A waiter works at a restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia, on June 3, 2022. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images Jeff Rothenberg has grown accustomed to long wait times at restaurants, even when tables are visibly open. “Another restaurant we went to had open seats outside, but when we went to the host, they mentioned
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In this article 2330-TW Signage for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is displayed at the company’s headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Ashley Pon | Bloomberg via Getty Images TSMC, the world’s biggest chipmaker, posted record net profit in the second quarter, helping assuage fears over weak demand from high inflation and
In this article GSBD SCHW GS U.S. stock index futures were modestly higher during overnight trading Sunday as Wall Street looks ahead to a busy week of earnings. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.25%. S&P 500 futures were up 0.4%, while Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.5%. The major averages are
About 70% of Americans consider themselves middle class, according to a 2017 study by Northwestern Mutual. But according to most economists’ definitions, that’s not possible. One of the ways the Brookings Institution defines “middle class” is those in the 20th to 80th percentiles of household income. This would make 60% of American households middle class. The
In this article LEVI PANW S CFG Levi Strauss & Co. CEO Chip Bergh rings the opening bell on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the company’s IPO in New York, U.S., March 21, 2019. Lucas Jackson | Reuters More than two weeks into the third quarter, the economic environment and near-term outlook continue to
David Sachs | The Image Bank | Getty Images It’s no secret that the first half of 2022 has ushered in a lot of expensive changes for consumers: The S&P 500 Index fell 20.6% in the largest first half decline since 1970, pulling down investors’ portfolios with it. The Federal Reserve in June approved a
Hispanolistic | E+ | Getty Images Many small company owners don’t know what their enterprise is worth, a practice that can amount to risky business. A whopping 98% of small businesses polled by M&T Bank over the past two years didn’t know the value of their companies. This is especially troubling, given that for most
The three most important things in real estate: location, location, location. And the U.S. real estate market is in a weird place right now. Mortgage rates are nearly double what they were a year ago, reflecting the Federal Reserve’s campaign to rein in inflation. But they have also been volatile, including some sharp declines from
A pending tax ballot measure in Idaho may take the prize for gaffe-riddled drafting. Proponents had a straightforward goal: to create a new top marginal individual income tax rate of 10.925 percent on high earners. That is dubious enough, as it would create the highest rate between New York and California. But through a series of
In this article KSS People walk near a Kohl’s department store entranceway on June 07, 2022 in Doral, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Kohl’s said its chief technology and supply chain officer, Paul Gaffney, is set to depart the retailer on Aug. 1, according to a securities filing. Kohl’s said that Siobhan McFeeney, who has
In this article WFC Charles Scharf Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wells Fargo said Friday that second-quarter profit declined 48% from a year earlier as the firm set aside funds for bad loans and was stung by declines in its equity holdings. Here are the numbers: Earnings per share: 74 cents, including an
In this article M00-FF BLK RIO-GB UNH PINS WFC Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: UnitedHealth (UNH) – The health insurer’s stock rose 1.7% in the premarket after its quarterly earnings and revenue beat forecasts, and it raised its full-year outlook. The company’s results were helped in part by a strong performance