The Wall Street forecaster who warned investors to brace for once in a generation inflation has a new concern: Delta variant cases sparking new economic restrictions. According to Jim Bianco, the emerging risk will hinder the ability to pick market winners and losers into fall. “This is the toughest one [risk] for investors to get
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In this article GSBD BLK GS Eric Adams, Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor, speaks during a campaign appearance in Brooklyn, New York, June 11, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Eric Adams may not be the mayor of New York, but he is already starting to privately seek an alliance with several of the
People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 15, 2021. Amira Karaoud | Reuters There’s good news for some who claimed unemployment benefits in 2020. The IRS is sending another 1.5 million refunds to people who were taxed on unemployment income last year before a portion
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it will keep its benchmark interest rate near zero despite signs inflation is heating up. While rising prices brought on by supply constraints and a sudden spike in consumer demand are paving the way for the Fed to unwind last year’s bond buying, the central bank said it is sticking with ultra-accommodative
In this article GNRC A worker inspects a 24-kilowatt Generac home generator at Captain Electric on February 18, 2021 in Orem, Utah. George Frey | Getty Images Shares of backup power company Generac fell more than 12% on Wednesday at the lows after the company warned about ongoing supply chain constraints and inflationary pressures. The
The families of roughly 60 million children received their first installment of the enhanced Child Tax Credit payments on July 15. We’re here to bust some of the common misconceptions surrounding the payments. 1. You can keep these payments. Many families have expressed concern over keeping the money fearing they’ll have to pay it back
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is seen after her weekly news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on Thursday, February 11, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slammed Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday for criticizing new mask guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and
In this article BA A Boeing 737 MAX airplane lands after a test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. June 29, 2020. Karen Ducey | Reuters Boeing reported its first quarterly profit in almost two years on Wednesday, boosted by a surge in deliveries of commercial jetliners as airlines began recovering from the
Dubai-based mobility company Swvl said Wednesday that it plans to go public through a reverse merger with Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital. The special purpose acquisition company is led entirely by women. Founded in 2017, Swvl provides ridesharing services in emerging markets that don’t always have reliable public transportation. Unlike ride-hailing services that focus on one-off
In this article AMZN Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday reignited her push for a tax on the wealth of the richest Americans and called out billionaire Amazon founder and nascent space-tourism magnate Jeff Bezos for what she views as his failure to pay his fair share. “I want to see us tax wealth, however your
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Workers saw their hourly pay in June jump at the fastest clip in over a decade. Yet some of them saw those gains erased by high levels of inflation. “Real wages” — a measure of income after accounting for the cost of goods and services people buy — fell
A real estate agent stands in the doorway as Giovani and Nicole Quiroz of Brooklyn, New York visit an open house in West Hempstead, New York. Raychel Brightman | Newsday LLC | Newsday | Getty Images The popular 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell back to the lowest level since February last week, and the 15-year
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In this article TKWY-NL An employee makes a pizza next to a Just Eat Plc branded delivery bag in the kitchen of The Fat Pizza takeaway pizza restaurant in Southend-on-Sea, U.K., on Thursday, Dec 19, 2019. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg via Getty Images LONDON — Just Eat Takeaway.com is one of Europe’s biggest food delivery
In this article ADBE WMT Shoppers walk in front of a Walmart store in San Leandro, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 13, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Just as Amazon Web Services is the profit center that powers much of Amazon’s other businesses, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon has been increasingly interested
In this article GOOGL Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., pauses during a discussion on artificial intelligence at the Bruegel European economic think tank in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan. 20, 2020. Pichai urged the U.S. and European Union to coordinate regulatory approaches on artificial intelligence, calling their alignment critical. Geert Vanden Wijngaert |
Barclays and HSBC buildings are seen amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain October 20, 2020. Matthew Childs | Reuters Barclays beat second-quarter profit expectations on Wednesday and boosted returns to shareholders, with its investment banking and equities businesses posting record incomes. The British lender posted a quarterly attributable profit of
Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images It can literally pay to get a Covid vaccine in some places. Across the country, many states are offering lottery prizes to boost the number of residents who inoculate themselves against the virus. If you are among the winners, just don’t forget the taxman. “Generally, when people
A visual representation of digital currencies. Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images Even though it’s a highly volatile asset, cryptocurrency can help investors build wealth, especially if they invest in digital coins over the long-term. It’s a portfolio play that’s gained traction in recent months and is catching up to stock trading as something that