The Covid recovery still has a K shape
The recovery from the Covid recession continues to play out unequally, especially for low-wage workers, minorities and those without a college degree.
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'Shark Tank's Robert Herjavec: Biggest risk to business owners after Covid is a new kind of fear
Robert Herjavec, 'Shark Tank' co-host, says businesses that survived Covid now need to trade the past year's fear and uncertainty for a new emotional risk.
The Mega Millions jackpot is $345 million. Here are tips for handling the windfall if you win
There are some key things that experts say jackpot winners need to consider before doing much of anything.
Office return-to-work plans could make or break some restaurants' business
For local restaurants, employers' decisions on how to return to work could have an outsized impact on their business.
Still missing a stimulus check? What to know about claiming the funds
It's not too late to claim money you're missing from any of the three stimulus checks the government has issued since the Covid-19 pandemic began.
Firefly Aerospace becomes the latest space unicorn after $75 million raise
Firefly Aerospace raised $75 million in private capital, as it prepares for the inaugural launch of its Alpha rocket.
The market for shares of pre-IPO giants is surging. This company is reaping the rewards
Forge hopes to bring standardization and more data to the private market – ultimately blurring the traditional division between the public and private realms.
For college students in crisis, emergency grants are a lifeline
Any unpaid balance can prevent a college senior in good standing from graduating. During the pandemic, this became a very real risk.
Petition calling on Biden to cancel student debt gets more than 1 million signatures
Student loan borrowers are putting pressure on President Joe Biden to cancel their debt, with one petition garnering more than 1 million signatures.
Cramer says he owns 'a lot' of red-hot cryptocurrency ether that's tripled bitcoin's 2021 gain
CNBC's Jim Cramer said he initially bought ether in order to bid on NFTs being auctioned off by Time magazine.
Could a vaccine passport soon be your ticket to a quarantine-free vacation?
The debate over the use of vaccine passports, digital or analog documentation of immunization against Covid-19, could determine what travel looks like in 2021.
How to get Target, Whole Foods to buy your million-dollar idea, from entrepreneurs who won deals
A diverse set of entrepreneurs who succeeded in getting products into retail chains provide lessons they learned about negotiating with corporate giants.
Politics, inflation pinch as small business confidence rises slower than markets, economy
Small business owners see economic improvement coming, but politics, inflation, and taxes are weighing on Main Street confidence.
How Biden’s real estate tax plan may hit smaller property investors
President Joe Biden wants higher taxes on real estate transactions with gains over $500,000. But the proposal may affect more people than wealthy investors.
Why some older workers fared worse during Covid-19 than the Great Recession
While the Covid-19 recession hasn't disproportionately hurt older workers, it has affected them differently than the last downturn did, according to research.