Category: Business

  • Local weather change is impacting retirement. How retirees are adapting

    Local weather change is impacting retirement. How retirees are adapting

    Icicles hang off the State Highway 195 sign on Feb. 18, 2021 in Killeen, Texas. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The threat of climate change is shifting some older Americans’ retirement plans. Extreme weather such as hurricanes, flooding, freezing temperatures and wildfires has prompted some to rethink where they will spend their golden years. “Clients…

  • Starbucks information trademark utility for stadium naming rights

    Starbucks information trademark utility for stadium naming rights

    Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson speaks during the company’s annual shareholders meeting at WAMU Theater, on March 20, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Starbucks filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office earlier in June for the right to use its name on a stadium or training facilities. If approved,…

  • Chewy, Biogen, Snowflake and extra

    Chewy, Biogen, Snowflake and extra

    The signage can be seen ahead of Chewy’s initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange on June 14, 2019. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Check out the companies that are making the headlines in midday trading. Snowflake – The cloud computing company’s shares fell 3.3%. The company presented its financial targets at its Investor…

  • Virgin Orbit in talks with SPAC over a $ three billion deal to go public

    Virgin Orbit in talks with SPAC over a $ three billion deal to go public

    Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit takes off on a rocket under the wings of a modified Boeing 747 jetliner for a major drop test of its high-altitude launch system for satellites from Mojave, Calif., July 10, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Virgin Orbit, the satellite launch spin-off from Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, is in advanced…

  • Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is auctioning an area airport for $ 28 million

    Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is auctioning an area airport for $ 28 million

    A New Shepard missile takes off on a test flight. Blue origin Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin auctioned a seat for its upcoming first manned spaceflight for $ 28 million on Saturday. The successful bidder, whose name has not been published, will fly to the edge of space with the Amazon founder and his…

  • Automobile insurance coverage charges are rising, however insurers are adjusting to larger prices

    Automobile insurance coverage charges are rising, however insurers are adjusting to larger prices

    A used car dealer employee steps into the water as he inspects vehicles after two days of heavy rain in Lexington, Miss., Thursday, Jan. Rogelio V. Solis | AP Despite the recent hikes in auto insurance rates, the market is still weak, according to Elyse Greenspan, a director at Wells Fargo. “The increase has been…

  • Biogen Alzheimer’s drug and the brand new battle over dementia therapy

    Biogen Alzheimer’s drug and the brand new battle over dementia therapy

    Aduhelm by Biogen Source: Biogen The FDA’s approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm was a landmark moment in the life of Dr. Paul Aisen. The director of the Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute at USC has spent the past three decades focused on treating the neurodegenerative disease, and in recent years helped shepherd this particular drug…

  • As America reopens, firms see a surge in dangerous habits

    As America reopens, firms see a surge in dangerous habits

    The crime is over. The spirits are high. Businesses across the United States are struggling with a staggering increase in the number of people who can only be described as “badly behaved”. Retail workers have been subjected to horrific attacks because of their race, gender, or disability. Flight attendants were verbally – and occasionally physically…

  • Be affected person with Bitcoin, method the S&P with warning

    Be affected person with Bitcoin, method the S&P with warning

    CNBC’s Jim Cramer advises investors looking for entry and exit points to keep a close eye on both stock and cryptocurrency trading in the coming weeks. The moderator of “Mad Money” checked the chart analysis of Tom DeMark, the founder and head of DeMark Analytics, on Friday. “The charts interpreted by Tom DeMark suggest that…

  • Why golf membership maker Callaway is transferring away from the green

    Why golf membership maker Callaway is transferring away from the green

    With a record number of new golfers teeing off in 2020, Callaway, the maker of golf balls, clubs, bags and apparel, is thriving. Callaway announced net sales of $ 652 million for the first quarter in May, up 47% year over year. “Callaway was number one in clubs even before Covid, I’ll call it putters,…