Month: April 2022
Be courteous — wear a mask if you’re sick and must travel, flight attendant union chief says
The leader of a flight attendants union on Tuesday encouraged airline passengers to wear a mask on flights if they’re feeling sick, telling CNBC she believes it’s an act of “common courtesy.” The comments come one day after a federal judge in Florida struck down the Biden administration’s Covid face-covering mandate for public transportation, including […]
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How an Etsy founder turned ice cream maker feels about the DIY e-commerce platform today
Executives of Etsy applaud as they open the Nasdaq MarketSite ahead of Etsy’s initial public offering in New York, April 16, 2015. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. In 2005, Chris Maguire, Jared Tarbell, […]
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It seems unlikely Musk will get private equity funding for Twitter purchase
Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images It “seems unlikely” Musk will get help from private equity firms with his $43 billion bid to buy Twitter and take it private, according to CNBC’s David Faber. “The more I report, the less I believe there’s anybody else that really could show up here,” Faber said on […]
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April nor’easter drops a foot of snow, knocks power out for thousands
A person bundles up against the cold weather while walking in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 11, 2022. Carlo Allegri | Reuters A spring nor’easter has already dropped at least a foot of snow on parts of New York and Pennsylvania, leading to power outages and the closure of […]
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BP deal sends Nasdaq-listed EV charging stock Tritium surging
The need for new charging infrastructure in the U.K. is likely to become increasingly pressing in the years ahead, not least because authorities want to stop the sale of new diesel and gasoline cars and vans by 2030. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tritium and BP have entered into a multi-year contract related […]
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Germany’s SAP joins western corporate exodus from Russia
Uwe Anspach | picture alliance | Getty Images Business software group SAP plans to exit Russia completely in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, although it said on Tuesday it might be possible for Russian users to run its software for years without support. SAP joined a long list of companies, including rival Oracle last month in […]
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Energy stocks lead the market, these names are outperforming as tech swoons
Energy is far and away the top-performing S&P group this year amid a surge in oil and gas prices. Source
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These states are poised to pass personal finance education legislation this year
Lee Jimenez, a teacher at Indian Hill Elementary School in Cincinnati, Ohio, discusses credit cards and methods of payments with his 3rd grade class using online financial education curriculum SmartPath. SMARTPATH There’s momentum for personal finance education becoming law in many states across the country. Even more states could pass legislation this year to make […]
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Audi’s new concept car is a self-driving ‘lounge on wheels’ for city travelers
Audi electric Urbansphere concept car Audi Audi is adding a “lounge on wheels” to its recent portfolio of electric concept vehicles that are designed to portray the German automaker’s vision for the future of transportation in automobiles. The new “Urbansphere” concept was designed for travelers in highly dense traffic areas such as China as a […]
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Uber drops mask requirements for drivers, passengers
Uber signage on a vehicle at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Uber said Tuesday that riders and drivers are no longer required to wear masks. “As of April 19, 2022, riders and drivers are not required to wear masks when […]
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