In this article BTC.CB= Dado Ruvic | Reuters Crypto bulls have long championed bitcoin as a modern-day replacement for gold, and by one measure, the new market is already close to surpassing bullion in that respect. The total value of the cryptocurrency market now stands above $2 trillion, putting it on nearly equal footing with
MARK RALSTON | AFP | Getty Images There’s a pretty good chance — okay, an overwhelming chance — that you won’t win the $475 million Mega Millions jackpot. Then again, someone at some point has to win. And, there’s generally no harm in daydreaming. “Buying a Mega Millions ticket gives our players ‘permission to dream’
Brian Moynihan, CEO, Bank of America Scott Mlyn | CNBC Bank of America said it is raising the minimum hourly wage it pays employees to $25 by the year 2025. The firm, which made the announcement Tuesday in a release, had just completed a plan last year to get to a $20 minimum wage. The
Commemorative dogecoins on display in Yichang, China on May 14, 2021. Barcroft Media | Barcroft Media | Getty Images When my clients ask about dogecoin, many say they are intrigued about the potential investment because of the news and excitement around it. As the conversation gets more serious about investing in cryptocurrency, I ask why
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The new legal classification, which follows a U.K. court ruling last month, will entitle the workers to more pay and benefits, but stops short of making them employees. LONDON — For years, Uber has successfully deployed armies of lawyers and lobbyists around the world to fight attempts to reclassify drivers as company workers entitled to
This week’s map looks at state and local sales tax collections per capita. Forty-five states and the District of Columbia have state-levied sales taxes. Five states—Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon—do not collect sales taxes at the state level, although Alaska allows localities to impose local sales taxes. In fiscal year (FY) 2018, the highest state
Despite a historic shortage of homes for sale, homebuilders are actually slowing production, handcuffed by skyrocketing commodity prices and shortages of land and skilled labor. Single-family housing starts dropped more than 13% in April compared with March, the U.S. Census reported Tuesday. That’s the sharpest decrease since last April, when the pandemic shut down the
Ben Rains looks at some of the recent economic data that’s provided mixed signals about the pace of the U.S. comeback. The episode then dives into Disney (DIS) and Airbnb (ABNB) ahead of their upcoming earnings releases to see if investors should think about buying the stocks. (0:45) – Stock Market Update: Everything You Need
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Ben Rains dives into the broader market after a volatile week, driven by inflation fears. The episode then explores Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT) ahead of their upcoming earnings releases to see if investors should consider either of the retail stocks as long-term buy and hold candidates. (0:45) – Stock Market Update: Everything You Need
In this article CMG Customers order from a Chipotle restaurant at the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Mark Makela | Reuters As the labor market heats up, Chipotle Mexican Grill announced Monday it’s raising pay for restaurant workers, reaching an average of $15 an hour by the end of June. The