When it comes to hiring a diverse workforce, Wall Street could use a little help. That’s what Troy Prince, founder and CEO of nonprofit organization Wall Street Bound, is trying to do. “We know that talent and IQ is equally distributed,” he said in an interview Tuesday with Halftime Report. “Opportunity is not. “This demographic,
Just as many U.S. businesses were thrown off their guard by the coronavirus pandemic, so were financial advisory practices. Close to 1.8 million Americans have contracted Covid-19, and more than 100,000 people have perished from the disease, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Lockdowns to minimize spread of the disease have also battered the
The first Boeing 737 MAX 9 airliner is pictured at the company’s factory on March 7, 2017 in Renton, Washington. The 737 MAX 9, which can carry up to 220 passengers, is the second of three variants of the popular single-aisle model. Getty Images Boeing logged orders for new freighter planes in May, but cancellations continued
Macy’s at Valencia Town Center Mall opens for curbside pickup service during COVID-19 outbreak on May 21, 2020 in Santa Clarita, California. Robin L Marshall | Getty Images Macy’s shares soared Tuesday as the company released its preliminary financial results, saying it is regaining customers at reopened stores much quicker than it expected. With the retailer’s stores
Nikola Motor’s Tre semi-truck. Nikola Motor Company Speculative traders are betting big that Tesla won’t be the only successful company of the future named for inventor Nikola Tesla. Shares of Nikola Corporation, which makes battery-electric and hydrogen-electric trucks, advanced more than 20% on Tuesday, after more than doubling on Monday. The company began trading on June 4
French luxury giant LVMH said on October 28, 2019 it was exploring a takeover of US jewellers Tiffany, most famous for its fine diamonds and luxury wedding and engagement rings. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN | AFP | Getty Images Tiffany & Co. said its jewelry business is rebounding in China after the coronavirus pandemic and its merger
A sign in front of a Hertz rental car office on August 8, 2017 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images To get a slice of one of the market’s most epic rallies, investors are snapping up stocks everywhere including shares in bankrupt companies, which in theory will be worth nothing. Hertz, Whiting Petroleum, Pier
Around 71% of the 21 million unemployed people in May had been out of work between five and 14 weeks. About 19% have been unemployed for fewer than five weeks. “There aren’t many people who are long-term unemployed,” said Stephen Woodbury, an economist at Michigan State University. “There are gazillions of people that have lost
Colorado residents are dining out in the patio area at Los Chingones restaurant in Denver Source: TAG Restaurant Group Chef Troy Guard is hoping to bring back all of the 623 employees he had to furlough across his restaurant chain when Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ordered all bars, restaurants, theaters, gymnasiums and casinos to close on March
Remote workers have a new found flexibility to look for housing in distant, more affordable … [+] locations. Getty Can you remember three months ago? In just 90 days, things have changed dramatically. Just 90 days. Yet, in that short amount of time, the way we think about where we live and how we live