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Month: August 2022
zimmytws | iStock | Getty Images There are just 13 years before Social Security may not be able to pay full benefits, according to a recent annual report from the program’s trustees. In 2035, just 80% of benefits will be payable if Congress doesn’t fix the program sooner. Shoring up the program will generally mean
Anti-abortion activists demonstrate outside the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, June 13, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Residents of Georgia may now claim embryos as dependents on their state income tax returns. Any “unborn child with a detectable human heartbeat,” may qualify for a $3,000 state income tax deduction for 2022, effective
A worker assembles the Lucid Air prototype electric vehicle, manufactured by Lucid Motors Inc., at the company’s headquarters in Newark, California, on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Lucid Group — Shares of the EV maker tumbled about 12% after
In this article HOOD Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said Tuesday in a press release that the fintech company will reduce its headcount by approximately 23%. The layoffs will be primarily in operations, marketing and program management. In the release, Tenev blamed “deterioration of the macro environment, with inflation at 40-year highs accompanied by a broad
In this article WMT Exterior view of a Walmart store on August 23, 2020 in North Bergen, New Jersey VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images Walmart confirmed on Wednesday that it has begun to lay off corporate employees about a week after the company slashed its profit outlook and warned that consumers had
d3sign | Moment | Getty Images Would-be travelers looking to fly this fall may want to book their plane trips now, with travel app Hopper reporting that airfares are dropping this month from peak summertime prices. “September and early October will be the cheapest times to travel, while August and early September will be the
Los Angeles Ron_Thomas | Getty Images As rising interest rates and surging property values prevent more families from buying a home, the demand for rentals has soared, with the highest rent prices in the sunniest states. Rent prices for single family homes swelled during the first half of 2022, hitting a national average of $2,495
James Bullard Olivia Michael | CNBC St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said Tuesday that he still thinks the economy can avoid a recession, even though he expects the central bank will need to keep hiking rates to control inflation. “I think that inflation has come in hotter than what I would have expected
In this article PYPL Dan Schulman, president and chief executive officer of PayPal Holdings Inc., arrives for the morning session of the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. The 36th annual event gathers many of America’s wealthiest and most powerful people in media, technology,
Owner Stephen Ross of the Miami Dolphins looks on prior to the game against the Buffalo Bills at Hard Rock Stadium on September 19, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Michael Reaves | Getty Images Miami Dolphins owner and real estate developer Stephen Ross has been fined $1.5 million and suspended from participating in team events
Insta_photos | Istock | Getty Images Many Americans are pessimistic about the future of Social Security, and the pandemic has made it even worse. A recent survey found 59% of people now worry more about Social Security running out of funding than they did before the onset of Covid-19, according to Nationwide Retirement Institute. And
If you want Jack Sweeney to stop publicly tracking your private jet on Twitter, take a leaf out of Mark Cuban’s book and offer the 19-year-old something better than money: friendship. Sweeney, a sophomore at the University of Central Florida, is the teenager responsible for 30 automated Twitter accounts that collectively track the flights of
A sign is posted outside of the PayPal headquarters in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Match Group — Shares of the dating app operator tumbled as much as 23% after the company reported revenue of $795 million for the second quarter, compared with
In this article AMD AMD reported results for the quarter ended in June that beat estimates for profit and revenue, but the chipmaker gave a forecast for the current quarter that trailed Wall Street expectations. AMD stock fell 6% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did: EPS: $1.05, adjusted, versus $1.03 expected, according to
In this article SBUX An employee hands a bag to a customer at the drive-thru of a Starbucks coffee shop in Hercules, California, on Thursday, July 28, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Starbucks on Tuesday reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue, fueled by demand in the U.S. for its cold coffee
Designer491 | Istock | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Education is expected to lose close to $200 billion from federal student loans made over the last 25 years, due in part to pandemic-era relief pausing the bills for borrowers. Originally, the Education Department estimated these loans would generate around $114 billion in income; they
In this article 9866-HK AMD GPN CHKP Displays outside the Nasdaq MarketSite are pictured as dating app operator Bumble Inc. (BMBL) made its debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange during the company’s IPO in New York City, New York, U.S., February 11, 2021. Mike Segar | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday
A BP gas station in Madrid, Spain. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. oil giant BP on Tuesday raised its dividend and boosted share buybacks after tripling second-quarter profits on robust refining margins and trading. The British energy major posted second-quarter underlying replacement cost profit, used as a proxy for net
In this article CELH PEP Celsius Energy Drinks Courtesy: Celsius Holdings PepsiCo announced Monday a $550 million investment in energy drink maker Celsius Holdings as part of a long-term distribution deal with the smaller company. Shares of Celsius closed up 11% on the news, bringing its market value to $7.45 billion. Celsius is expecting to
Today about half of America’s newspapers are controlled by private equity, hedge funds and other investment groups. But as the FT’s James Fontanella-Khan explains, one name stands above the rest: Alden Global Capital. The Alden recipe is to get rid of the newsroom, sell the real estate, and viciously cut costs. Critics say it’s destroying
A customer shops in a Kroger grocery store on July 15, 2022 in Houston. Brandon Bell | Getty Images As experts debate whether the U.S. is on the brink of an economic downturn, many Americans are already bracing themselves for a recession. To that point, 66% of Americans worry that a major recession is right
Getty Images Are you willing to invest in your employer’s stock at a discount? If you’re working for a publicly-traded company, you may have a chance through an employee stock purchase plan, or ESPP. Nearly three-quarters of public companies offered an ESPP in 2018, according to a Deloitte survey. Workers often use these to boost
Source: NYSE Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Pinterest — Shares of the image-sharing company popped more than 19% despite a miss on the top and bottom lines as activist investor Elliott Management revealed it is now the largest investor. The company also beat monthly active user estimates. Simon Property Group —
In this article PINS A woman walks past sign at the headquarters of Pinterest in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Pinterest shares jumped on better-than-expected user numbers even as earnings and revenue missed estimates and the company gave weak guidance for the third
In this article F 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Ford DETROIT — Ford Motor’s stock on Monday added to its best month since the Great Recession in 2009, signaling a significant swing for the Detroit automaker this year. Shares closed Monday at $15.34, up 4.4%. The gains added to the stock increasing by 31.9% in
Four Chinese companies raised about $1.5 billion in July by issuing shares on the Six Swiss Exchange via a new China stock connect program. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese companies looking to raise cash overseas have turned to Switzerland — and gotten speedy regulatory approval to do so. That’s according to
In this article ETSY Josh Silverman, CEO of Etsy Adam Jeffery | CNBC Etsy shares jumped more than 8% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company’s second quarter earnings beat on top and bottom lines. Here’s how the company did: Earnings per share: $0.51 vs. $0.31 estimated, according to Refinitiv Revenue: $585 million vs.
In this article F 2023 Ford Maverick Tremor Source: Ford Ford Motor is adding a new off-road-ready package to its Maverick pickup in a bid to extend the sales success of its hot-selling small truck. The new Maverick Tremor package includes a beefed-up, higher-riding suspension and a new all-wheel-drive system system powered by Ford’s
In ‘Slaughterbots,’ autonomous drones use artificial intelligence to decide who to kill. The short film was commissioned by college professors and researchers to warn the public of the dangers of autonomous weapons.