Senator Richard Burr, a Republican from North Carolina and ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, speaks during a confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, April 29, 2021. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina and his brother-in-law, who is chairman of an independent
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In this article YUM 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, U.S. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Yum Brands on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations, fueled by strong demand for KFC’s fried
In this article F TDOC AAPL AMZN PJC Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley walks to speak at a news conference at the Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, September 17, 2020. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ford Motor — Shares of the automaker soared more than 9%
Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey recently issued a dire economic prediction, complete with a frightening phrase: hyperinflation. “Hyperinflation is going to change everything. It’s happening,” Dorsey tweeted on Oct. 22. Later, in response to a follower’s follow-up question, Dorsey added that “[hyperinflation] will happen in the U.S. soon, and so the world.” Such an
Anchiy | E+ | Getty Images Middle-class U.S. households have limited financial assets and may face retirement insecurity, according to an analysis from the National Institute on Retirement Security, a non-profit, non-partisan research and education organization. The study looked at financial assets by generation, net worth and race, based on data from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer
Mayte Torres | Moment | Getty Images President Joe Biden has unveiled the framework for a proposed $1.75 trillion social spending and climate plan. But one key component — paid family and medical leave — has been nixed from the proposal. Biden had called for 12 weeks of paid leave as part of his American
Tax reform should simplify the tax code. Instead, Congress is debating new ways to raise revenue that would make the tax code more complex and more difficult to administer. The new proposals—imposing an alternative minimum tax on corporate book income, applying an excise tax on stock buybacks, and, at one point this week, a tax
A pending sale sign in front of a home in Miami. Getty Images Pending home sales, which are a measure of signed contracts to buy existing homes, fell an unexpected 2.3% in September compared with August, according to the National Association of Realtors. Analysts were predicting a slight monthly gain. Sales were 8% lower compared
People shout slogans against the government as they arrive to the City Hall in protest of COVID-19 vaccine mandate in New York City, October 25, 2021. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Five percent of unvaccinated adults say they have left a job due to a vaccine mandate, according to a survey released Thursday by the Kaiser
Gasoline prices at a Royal Dutch Shell Plc gas station in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected third-quarter earnings and announced it had set itself a bigger carbon reduction target. The Anglo-Dutch company
This photo taken on October 24, 2021 shows coal being loaded on a cargo ship in Jiujiang, in China’s central Jiangxi province. STR | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — As China tries to resolve its power shortage, the country is also ramping up its coal imports — bringing in three times as much coal
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during a Senate Finance Committee nomination hearing for Deputy Treasury Secretary nominee Adewale Adeyemo on Feb. 23, 2021. Greg Nash | Pool | Reuters As Democrats wrestle over how to pay for their social spending package, a proposal to tax the wealthiest Americans has emerged. However, if the plan survives