, in its first financial report since going public in January. But the online seller of secondhand clothing issued a weaker-than-expected sales outlook for the current quarter. Poshmark’s stock tumbled more than 6% in after-hours trading. Founder and Chief Executive Manish Chandra said in
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Robert Knopes/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is almost law — meaning additional unemployment benefits for millions of workers should soon be on the way. The Covid relief bill, passed Saturday by the Senate, extends jobless benefits through Labor Day and raises them by $300 a week. The
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The headquarters of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seen in Washington, DC, January 28, 2021. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday issued a warning against special purpose acquisition companies backed by celebrities, urging investors to think twice before jumping in. “Celebrity involvement in a
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Micronesia has confirmed only one case of Covid-19 to date. The Polynesian island of Samoa and the South Pacific island of Vanuatu have just three cases each. Sounds like safe travel choices? There’s just one problem — none are allowing in tourists. Many islands that opened to tourists during the pandemic experienced rising coronavirus infection
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Cure Hydration founder and CEO Lauren Picasso had to come up creative ways to get the company’s fruit-flavored products into shoppers’ baskets because of the pandemic. Cure Hydration Cure Hydration’s lucky break came at a strange time. Walmart, CVS and Amazon-owned Whole Foods began carrying the start-up’s fruit-flavored hydration powder during the pandemic. Yet boxes
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VioletaStoimenova | E+ | Getty Images Out of sight, out of mind. For many people, that’s how their employer-offered 401(k) plan works. The employee chooses from a limited menu of investment options and, as long as the account continues a generally upward trajectory, the average investor has no reason to question their investment strategy nor any
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The Nasdaq rebound may last shorter than a New York minute. Wharton School finance professor Jeremy Siegel sees near-term trouble, saying the backdrop is dramatically supporting the reopening trade over Big Tech and growth plays. “I’ve been extremely bullish here for nine months,” he told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Tuesday. ”This stock market still has a
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Katrina Lake, CEO of Stitch Fix Adam Jeffery | CNBC Stitch Fix on Monday reported a narrower-than-expected loss for its latest quarter, but the company missed analysts’ expectations for revenue and outlook as shipping delays and lower customer spend ate into sales. The stock plunged 20% in extended trading. The styling service lowered its revenue
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Supoj Buranaprapapong | Getty Images It’s always nice getting a raise, but it could affect your ability to save for retirement through your 401(k) plan. Highly compensated employees — those making more than $130,000 annually — may not be able to contribute the maximum to their tax-deferred retirement plan if their lower-paid colleagues aren’t diligently
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Sen. Pat Toomey told CNBC on Tuesday he welcomes stock-trading apps that make investing seem more approachable, rejecting complaints by some that brokerages like Robinhood have led to the so-called “gamification” of the equity market. The Pennsylvania Republican made the comments on “Squawk Box” ahead of Tuesday morning’s Senate Banking Committee’s hearing on retail investors and
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A Dick’s Sporting Goods store Craig Warga | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dick’s Sporting Goods on Tuesday topped Wall Street’s estimates, as shoppers continued to buy equipment and apparel for outdoor activities and home workouts during the pandemic. Shares plummeted by nearly 9% in premarket trading, however, as the company forecast that sales trends will
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