In this article MRNA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty Images Moderna’s new Covid vaccine generated a robust immune response against the now-dominant Eris variant and another rapidly spreading strain of the virus in an early clinical trial, the biotech company said Thursday. The updated shot is designed to
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In this article H MAR BKNG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT My hotel bill from a three-night trip to New York City included 21 charges. Nine were for “destination fees.” There were three daily fees of nearly $35 each — notwithstanding that my third night was supposed to be “free”— plus separate sales
In this article BLMN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Outback Steakhouse truck sits parked outside a restaurant in New York. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Outback Steakhouse owner Bloomin’ Brands rose 9% in premarket trading Friday after an activist investor disclosed its interest in the restaurant company. Starboard Value
Even Bill Gates thought school was boring as a kid. While in middle school, Gates didn’t find learning “interesting,” he recently said on his “Unconfuse Me” podcast, in an episode featuring Khan Academy CEO Sal Khan. “Early on in math, I was kind of lazy,” Gates, 67, said. “And a teacher in eighth grade said,
Celebration at the Nasdaq during the Datadog IPO, September 19, 2019. Source: Nasdaq Selecting the right stocks against a backdrop of mixed economic data and earnings can be challenging for investors. One strategy is to track the investment ideas of Wall Street pros and glean valuable insights into making successful stock decisions. To that end,
Getty Images As the year-end approaches, there’s been debate around tax reporting for business transactions on payment apps such as Venmo and PayPal, along with e-commerce companies, such as eBay, Etsy and Poshmark. Some lawmakers are pushing to increase the IRS reporting threshold for Form 1099-K, which covers third-party business payments. Taxpayers who use a payment app to process
In this article WBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Xolo Mariduena stars ase Jaime Reyes in Warner Bros.’ “Blue Beetle.” Warner Bros. Discovery It’s pink vs. blue at the box office this weekend. As “Barbie” continues a historic run in theaters, a little-known superhero called “Blue Beetle” is looking to take the top spot
Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — China’s Ministry of Commerce signaled Thursday it would respond, if needed, to the Biden administration’s executive order to restrict U.S. investments in advanced Chinese technology.
Canada is planning to join the club of countries that, in the past 3 years, introduced a digital services tax (DST) despite U.S. opposition and concerns expressed by Canadian businesses. The country first announced plans for a digital services tax in the 2021 budget, before putting it on pause to see how the OECD global tax
In this article NVAX MRNA PFE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A pharmacist prepares to administer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the Southwest Senior Center in Chicago, Illinois, Sept. 9, 2022. Scott Olson | Getty Images New Covid vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and
In this article HE ADBE CSCO TPR WMT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Walmart logo is seen near the shop in Williston, Vermont on June 19, 2023. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Walmart — Shares added as much as 1% after
Getty Images No-frills discounter Aldi is the latest grocer to shake up the industry with big moves. The German retailer announced this week that it plans to acquire about 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket locations across the Southern U.S. As part of the deal, it would take over operations of the stores, which are in
A CVS pharmacy in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Paul Weaver | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines during midday trading Thursday. Cisco Systems — Shares of the computer networking giant added 4% after reporting earnings postmarket Wednesday that beat Wall Street’s expectations. Adjusted earnings per share for its fiscal fourth quarter came in
Even billionaires kick themselves for passing on investment opportunities that turned out to be incredibly lucrative. In Mark Cuban’s case, he regrets not investing in Uber. He was offered the chance to invest at a $10 million valuation by Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick in 2009, and turned it down — because he thought the ridesharing
Moyo Studio | E+ | Getty Images Social Security benefits provide retirement income for millions of Americans. Because the timing of your claim may impact the size of the benefits you receive, it’s a high-stakes decision. And the results may also affect your spouse or dependents. But sifting through Social Security’s claiming rules may make
Cavan Images | Getty Images As electric vehicles proliferate, some gas stations are making expensive overhauls to add EV charging stations. In most cases, they aren’t scrapping traditional liquid fuel pumps. But select locations, including an RS Automotive in Takoma Park, Md., and a Shell station in Fulham, England, have made a full switch. Location,
It is difficult to coordinate an international agreement on tax policy. Just ask the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) how smoothly things have gone with the global tax deal. While implementation of the global minimum tax (Pillar Two) is moving forward in dozens of countries, there is much less tangible success when it
In this article OUST LAZR INVZ OUST LAZR INVZ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A lidar sensor from Hesai company on top of a vehicle in Shenzhen, China on Jul. 10 2022. Jade Gao | AFP | Getty Images For investors in lidar startups, this has been a long time coming. After years of
Tencent sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. Aly Song | Reuters BEIJING — Corporate earnings releases are picking up on a few bright spots for China’s consumer in a competitive market where people are less willing to open their wallets. JD.com, Tencent and Alibaba this
In this article CMG MCD WEN PZZA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A McDonald’s restaurant near Times Square, NYC on July 29th, 2023. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Restaurant companies navigating some of the same challenges in the second quarter fell into two categories: winners and losers. Some chains said their higher menu prices alienated