The director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, is seen during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing to discuss the ongoing federal response to COVID-19 on May 11 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. 2021. Greg Nash | Pool | Reuters CDC director Dr. Rochelle…

Masked visitors see art at the El Museo del Barrio’s Estamos Bien exhibition. The Museo has reopened, but with limited capacity. Michael Palma Me When the paycheck protection program ran out of funds in the first week of May – weeks before May 31 – it came as a big surprise to staff at El…

Notice of trading cards in a Target store in Edgewater, NJ. Sarah Whitten | CNBC Retail giant Target announced Friday that it was temporarily taking trading cards off shelves after one of its Wisconsin stores closed over a violent card dispute. Items that will be removed include MLB, NFL, NBA, and Pokemon trading cards. Buyers…

The New York Stock Exchange welcomes the Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 in honor of Star Wars Day. Source: NYSE Check out the companies that are making headlines in mid-day trading. Disney – The media giant’s share price fell more than 3% after missing revenue and streaming subscribers’ estimates. According…

kate_sept2004 | E + | Getty Images For many Americans it has always been a struggle to keep enough savings for retirement. One reason workers tend to fall short: They often immerse themselves in the money they set aside for their golden years. Now some experts and lawmakers are discussing an idea that could help…

Five9 has taken on a new growth spurt after cloud services became the standard for businesses, CEO Rowan Trollope told CNBC on Friday. Digital transformation has forced companies to rethink their customer relationship strategies, which has resulted in 45% revenue growth in the last quarter for Five9, a cloud contact center platform. “The evangelism phase…

Jerry West may be the man whose silhouette adorns the National Basketball Association logo, but he’s also the man responsible for turning Kobe Bryant into a Los Angeles Laker. The eight-time NBA champion spoke to CNBC’s The News with Shepard Smith about his relationship with the former Lakers superstar and his thoughts on his late…

Paulsboro coach Paul Morina cheers on George Worthy as he takes on Bergen Catholic s Wade Unger in the 152-pound bout during a wrestling match at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Joe Warner | USAToday The shareholders of the mystery $100 million New Jersey deli company Hometown International fired CEO Paul Morina — a high school…

Thomas Fields, founder of GRIND Basketball. Source: GRIND The term has become popular in professional basketball, but Thomas Fields really “trusted” the process when he attracted money from investors, including Mark Cuban, to expand his business. Fields is the founder of GRIND, a sporting goods company, and convinced the owner of Dallas Mavericks to get…

Scott Olson | Getty Images No, you did not win the Mega Millions jackpot. On the other hand, no one else did either. The grand prize rose to $ 468 million for Tuesday night’s drawing after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Friday night. The amount marks the ninth largest prize in the…