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A virtual art piece titled “Everydays: The First 5000 Days.” Created by digital artist Beeple, it’s the first NFT-based work of art to go on auction at Christie’s. Christie’s A non-fungible token by the artist Beeple sold at Christie’s for over $60 million, making it the most expensive NFT ever sold at auction. The final

A Model Y vehicle displayed at a Tesla flagship store on Jan. 4, 2021 in Shanghai, China. Gao Yuwen | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Tesla‘s Model Y is getting off to a solid start in China, less than three months since deliveries began. The mid-size SUV was the third best-selling electric

US President Joe Biden speaks on the production of the Covid-19 vaccine in the South Court Auditorium, next to the White House, in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2021. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden said he will announce the “next phase” of the U.S. Covid-19 response during his primetime address

Robert Knopes/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is almost law — meaning additional unemployment benefits for millions of workers should soon be on the way. The Covid relief bill, passed Saturday by the Senate, extends jobless benefits through Labor Day and raises them by $300 a week. The

A Dick’s Sporting Goods store Craig Warga | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dick’s Sporting Goods on Tuesday topped Wall Street’s estimates, as shoppers continued to buy equipment and apparel for outdoor activities and home workouts during the pandemic. Shares plummeted by nearly 9% in premarket trading, however, as the company forecast that sales trends will

Michael Wirth, CEO, Chevron, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2020. Adam Galica | CNBC Chevron CEO Michael Wirth told CNBC he hasn’t spoken to Berkshire Hathaway since the firm took a stake in the oil giant, but he said the decision suggests confidence in Chevron’s long-term future. “I can’t

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, speaks to the media following a meeting of the ECB governing board. Thomas Lohnes Christine Lagarde, the first woman to head up the European Central Bank, has said she hopes young women today don’t have to experience sexism like she did early on in her career.  Lagarde

Economist Stephen Roach said Monday he believes Wall Street is overestimating a consumer comeback. According to the Yale University senior fellow, demand will snap back like a rubber band later this year as the V-shaped recovery loses momentum. “With vaccines rushing out together with a lot of stimulus, you can just sense this instant gratification of

Things are looking up for the domestic box office. In recent months, ticket sales have been accelerating, a sign that moviegoers are ready to return to theaters. Encouraged by the trend, some studios have moved up release dates. Over the weekend, ticket sales reached an estimated $25 million, which would be the best showing since

Jose Luis Pelaez Inc Americans are especially eager to receive their tax refunds this year. A new survey from CreditCards.com finds that 73% of U.S. adults who are expecting a tax refund say it is important to their overall financial well-being this year. That’s as there’s about a month to go before people need to

People exit Target store in Midtown Manhattan on August 19, 2020 in New York. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Corbis News | Getty Images Target will report its fourth-quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday, as it tries to sustain gains while pandemic-related tailwinds ease. The retailer will host a virtual investor day on Tuesday to

A view outside a Kohl’s store in Miramar, Florida. Johnny Louis | Getty Images Company: Kohl’s Corp (KSS) Kohl’s operates as a retail company in the United States. Its stores and website offer apparel, footwear, accessories, beauty, and home products. The company provides its products primarily under the brand names of Apt. 9, Croft &

Although many remain wary of the cryptocurrency, bitcoin has garnered a wave of support in recent months – in February alone, fintech company Square and enterprise software company MicroStrategy bought large sums of additional bitcoin to add to their existing portfolios, while electric car company Tesla added billions of dollars worth of the coin to

Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images Democrats are rushing to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic aid bill by next week and get it to President Joe Biden in time to prevent a gap in unemployment benefits. It’s perhaps too late to stop that from happening, according to some experts. “The unfortunate reality

Patrons Sari and Peter Melendez enjoy lunch at Katz’s Delicatessen, the famous deli founded in 1888, on the first day of the return to indoor dining for New York City, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in New York, February 12, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Easing mask mandates and reopening restaurants have led to

Getty Images If you’re one of the millions of Americans struggling financially because of the coronavirus pandemic, more relief is on the way. Included in the $1.9 trillion stimulus package working its way through Congress and expected to be signed into law by mid-March will likely be direct payments of up to $1,400, an extension

A man walks past a store on January 12, 2021 in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Gap Inc. on Thursday predicted a bounce back to sales growth in 2021, hopeful that customers will soon return to its stores and spend more money on apparel as they look to resume some

Virgin Galactic leaders in front of the New York Stock Exchange, from left: CEO George Whitesides, founder Richard Branson and Chairman Chamath Palihapitiya. Virgin Galactic Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya, the chairman of Virgin Galactic who took the company public through a SPAC deal in 2019, sold his remaining personal stake earlier this week, a securities

As department stores like Saks Fifth Avenue try to get shoppers back into stores after the Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns, the shift to online sales may continue to accelerate thanks to personalization technology. Richard Lautens | Toronto Star | Getty Images HBC, the owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, said Friday it would be spinning the luxury

BEIJING — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced Friday the world’s second-largest economy would target growth of over 6% for 2021. The Chinese government kicked off its “Two Sessions” annual parliamentary meeting this week for approving national priorities for 2021. This year’s gathering will last just about a week. The political advisory body, the Chinese People’s

A man enters a building with rental apartments available on August 19, 2020 in New York City. Eduardo MunozAlvarez | VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images Sales contracts in Manhattan soared by 73% in February, and brokers say the days of big price cuts and deals in the city may be ending. There

katleho Seisa | E+ | Getty Images For an extra year, it’s going to be easier than ever to monitor your credit report — and check for errors. The nation’s three largest credit reporting firms — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — said Tuesday that consumers can access their credit report through a central site up

Frank Slootman, CEO, Snowflake Source: CNBC Snowflake shares fell as much as 7% before erasing most of the decline in extended trading on Wednesday after the data analytics software company gave full-year guidance that met but did not exceed analysts’ estimates. The stock had already dropped about 9% during regular trading Wednesday, amid a broad

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday he anticipates a ferocious travel recovery from the Covid pandemic, a development that would have significant implications for companies with exposure to the industry and for the U.S. economy overall. “It’s going to be a boom here in this country, and I don’t think people are ready for it,” Cramer

Leon Cooperman at the 2019 Delivering Alpa conference in New York on Sept. 19. 2019. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Leon Cooperman told CNBC on Wednesday he believes rich people would find ways to avoid paying Sen. Elizabeth Warren‘s wealth-tax if it were to become law. He also argued there are better mechanisms to raise federal

An electric vehicle charging station is seen at Nio’s headquarters on Jan. 31, 2021 in Hefei, Anhui Province of China. Ruan Xuefeng | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese consumers thinking about whether to buy Tesla‘s electric cars or local alternatives have two things at the top of their minds: price and

Disney has done it again. On Monday, reviews for the studio’s latest animated feature “Raya and the Last Dragon” began to trickle in, signaling that the House of Mouse has yet another hit on its hands. So far, the film, which is due to hit theaters and Disney+ premiere access on Friday, holds a 96%

People line up to receive free food donations Nov. 19, 2020 outside the St. Charles Borromeo Church in New York. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images News | Getty Images It’s been almost a year since the pandemic upended the labor market and hurtled millions into unemployment. Normally, that demarcation line would spell trouble: States re-calibrate

An employee walks past a quilt displaying Etsy signage at the company’s headquarters in Brooklyn, New York. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Etsy reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results after the bell on Thursday, including soaring profits and 129% revenue growth. The stock rose more than 8% in extended trading following the report. Here’s