MKB-Nederland en VNO-NCW zijn blij dat bestuurders van zware elektrische bestelbussen een jaar langer mogen doorrijden met een B-rijbewijs, zoals demissionair minister Mark Harbers (Infrastructuur) vandaag heeft bekendgemaakt. Samen met een aantal leden hebben de ondernemersorganisaties zich daarvoor hard gemaakt. Vanaf 1 juli zouden deze bestuurders een C-rijbewijs (voor vrachtwagens) nodig hebben om in hun
In this article BA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Dave Calhoun, CEO of Boeing, leaves a meeting with Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, in Hart Building, on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. Calhoun was meeting with senators about recent safety issues including the grounding of the 737 MAX 9 planes. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc.
Rudi_suardi | E+ | Getty Images Americans have seen their buying power rise for a year amid falling inflation and a strong job market, which might be welcome news for households struggling to afford everyday purchases. The average worker in the private sector saw their real hourly earnings grow 0.8% from May 2023 to May
Fg Trade | E+ | Getty Images Generation X may be the biggest beneficiary from the $84 trillion Great Wealth Transfer in the next 10 years, according to a new study. While millennials and members of Generation Z are expecting the biggest inheritances in the coming years as baby boomers pass down their fortunes, Gen
Steve Cohen, chairman and CEO of Point72, speaking to CNBC on April 3, 2024. CNBC Billionaire investor Steve Cohen’s Point72 plans to launch a separate, artificial intelligence-focused hedge fund to capitalize on the boom, according to a person close to the firm’s plans. The new long/short equity fund, to be launched later this year or early
Andresr | E+ | Getty Images With trillions of dollars in tax breaks scheduled to expire after 2025, financial advisors are working with clients to prepare for the looming tax cliff. Enacted by former President Donald Trump, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, or TCJA, included lower federal income tax brackets, bigger standard
Hong Kong retained its pole position as the world’s most expensive city for expats in 2024, according to Mercer. Chunyip Wong | E+ | Getty Images Asia’s biggest financial hubs have once again clinched the top spots for being the costliest cities for international workers to live in, according to Mercer. Hong Kong was ranked
In this article MRK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Merck’s new pneumococcal vaccine. Courtesy: Merck The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Merck’s new vaccine designed to protect adults from a bacteria known as pneumococcus that can cause serious illnesses and a lung infection called pneumonia, the drugmaker
In this article GME Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Traders work at the post where GameStop is traded on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 12, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters GameStop shares dropped to session lows Monday after the company’s highly anticipated annual meeting
In this article XLK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The logo of Nvidia Corporation is seen during the annual Computex computer exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan May 30, 2017. Tyrone Siu | Reuters Nvidia’s blistering rally will force a major tech fund to acquire more than $10 billion worth of shares of the chip giant
A customer shops at a Safeway store on June 11, 2024 in Mill Valley, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The rate of price increases for food has subsided in recent months, according to the latest government inflation data. However, shoppers still report feeling burdened by the prices they’re seeing in the grocery store aisles.
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel testifies before the House Appropriations Committee in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 2024. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS on Monday unveiled a plan to “close a major tax loophole” used by large, complex partnerships, which could raise more than an estimated $50