As the U.S. grapples with a recession, millions of Americans are still out of work -- and out of options. Though many jobless folks are entitled to unemployment benefits, lawmakers let the $600 weekly boost established under the CARES Act expire in late July. The result? The ave
(RTTNews) - Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) announced Tuesday plans to create 3,500 new tech and corporate jobs across six cities in the United States. The company expects to hire for a variety of roles, from cloud infrastructure architects and software engineers to data scientists, prod
It's amazing what a difference three months makes. Back in May, investors were stunned when Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) revealed its latest investing moves with its stock portfolio, as they largely consisted of stock sales rather than major purchases. Now, tho
Groundbreaking. Game-changer. Those are the kinds of words being used to describe SalivaDirect, a COVID-19 diagnostic test developed by the Yale School of Public Health. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Emergency Use Authorization to SalivaDirect on Aug. 15, 2
Since the beginning of 2010, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has taken his fair share of criticism for not wildly outperforming the benchmark S&P 500. Through this past weekend, Berkshire Hathaway's stock was up 221% since 2010 began, with th
That shares of Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) plunged more than 40% back in March now seems like just a bad dream. The robotic surgical systems stock has been on a tear since then, soaring nearly 90%.
Many decisions you'll make at retirement will impact your financial situation later in life. One of the most important is when you claim Social Security retirement benefits. You can start getting your checks when you're just 62 years old, but you also have the option to wait unt
LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Here is a joke doing the rounds in Belarus, where protesters over President Alexander Lukashenko’s reported landslide victory in the Aug. 9 election threaten to end his 26-year reign. Policemen arrest a man in Minsk, the capital. “But
(RTTNews) - French stocks struggled for direction on Tuesday as rising U.S.-China political tensions and the deadlock in the negotiations for a Covid-19 stimulus package in the United States dented investors' risk appetite.
(RTTNews) - German stocks were little changed on Tuesday as regional coronavirus cases continued to rise and escalating tensions between the United States and China fueled pessimism on the outlook for global growth.
(RTTNews) - Asian stocks turned in a mixed performance on Tuesday as rising U.S.-China political tensions and the deadlock in the negotiations for a Covid-19 stimulus package in the United States dented investors' risk appetite.
LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - After a period of high productivity in response to the pandemic, businesses face “war room fatigue”. Executive coach Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg explains how leaders can get their teams out of this regressio