Here’s what Americans plan to spend more money on as inflation pushes prices higher

A customer purchases lemons at a supermarket on April 12, 2022 in San Mateo County, California. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may have said it best when he addressed the public at a Wednesday press event following the Federal Open Market Committee’s half-point rate hike. “Inflation…

Why the market is taking Powell’s ‘soft-ish’ economic language so hard: Former Fed official Roger Ferguson

Roger Ferguson Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anyone who read a Fed chair coining the term “soft-ish” for an economic landing, as Jerome Powell did on Wednesday, as a bullish signal, has a transitory understanding of how much significance to give to any single day’s trading action. Stocks tanked on Thursday after the…

Comparing the Corporate Tax Systems in the United States and China

Key Findings Federal policymakers are debating a legislative package focused on boosting U.S. competitiveness vis-a-vis China; however, it currently contains little to no improvements to the U.S. tax code. The existing U.S. tax code is biased against capital investment and it is scheduled to worsen over the next decade. The tax bias against domestic investment…

Lucid reports 30,000 EV reservations and raises prices on its Air sedans

In this article LCID CEO Peter Rawlinson poses at the Lucid Motors plant in Casa Grande, Arizona, U.S. September 28, 2021. Caitlin O’Hara | Reuters Electric luxury vehicle maker Lucid Group said Thursday it now has more than 30,000 reservations for its Air sedan — but any customers making reservations after June 1 will have…

Nikola stock jumps as EV truck maker reports start to production and surprise Q1 revenue

In this article NKLA Nikola Motor Company Source: Nikola Motor Company Electric heavy-truck maker Nikola said Thursday it shipped its first semitrucks to customers in April, and that it now has purchase orders and letters of intent for over 500 of its battery-electric Tre trucks. The company is also working with clients including Anheuser-Busch Inbev…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Shopify, Etsy, Twitter and more

In this article TWTR SHOP-CA Elon Musk twitter account is seen through Twitter logo in this illustration taken, April 25, 2022.  Dado Ruvic | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Thursday: EPAM Systems — Shares jumped 10% after the computer software company posted better-than-expected results for the previous quarter. EPAM reported…

Kevin O’Leary doesn’t hire ‘workaholics’: ‘Working 25 hours a day makes you very, very unproductive’

Kevin O’Leary may be an investor, TV star and entrepreneur, but the 67-year-old doesn’t consider himself a workaholic. Indeed, the O’Shares ETFs chairman tells CNBC Make It that when he’s reviewing a pile of resumes, the last thing he wants to see is someone who spends all their time focused on work. “When I see…

Jobs growth should be strong in April but hot pace could slow in coming months as wages climb

People work at the Rivian Automotive electric vehicle factory in Normal, Illinois, April 11, 2022. Kamil Krzaczynski | Reuters The economy is expected to have added another 400,000 jobs in April, reflecting a very tight labor market, but economists say the number of new hires could start to slow from here. A slowdown might be…

Democrats are pushing to renew the expanded child tax credit. Here’s why that hasn’t happened yet

Parents and children participate in a demonstration organized by the ParentsTogether Foundation in support of the child tax credit portion of the Build Back Better bill outside of the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 13, 2021. Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., took to the Senate floor Wednesday to decry the…

Stacey Abrams on why companies shouldn’t always speak out on political issues

Stacey Abrams, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Georgia, speaks during a ‘One Georgia Tour’ campaign event in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Monday, March 14, 2022. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Companies are under intense pressure to speak out on a variety of political issues at local, state and national levels. Whether it is police…

Fanatics adds SoftBank executive, former Airbnb marketing chief to board of directors

In this article ABNB A detailed photo of the Fanatics apparel displayed at NFL Hospitality during the 2018 NFL Annual Meetings at the Ritz Carlton Orlando, Great Lakes on March 26, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. Mark Brown | Getty Images Fanatics, the rapidly expanding sports e-commerce company, announced Thursday that it added SoftBank’s Lydia Jett…

Wayfair loses customers and money in a messy quarter, announces its CFO will retire

In this article W Niraj Shah, CEO, Wayfair Ashlee Espinal | CNBC Wayfair shares tumbled in premarket trading Thursday after the online furniture retailer reported larger-than-expected losses in the first quarter as shoppers scaled back their spending on the home category. Wayfair also announced its chief financial officer, Michael Fleisher, is set to retire early…