Democrats press ahead on $15 an hour minimum wage despite deficit worries
Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would increase the budget deficit, the CBO says. How that could actually help Democrats pass the pay hike.
Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would increase the budget deficit, the CBO says. How that could actually help Democrats pass the pay hike.
Eligibility for proposed $1,400 stimulus checks has become a sticking point on Capitol Hill. Here's when those payments and other aid could be authorized.
Longtime Tesla shareholder Ron Baron told CNBC's Becky Quick he wants to better understand the automaker's reasoning for purchasing bitcoin.
As lawmakers hammer out the details of the $1.9 trillion stimulus package, saving Main Street should be a priority.
Cato Institute | Feb 7, 2021 Our polarized times are a breeding ground for dodgy and misleading statistical claims. The COVID-19 pandemic, for example, has seen an explosion of information, with claims and counterclaims about cases, deaths, tests, and vaccination schedules. How are we to determine which statistics are legitimate when information generation has never
TipRanks analyst ranking service pinpoints Wall Street's best-performing stocks, like UPS and PayPal
McKinsey Digital | Matt Fitzpatrick and Kurt Strovink | Jan 29, 2021 As organizations launch more and more digital initiatives, CEOs must monitor whether they are delivering business results. These metrics are ones to watch. In a time of seemingly nonstop digital disruptions, which have only accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, the business imperative to
The Economist | Feb 6, 2021 EVENTS ON Wall Street have become so strange that Netflix is said to be planning a show to immortalise them. But what should be the plot? One story is of an anti-establishment movement causing chaos in high finance, just as it has in politics. Another is how volatile shares,
Dan and Grace Porte, like thousands of other seniors, lost their jobs during the pandemic. Older Americans tend to be unemployed for longer periods than others.
The average Millennial reports earning nearly $1,000 per month from their side gigs. Here's how to formulate a plan for your extra income.
The GameStop bubble already appears to be popping. Experts say the event could spark changes for both the market and investors.
Incentivized by tax breaks, some employers are slowly reducing the debt burden among workers by offering student loan repayment assistance.
Almost 40% of unemployed workers have been out of a job for at least six months. That means many have entered a particularly risky period of joblessness.
Millions of low-income Americans could miss out on free help filing their taxes this year due to Covid.
Latino businesses are growing sales across industries faster that any other group of entrepreneurs, but national banks are still denying them loans.