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Social media is full of posts from people embarking on the “Great Resignation,” or the mass of workers quitting their jobs as the economy rebounds. Nearly 4 million people quit their job in April, according to the Labor Department, followed by another 3.6 million in May. “A lot of people quit a job with the

The latest jobs report may not be a game changer for the Federal Reserve’s easy money policies. According to Wells Fargo Securities’ Michael Schumacher, it’s premature to assume July’s strong numbers will push the Fed meaningfully closer to tapering its monthly bond purchases. “This report was pretty strong. Not a blockbuster,” the firm’s head of

In this article CVNA If you’re waiting for used car prices to drop, and reading recent indications as a sign the pricing decline already has begun, one of the biggest sellers of used cars in the U.S. says you should not get too excited. The rise in used car prices will likely not slow down until

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., second from right, speaks at a news conference in Washington, D.C., on July 28, 2021. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images As the Senate races for its summer recess, Democrats hope to pass two priorities: a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan and a budget resolution allowing them to skirt Republican

Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway‘s operating income continued to rebound as its myriad of businesses from energy to railroads benefited from the economic reopening. The conglomerate reported operating earnings of $6.69 billion in the second quarter, up 21% from $5.51

SpaceX stacks Starship prototype 20 on top of Super Heavy rocket Booster 4 on August 6, 2011. @elonmusk on Twitter Elon Musk’s SpaceX stacked a Starship prototype rocket on top of a Super Heavy rocket booster for the first time on Friday morning, giving a look at the scale of the combined nearly 400-foot-tall vehicle.

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes leaves the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building with her defense team in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Elizabeth Holmes, the embattled former CEO of blood-testing start-up Theranos, was dealt a major blow on Wednesday

In this article NVAX DKNG HOOD DBX SPCE YELP Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson prepares to spray champagne after flying with a crew in Virgin Galactic’s passenger rocket plane VSS Unity to the edge of space at Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, U.S., July 11, 2021. Joe Skipper | Reuters Check out the

Frontier Airlines planes. Robert Alexander | Getty Images Frontier Airlines on Friday said it will require employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19 or regularly provide proof of negative tests. The announcement from the low-cost carrier came hours after United Airlines said all of its 67,000 U.S. employees must show proof of vaccination no later than

Hunter Hastings / 500px | 500px | Getty Images Although everyone wants to leave the pandemic behind, the loss of the financial relief many families received because of the crisis will be less easy to part with. Stimulus checks, more generous jobless benefits, expanded money to feed children and other aid and protections kept the

The highest-valued cloud stocks have been on a tear of late and just got a further boost from data analytics and monitoring company Datadog, whose results blew past analysts’ estimates. Datadog shares jumped 15% on Thursday to close at a record $132.47. Heading into the day, Datadog traded for about 32 times revenue over the

Virgin Galactic’s passenger rocket plane VSS Unity, carrying Richard Branson and crew, begins its ascent to the edge of space above Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, U.S. July 11, 2021 in a still image from video. Virgin Galactic | via Reuters Virgin Galactic delivered second-quarter results after the market closed on Thursday

Hopin founder and CEO Johnny Boufarhat. Hopin LONDON — When Johnny Boufarhat founded his virtual events business two years ago, there was no pandemic, no lockdowns and no travel restrictions. That all changed in 2020. The coronavirus outbreak forced a multitude of major events and conferences to be cancelled or postponed, as governments around the

New Oriental is located at the West Yintai Campus, Hangzhou city, Zhejiang Province, China, on August 2, 2021. Costfoto | Barcroft Media | Getty Images The Chinese government’s sudden crackdown on after-school education companies is raising costs for many parents and throwing millions of jobs into uncertainty. In a country where parents prize a good

In this article JNJ A nurse administers a shot at the FEMA-supported COVID-19 vaccination site at Valencia State College on the first day the site resumed offering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images CVS Health has stopped offering Johnson & Johnson‘s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine in its pharmacies, now only

Getty Images Although every retirement looks different, those with guaranteed income, little debt, a clear spend-down strategy and employer-provided assistance are among the most satisfied.      That’s according to a study from the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s Retirement Security Research Center, profiling five types of retirees. The study uncovered patterns among retirees who identify as “average,”

In this article LYFT Signage for Lyft is seen displayed at the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square in celebration of its initial public offering (IPO) on the NASDAQ Stock Market in New York, U.S., March 29, 2019. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Lyft reported second quarter financial results after-the-bell Tuesday, easily beating on both the top

SpaceX rolls out Super Heavy Booster 4 in preparation for the company’s first orbital Starship launch. Elon Musk SpaceX on Tuesday rolled out the rocket booster that the company plans to use to launch the first Starship orbital flight, and Elon Musk shared photos of the enormous vehicle. A look inside SpaceX’s high bay after

In this article MSFT Bill and Melinda French Gates Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates have gotten divorced after 27 years of marriage. A Monday filing with the King County Superior Court of Washington made the move official, three months after the couple announced their plan

In this article .STI OCBC-SG UOBH-SG DBSM-SG Aerial view of Singapore’s central business district and bayfront area. BNBB Studio | Moment | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore’s top three banks are due to report second-quarter earnings this week, and investors will be watching for any announcements on dividend payments. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp and United Overseas

A man inquires about a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a mobile testing van in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., June 2, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The seven-day average of daily coronavirus cases in the U.S. surpassed the peak seen last summer when the nation didn’t have an authorized Covid-19 vaccine, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Most individual investors — 67% — think they have a responsibility to put money toward companies that have a positive impact on the world, new research shows. That doesn’t mean they are necessarily acting on the sentiment. While more than half (51%) of retail investors avoid investing

In this article KMB PG View of Dawn dish soap liquid at Stop & Shop Supermarket. Ron Adar | LightRocket | Getty Images Procter & Gamble is set to report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings results before the market opens on Friday. Here’s what Wall Street is anticipating, based on a survey of analysts by Refinitiv:

Tesla’s Model Y compact crossover vehicles at a showroom in Shanghai, China, on January 18, 2021. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Earnings season is well underway, as a number of mega-cap tech names released their financial results this past week. However, there’s still plenty more to come as several companies have yet

Travelers may not be able attend this year’s Summer Olympic Games, but they can still experience Japan virtually. As the global pandemic marches on, tourist attractions and enterprising tour guides are finding ways to emulate the look, feel and taste of a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun. Sightseeing and shopping For 2,000

Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images The IRS began issuing another 1.5 million tax refunds this week to people who received unemployment benefits in 2020. That adds to the nearly 9 million refunds, worth about $10 billion, the agency sent since May. Funds delivered by direct deposit this week started hitting bank accounts on Wednesday, and

In this article Rauf Karimov | iStock | Getty Images With the national eviction ban expiring today, Leopold expects he and his wife, Vivia, and their six young children, will be forced out of their home in Deerfield Beach, Florida, where they’ve lived for the past three years. They’re one of millions of families in

In this article QSR-CA Jose Cil, CEO of Restaurant Brands International, speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., November 6, 2019. Brendan McDermid I Reuters Restaurant Brands International on Friday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street’s expectations, fueled in part by strong growth

Jeff Bezos, owner of Blue Origin, introduces a new lunar landing module called Blue Moon during an event at the Washington Convention Center, May 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson | Getty Images The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Friday denied protests from companies affiliated with Jeff Bezos that NASA wrongly awarded a lucrative

In this article GOOGL Larry Page, left, and Sergey Brin, co-founders of Google Inc. JB Reed | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google founders and controlling Alphabet stakeholders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have sold more than $1 billion worth of stock combined since May of this year. Beginning in May of this year, the two