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Dan Lyons talks to CNNMoney’s Laurie Segall about the stranger side of working at a startup.
Pictured here are locals on a subway in Zhengzhou city, Henan province, on Dec. 5, 2022, after the municipality said negative nucleic acid test results are no longer needed to ride public transportation. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s Covid lockdowns are having a lessening impact on the economy for
Student loan debt holders take part in a demonstration outside of the White House staff entrance to demand that President Biden cancel student loan debt. Jemal Countess | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images The fate of the Biden administration’s sweeping student loan forgiveness plan now rests with the Supreme Court. That may be bad
Homeland Security sign for REAL ID at entrance to passenger TSA security area, West Palm Beach, Florida. Lindsey Nicholson | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images U.S. officials are delaying for two more years the enforcement of a rule requiring people to get new identification cards to board domestic flights, access federal facilities
In this article HLF GTLB SUMO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People celebrate the Gitlab IPO at the Nasdaq, October 14, 2021. Source: Nasdaq Check out the companies making headlines in post-market trading. GitLab – The development software operator jumped 23% after it posted a narrower per-share loss than expected while also coming in
Travel demand has surged this year, although not everyone can afford the sky-high tab. Along with rising costs for hotels and rental cars, travelers can expect to pay up to 39% more for a round-trip flight around Christmas compared with last year, according to data from the travel booking app Hopper. Young adults, in particular, are shifting
In this article 9868-HK 9866-HK BABA PDD 1698-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Alibaba headquarters in Hangzhou, China. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Chinese companies listed in the U.S. erased earlier gains Monday after China loosened more Covid restrictions to accelerate the reopening of the economy. The Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF, which
seksan Mongkhonkhamsao | Moment | Getty Images With the holiday season in full swing, it can be easy to forget about the finer points of financial planning. While your tax return isn’t due until April, several key deadlines are approaching by year-end, experts say. “You can control your tax reporting destiny,” said certified financial planner
In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ford F-150 Lightning trucks manufactured at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn Michigan. Courtesy: Ford Motor Co. DETROIT – About 65% of Ford Motor’s dealers have agreed to sell electric vehicles as the company invests billions to expand production and sales of the battery-powered
In 1999, President Clinton ordered the formation of the Strategic National Stockpile — a series of warehouses in secret locations filled with medical supplies and personal protective equipment to be used in case of a natural disaster or health emergency. Since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Stockpile has already distributed about 90% of
Car makers racing to meet net zero goals have focused on electric powertrains. But while electric cars do produce less emissions than conventional vehicles, their manufacture is still far from sustainable. As the FT’s Peter Campbell reports, using more recycled parts – especially batteries – could make a big difference, but the road to sustainability
A United Airlines terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York January 24, 2011. Jessica Rinaldi | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading Monday. United Airlines — Shares rose 1% after Morgan Stanley upgraded United Airlines to overweight from equal weight, saying 2023 could be a “goldilocks” year for
It’s been more than 3 decades since Soo-man Lee founded SM Entertainment, one of South Korea’s music agencies known for bringing K-pop to the world. The entertainment company, originally founded as SM Studio in 1989, became one of the first to kickstart the global Hallyu wave — better known as the Korean wave. But Lee’s
New cars are getting increasingly expensive. But they’re also more durable than before, which means drivers have a better chance of getting their money’s worth. As the average transaction price for new cars reached an estimated $45,872 in November — the highest on record, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive —
In this article ADI MCHP FANG VMW Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT VMware at the NYSE, Dec. 14, 2021. Source: NYSE Investors’ attention has returned to the Federal Reserve after a hot November jobs report last week. That’s because even though the central bank has pushed interest rates higher, the economy continues to add
Investors may get a wake-up call this winter when it comes to taxes, but it doesn’t have to be that way. According to BNY Mellon’s Ben Slavin, it’s a key time to sell losing investments in order to cut down on capital gains. He warns waiting until January or February may be too late. “Mutual
In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bob Iger, CEO, The Walt Disney Company Scott Mlyn | CNBC Disney reappointed Bob Iger as its chief executive recently, abruptly replacing his hand-picked successor Bob Chapek, and giving Iger an early goal — find a new replacement during the next two years. Iger’s attention
Water is life, but in a warming world, it’s in ever shorter supply. California and Australia have active markets allowing investors to bet on its fluctuating cost. The FT’s Gill Plimmer explores whether water really is just another commodity, or an essential human right. And can private models of ownership still provide water to all
Residents queue at a Covid-19 testing booth in Beijing, China, on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. The capital city has required regular virus tests for more than half a year. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Local frustration with Covid controls in China has increasingly targeted virus testing requirements and the big business they’ve
In this article DAL JOBY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A VoloCity air taxi by Volocopter is pictured at Pontoise airfield in Cormeilles-en-Vexin, near Paris, France, November 10, 2022. Benoit Tessier | Reuters A world with flying vehicles, like the 1960s sitcom The Jetsons, might be closer than you think. Companies across the U.S.,
Marko Geber | Digitalvision | Getty Images Some men may need a bigger push than women when it comes to participating in their workplace retirement-savings plan, new research suggests. In 401(k) plans with automatic enrollment — meaning employees must opt out if they don’t want to participate — 93% of both men and women remain
In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Handout | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Company: Walt Disney (DIS) Business: Disney is one of the most iconic entertainment companies globally. It operates through two segments, Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution; and Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. Disney engages in film and TV
A cool $1 million is not what it used to be. There are more millionaires in the U.S. and globally than ever before, with nearly 24.5 million millionaires nationwide as of 2022, according to the latest Global Wealth Report from the Credit Suisse Research Institute. Even so, having seven figures in the bank offers less
In this article PD DASH HZNP ZS MRVL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Marvell Technology Group Source: marvell.com Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Marvell Technology (MRVL) – The chip maker’s stock slid 4.9% in the premarket after quarterly sales and profit fell short of Wall Street estimates. Marvell also issued
A batch of Starlink satellites deploy in orbit after a launch on Nov. 13, 2021. SpaceX The Federal Communications Commission issued a key authorization to Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Thursday, granting approval for the company to move forward with launching up to 7,500 next-generation satellites in its Starlink internet network. “Our action will allow SpaceX
The new 2020 X7 is the fifth BMW model to be produced at Plant Spartanburg, South Carolina. The new X7 will be added to the 1,400 vehicles, including the X3, X4, X5, and X6, which are already produced every day at Spartanburg, BMW Group’s largest global production plant. In 2017, the 10,000 employees of Plant
Carlyle Group shocked Wall Street when its chief executive abruptly resigned in August, throwing the leadership of one of the world’s largest private equity groups into disarray. But why did he resign? The FT’s Antoine Gara unravels the curious case of Kewsong Lee’s resignation. #privateequity #leadership See if you get the FT for free as
April 20 — Why fly first class when you can book your own private plane? XOJET, the private jet company backed by TPG Capital, can take you across the U.S. faster than a commercial flight and its service is on demand. The company keeps client names secret, but social media posts from Instagram and Twitter