A roofer is seen working on a condominium in Canterbury Crossing on a hot day Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 in Latham, N.Y.Lori Van Buren/Getty Images Michael Bodei, a seasoned construction business owner, is struggling to find skilled labor amid a national shortage. The US construction industry is short about 500,000 workers due to limits on […]
Google parent Alphabet (GOOG) just announced a quarterly dividend — adding to the S&P 500 dividend average. But don’t get your hopes up too high. X The company is paying just 20 cents a share starting on July 17. Assuming that dividend is paid four times a year, Alphabet will yield just 0.51%. That’s a […]
It’s been a whirlwind few days for Donald Trump, who this week became the first former president of the United States to be tried on criminal charges. Yet the hush money trial is also a lucrative fundraising opportunity for his presidential campaign, which blasted his supporters this week with sensational pleas for money, citing the […]
The automotive industry is on the cusp of evolving more over the next two decades than it has over the past century. We’re in the early innings of a transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles (EVs), and that means there’s a huge opportunity to find young companies poised to soar. If you’re willing […]
County investigators are making inquiries into a wide array of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s private business relationships, according to new records that highlight the broad scope of an ongoing probe into the mayor’s work outside City Hall. The existence of the investigation was first confirmed last May by Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernández Rundle. She […]
PepsiCo, the global food and beverage giant, has banned any mention of Ukraine and its armed forces in advertising in an attempt to avoid alienating the Russian market, the Ukrainian Council of Shopping Centers, said citing Forbes. While PepsiCo continues to do business in Russia, the company fears that openly supporting Ukraine may hinder its business in the terrorist state. PepsiCo is simultaneously trying […]
NEW YORK — New York City has gone 18 months without a lucrative tax break considered essential to residential development, just as it struggles with a severe housing crunch. But one week into the state’s annual legislative session, it’s clear reviving the program remains an uphill battle. Gov. Kathy Hochul is not expected to unveil […]
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday issued its long-awaited plan to provide lucrative tax breaks to companies that make hydrogen, a clean-burning fuel, proposing new rules meant to ensure that the policy doesn’t inadvertently lead to a spike in planet-warming emissions. Hydrogen is widely seen as a promising tool to tackle climate change, as […]