Here are 8 easy ways to save money by going green
d3sign | Moment | Getty Images The Earth is heating up and the effects — droughts, hurricanes, wildfires, to name a few — are getting more common and severe. Yet consumers can do something about climate change — in simple...
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nike, Virgin Galactic, Blackberry, big banks and more
Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo spacecraft Unity during a glide flight test in New Mexico. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic — Virgin shares soared 38% after it announced the Federal Aviation Administration has given it the green light to fly paying customers into...
Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey agree to talk about bitcoin at an event in July
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk unveils a new all-wheel-drive version of the Model S car in Hawthorne, California October 9, 2014. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Tech billionaires Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey have agreed to discuss bitcoin with each other...
Key inflation indicator posts biggest year-over-year gain in nearly three decades
A key inflation indicator that the Federal Reserve uses to set policy rose 3.4% in May, the fastest increase since the early 1990s, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Though the gain was the biggest since April 1992, it met the...
Chinese companies sign up for Euro 2020 soccer sponsorships in a bid to go global
Football fans watch UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Group A match between Wales and Switzerland at a pub on June 12, 2021 in Shanghai, China. Chen Yuyu | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — After home appliance company Hisense...
Jobless claims hold above 400,000 for the second week in a row
Initial claims for unemployment insurance remained elevated last week as employers struggled to fill a record number of job openings. First-time filings totaled 411,000 for the week ended June 19, a slight decrease from the previous total of 418,000 but...
Rivals see ‘fierce’ competition as UAE digital bank Zand prepares for launch
Buena Vista Images | Stone | Getty Images Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Dubai-based digital bank Zand will attempt to attract customers with competitive deposit rates and a digital-first product lineup when it launches later this year, challenging traditional bank rivals as...
Delaware is expected to move to a $15 per hour minimum wage. What that could mean for the push to increase the national pay rate
Kristen Deptula, center, with her husband and two children, says that paying a $15 per hour wage has helped them grow their Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, business. Kristina Gwynn When Kristen Deptula and her husband bought the Canalside Inn in Rehoboth...
Market bull who predicted tech’s rebound believes Wall Street may avoid a summer setback
He predicted tech’s recent comeback, and now Oppenheimer Asset Management’s John Stoltzfus believes Wall Street can avoid an unnerving summer setback. He attributes tech’s latest outperformance as a key reason why it could be a positive summer for investors. “That...
Surging inflation is causing headaches for a cautious Bank of England
View of the Royal Exchange and Bank of England in London. Vuk Valcic | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images LONDON — The Bank of England is expected to hold interest rates at record lows and maintain its massive...