Elizabeth Olsen stars as Wanda Maximoff in “WandaVision” on Disney+. Disney Kevin Feige warned us that the Marvel series on Disney+ would have implications for the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe. And he’s kept that promise. On Friday, the fifth episode of “WandaVision” arrived on the streaming service, bringing with it […]
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Biden says $15 minimum wage won’t survive Covid relief talks, promises to push for pay hike later
President Joe Biden speaks delivers a foreign policy address during a visit to the State Department in Washington, February 4, 2021. Tom Brenner | Reuters President Joe Biden said this weekend that it is unlikely a $15 federal minimum wage provision makes it into the next Covid-19 relief package, hitting […]
An Apple car would increase pressure on Tesla and other automakers
External View of the Apple store on Fifth Avenue on August 19, 2020 in New York City. VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images Tesla has been called “the Apple of the automotive industry” for the amount of technology in its vehicles. But as Apple is in talks to […]
U.S. and China top diplomats talk tough on Myanmar and Taiwan in tense first call since Biden took office
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to the State Department in Washington, February 4, 2021. Tom Brenner | Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for China to condemn the military coup in Myanmar and warned Beijing that Washington […]
‘Markets are on a vodka-Red Bull’: Behavioral investing analyst on his top 3 concerns about Reddit-fueled trading
The stock market’s Reddit-fueled trading frenzy could lead to undesirable outcomes for even the most successful of retail investors, behavioral finance analyst Dan Egan told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. People seeking connection online during the pandemic and the rise of commission-free trading have given way to a speculative boom […]
Plan out your success before launching your side hustle
Making extra cash from a side hustle can be a brilliant way of improving your finances quickly – and doing work of your choosing. Depending on your time availability and your side gig of choice, it can also be fairly lucrative: The average Millennial reports earning nearly $1,000 per month […]
More bubbles, less shorting. What the GameStop craziness could mean for the future of investing
Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images The stock market is known for being unpredictable and volatile, and any sense of normalcy was blown up during the recent GameStop rally. Most of us know the story by now: After discovering that several hedge funds had bet on the video game […]
Here are the biggest Super Bowl advertisers of the last 11 years
With more than 100 million viewers tuning in, some of the largest U.S. brands shell out millions of dollars every year for airtime during the Super Bowl. In years past, the likes of Doritos and T-Mobile have paid for multiple ads to run during the NFL championship game in the […]
Some Super Bowl commercials will strike a different tone this year due to the pandemic
For advertisers, the Super Bowl typically represents a golden opportunity to have so many eyeballs at the same time and are actually are tuned in to watch the ads. Of course, this year is anything but typical. Advertisers appearing on the game this Sunday have to manage the right tone […]
They went bust in the Great Recession. Now, in their 80s, the pandemic took their jobs
Dan and Grace Porte lost their jobs at Target when the Covid pandemic began. The couple, in their mid-80s, had used the income to supplement Social Security. Dan and Grace Porte Dan and Grace Porte worked together for decades. In the 1970s, they started a paint and wallpaper business. Then, […]