When the world shut down in March of 2020 and students were stuck at home for months, it gave them time to rethink their career paths. And for some recent graduates, a traditional nine-to-five job wasn’t the answer. Some entrepreneurial students looked at the accelerated adoption of digital technologies, the flexibility of remote work, and…

mphillips007 | iStock Unreleased | Getty Images When it comes to the lottery, it’s been a good year so far for Uncle Sam. Winners of Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots — worth an advertised $2.9 billion in all — have collectively paid roughly $515 million to the IRS in 2021 taxes. And that won’t be…

d3sign | Moment | Getty Images A Senate infrastructure move unveiled this week would draw $ 31 billion from a corporate Covid disaster loan program. The Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program was one of the mechanisms Congress put in place to help troubled businesses stay afloat during the pandemic. It was initially plagued by issues…

Ed Bastian, Delta Air Lines CEO, told CNBC on Tuesday the airline did not plan to require Covid vaccines for domestic travel. “It’s very difficult for us to get a vaccine that isn’t even federally approved. The approval is not yet final, so stay tuned, “said Bastian on” Squawk Box “. “We continue to encourage…

Samuel Corum | Getty Images News | Getty Images A Senate infrastructure measure unveiled Sunday would end a pandemic-era tax break for businesses three months early in order to raise funding. Certain businesses are currently able to claim a refundable payroll tax credit — the employee retention credit — on a portion of workers’ wages…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday urged viewers to remain cautious on the stocks of Chinese companies, contending there’s too much regulatory risk to comfortably own shares. “I don’t know how much simpler I can make this. When an explicitly communist government forces for-profit companies to turn into nonprofits, it’s probably not a safe place to…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday he believes Robinhood shares can be bought at their current levels, suggesting the brokerage has a bright future that will suit younger people’s financial tastes. “As Robinhood moves into other forms of funding, including ‘buy now, pay later’ cards, I think [CEO Vlad Tenev’s] Army of 22 million users will…

TOPSHOT – Aerial view shows an area completely destroyed by the floods in the Blessem district of Erftstadt, western Germany, on July 16, 2021. SEBASTIEN BOZON | AFP | Getty Images The 2021 holiday shopping season could be marred by out-of-stock goods and shipping delays as the recent floods in Europe and China exacerbate already…

Dr. Celine Gounder, an epidemiologist who advised the Biden government, highlighted the importance of a vaccinated workforce as employers consider returning to the office. “If you are able to vaccinate your workforce, I think that is a very different calculation than if you are not,” Gounder said Monday evening in an interview on CNBC’s “The…

Senator Lindsey Graham announced Monday that he tested positive for Covid-19, but the Republican from South Carolina said his “symptoms would be much worse” if he hadn’t been given the full dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Graham, 66, said in a tweet that he had flu-like symptoms on Saturday night and that he would be…