A Walmart package is unloaded from a trailer to be sorted at a FedEx ground hub in Hagerstown, Maryland. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart is giving weekly bonuses to warehouse workers, as the retail giant competes in a tight labor market and ramps up for the holiday season, the company told CNBC.…

Altcoins have become an increasingly larger part of the crypto market since the beginning of 2021. “Crypto and blockchain is about moving money and property rights onto the internet,” said Matt Hougan, Bitwise chief investment strategist. “That’s one of the largest addressable markets that the internet has ever attacked.” At the start of 2021, bitcoin…

In this aerial view, houseboats sit on Lake Oroville at low tide as the California drought emergency worsens in Oroville, California on July 25, 2021. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images SANTA MONICA, Calif. – California closed a large hydropower plant on Lake Oroville when the water level fell near the minimum required to…

Expedia is holding back on a company-wide Covid vaccine mandate even as other large companies begin implementing them, CEO Peter Kern told CNBC on Friday. “We’re trying to find solutions that are most widely used across our entire workforce, but there are no easy answers. … We all have to learn to live with Covid,”…

Half of Americans, including all ages, are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, a White House official said Friday, a major milestone as the nation battles a surge in new infections fueled by the Delta variant. More than 821,000 doses were given from the previous day, including 565,000 people receiving their first syringe, White House Covid…

Those who hire a lawn-care company will reap time and energy savings for a relatively small monthly cost. davidf | E+ | Getty Images During our working years, saving for the future is critical to one day achieving financial independence. At the same time, we are working to meet other financial goals, such as paying…

If you’re waiting for used car prices to drop, and reading recent indications as a sign the pricing decline already has begun, one of the biggest sellers of used cars in the U.S. says you should not get too excited. The rise in used car prices will likely not slow down until manufacturers can start producing…

Youth unemployment skyrocketed during the coronavirus pandemic, causing some enterprising college students to turn to sideline jobs to make ends meet. Unemployment among young people (aged 16 to 24) peaked in April 2020 at 27.4% – that is almost one in three unemployed. Meanwhile, Etsy reported that the number of sellers on its platform had…

The first batch of Sephora shops in Kohl’s stores debuted on Friday. Both brands hope to win new customers with the partnership announced nine months ago. On Friday, four Kohl’s unveiled the new beauty departments of the Sephora brand. Another 73 will hit the market on August 20th. Ultimately, 400 locations are to be opened…

SpaceX stacks Starship prototype 20 on top of Super Heavy rocket Booster 4 on August 6, 2021. @elonmusk on Twitter Elon Musk’s SpaceX stacked a Starship prototype rocket on top of a Super Heavy rocket booster for the first time Friday morning, giving a look at the scale of the combined nearly 400-foot-tall vehicle. Musk,…