The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stands in lower Manhattan on May 18, 2020 in New York City. Markets surged today as promising details of a potential COVID-19 vaccine were released and more European countries gradually re-opened after months of lockdown. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for
Francis Bacon’s “Triptych Inspired by the Oresteia of Aeschylus.” Source: Sotheby’s Sotheby’s plan to auction off a $60 million painting on Monday night marks the first real test of the global art market since the coronavirus pandemic — and is a bold experiment in the centuries-old model for sales auctions. Sotheby’s aims to sell more
Good news for investors: Your broker-dealer is going to have to disclose a lot more about what he or she is advising you to buy or sell. Regulation Best Interest, or Reg BI, is coming into effect June 30 after more than two years of controversy and discussion. It requires broker-dealers — those who
James Blake Wiener, an American living in Zurich, is still waiting to receive his coronavirus stimulus check. James Blake Wiener Millions of Americans are waiting for their stimulus checks. James Blake Wiener, 34, who lives in Zurich, is one of them. He’s not alone. Many U.S. expatriates who live in other countries still have not
By Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue Editor Marny Xiong, Michael Halkias and Yves-Emmanuel Segui Amee Xiong, Todd Heisler, Segui family/The New York TimesMarny Xiong, Michael Halkias and Yves-Emmanuel Segui You can learn in The New York Times how many humans have died from the coronavirus from its Tracking the Coronavirus graphic (472,125 as of June 23,
Getty Will he or won’t he? That’s the question on the minds of taxpayers and tax professionals alike as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin continues to mull extending the tax filing deadline for 2020. As it currently stands, the 2019 tax filing deadline remains July 15, 2020. Last year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) received and processed
A thing of the past? Music fans crowding the streets of Nashville will adjust to the new normal. Getty Images As cities around the country negotiate the stages of reopening for business after months of Corona virus-mandated shutdowns, special challenges confront metro areas that attract crowds of tourists. Nashville’s downtown, with its many bars and
A woman puts on a protective mask as is instructed by Miami-Dade County Social Distancing Ambassadors as beaches are reopened with restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., June 10, 2020. Marco Bello | Reuters As coronavirus outbreaks surge in several states across the country, public officials
A construction worker walks past new homes under construction by developer KB Home in Valencia, California. Jonathan Alcorn | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell. KB Home — The home construction company’s stock dipped 13% in extended trading after KB Home released its second-quarter earnings. The company reported
If the summer of 2020 is memorable to vacationers, it will likely be as the year of not straying too far from home. But that doesn’t mean you need to limit your horizons: The great road trip is enjoying a resurgence. This year, 46 million Americans say they plan to hit the open road in a