The SpaceX launch pad is seen from the window of Air Force One at Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Evan Vucci | AP WASHINGTON — Space companies are launching more...
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These are the 10 most rent-burdened metro areas in the U.S.
Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images New York is the most rent-burdened metro area in the U.S., according to a new report from Moody’s Analytics. A household with the median income i...
Unwind The LIHTC, Create Tax Benefits For Builders And Families
The LIHTC isn’t efficient; make it easier to use for people who build and live in housing. getty There is no doubt that over its 36-year life that the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) has h...
Yum Brands (YUM) earnings Q4 2022
Vehicles wait in line at the drive through lane of a Yum! Brands Inc. Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and Taco Bell restaurant in Lockport, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Yum Brands on...
Delta Air Lines raises employee pay 5% as travel rebounds
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Delta Air Lines is raising employee pay 5%, the second time its lifted staff pay in less than a year as a sharp rebound in travel boosts the carrier’s profits ...
U.S. Navy Releases First Official Photos Of Chinese Spy Balloon In Atlantic Ocean
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon … [+] off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023. DVIDS / U.S. Navy Photo by...
Wholesale egg prices have ‘collapsed’ from record highs in December
Egg shelves in New York on Jan. 21, 2023 with a note apologizing to customers for the price increase. Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Wholesale egg prices have cratered in recent weeks fro...
Binance crypto exchange will suspend U.S. dollar transfers
Changpeng Zhao, billionaire and chief executive officer of Binance Holdings Ltd., speaks during a session at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. Zed Jameson | Bloomberg | G...
China urges calm after U.S. shoots down suspected spy balloon
“What I want to emphasize regarding this unexpected accident is that both sides, especially the U.S., should remain calm,” said China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Mao N...
The Chinese Spy Balloon Is Down. Now The Fallout Begins.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks following a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony … [+] with South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the State ...
How end of Netflix password sharing will change the way families watch
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Is sharing a Netflix password cybercrime? It will soon become, mostly, a thing of the past if the world’s largest streaming service has its way. After experime...
How Zelle is different from Venmo, PayPal and CashApp
More than half of smartphone users in the U.S. are sending money via some sort of peer-to-peer payment service to send money to friends, family and businesses. Stocks of payment services like PayPal, ...
There Should Be An Urgency To Increase The Number Of Kidneys Available For Transplant
The United States has a government agency solely devoted to reducing automobile deaths in the United States, and it spends billions of dollars each year—and requires auto companies to do likewise—in a...
Starbucks (SBUX) Q1 2023 earnings
A Starbucks store is seen inside the Tom Bradley terminal at LAX airport in Los Angeles, California. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Starbucks on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that fell sh...
Penn sports betting business posts fourth quarter profit
In this photo illustration, the Penn Entertainment logo is displayed on a smartphone mobile screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Penn Entertainment on Thursday became the...
Annuity sales hit record in 2022 amid higher interest rates and fear
Tim Bieber | Photodisc | Getty Images Amid stock market gyrations, recession fears and loftier payouts, consumers last year pumped a record sum of money into annuities, a type of insurance that offers...
Ford January 2023 sales boosted by F-Series and Bronco
Ford workers produce the electric F-150 Lightning pickup on Dec. 13, 2022 at the automaker’s Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center (REVC). Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT — Ford Motor‘s new U....
The Pros And Cons Of High-Yield Savings Accounts And How They Compare To Investing
getty Key takeaways A high-yield savings account offers high rates and is a safe place to keep your cash Deciding whether to put money into the stock market or a savings account will be a personal dec...
How Does A Recession Affect The Average Person?
Getty Images Key takeaways We haven’t officially entered a recession in 2023 – but experts predict a 70% chance of one hitting before years’ end During a recession, the average person (i.e., you) is a...
The United States Could Defend Taiwan—At The Cost Of A Lot Of Submarines
USS ‘Springfield’ moors at Naval Base Guam. U.S. Navy photo If and when China attacks Taiwan, the U.S. Navy’s submarines could be the first defenders to take shots at the Chinese invasion ...
Subway sandwich sales climb amid turnaround, potential sale talks
An employee halves a Subway sandwich at a Subway restaurant on January 12, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Subway said its same-store sales climbed 9.2% in 2022, signaling the sandw...
Charlie Munger: U.S. should ban cryptocurrencies
Charlie Munger at the Berkshire Hathaway press conference, April 30, 2022. CNBC Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger urged the U.S. government to ban cryptocurrencies like China, saying a l...
Why 2022 was the ‘real year’ of the Great Resignation
andresr | E+ | Getty Images More than 50 million workers quit their jobs in 2022, according to federal data, breaking a record set the year prior and demonstrating the resilience of a hot labor market...
Ukraine’s New M-2 Fighting Vehicles Know A High-Tech Trick—Each Can See What The Others See
An M-2A2 ODS SA loads onto a cargo ship in Charleston, South Carolina for onward transportation to Ukraine. U.S. Transportation Command photo At least some of the autocannon- and missile-armed M-2 Bra...
Agricultural Groups Among Plaintiffs Suing EPA For Revised Water Rule
Left to its own devices, water doesn’t remain still for long. The same could be said for regulations to define the federal government’s scope to control the discharge of pollutants and manmade sedimen...
McDonald’s (MCD) Q4 2022 earnings
A sign is posted in front of a McDonald’s restaurant on April 28, 2022 in San Leandro, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images McDonald’s is expected to report its fourth-quarter earnin...
IMF hikes global growth forecast as inflation cools
The IMF has revised its global economic outlook upwards. Norberto Duarte | Afp | Getty Images The International Monetary Fund on Monday revised upward its global growth projections for the year, but w...
There Are More Music Offices Than Ever Before, But How We Fund Them Needs To Change
Few of them are funded, staffed and have regulatory power. This must change. On 19 January, the City of Philadelphia approved a resolution to create a Philadelphia Music Office. While a task force has...
U.S. unemployment system still plagued by delays 3 years post-pandemic
People wait in line to attend a job fair at SoFi Stadium on Sept. 9, 2021, in Inglewood, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images These days the U.S. unemployment system is somewhat of an an...
The Tungsten M-1—How Ukraine’s Tanks Will Differ From America’s
From left, Polish major general Adam Joks and U.S. Army colonel Ken Braeger speak while standing on top of an M-1A2 Abrams tank as part of the Abrams Operations Summit at Bucierz Range, Drawsko Pomors...
Metro areas where U.S. rent prices have dropped the most
Colorful cafe bars at the iconic Beale Street music and entertainment district of downtown Memphis, Tennessee. benedek | iStock | Getty Images Despite broad hikes in rental prices, competition is easi...