Airbnb rings the opening bell for its IPO on Thursday. Angela Lang/CNET It’s been a long time coming. Speculation over Airbnb’s initial public offering has been in the works for at least half a decade. On Thursday, the short-term home rental company made its debut on Wall Street with its […]
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NEW YORK (AP) — Corritta Lewis has a huge extended family. Her mom is one of 12 siblings. Usually, Christmas means that she, her wife and their 2-year-old son dig out their cold-weather gear for the schlep from home in sunny Southern California to Ohio and days of holiday chaos. […]
Airbnb proved its resilience in a year that has upended global travel. Now it needs to prove to investors that it sees more growth ahead. The San Francisco-based home sharing company makes its long-awaited debut on the public market Thursday. The company priced its shares at $68 apiece late Wednesday, […]
Most of us spend all year daydreaming about our next vacation: A sunny beach with a sand-castle-sized piña colada; cobblestone alleyways in Europe that scream “HI, I’M STARRING IN A ROMANTIC FRENCH FILM”; or, let’s be real, Tokyo Disney. IRL though, traveling is a difficult option these days. Enter: The […]
As a real estate investor, there are several income streams you can set up for yourself: You can add real estate investment trusts (REITs) to your portfolio, buy an income property and collect rent from longer-term tenants, or buy a vacation property you list on sites like Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB). […]
American students and their parents continue to take out student loans to pay for their undergraduate and graduate degrees. People who are attending college are paying for tuition, room and board, books, and other necessities by taking out student loans or using credit cards. The Federal Reserve said in a report that […]
20 employee benefits that workers want most 20 employee benefits that workers want most The labour market has changed in recent years, and companies are looking for new ways to attract and retain talent. Thing is, […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio – There are more than 500,000 parcels in Cuyahoga County. Yet last year, only about 4,000 appeals were filed to contest property values. Everyone can’t be that happy with the value the county is using for their tax bills, no matter how good of a job the appraisers […]
Airbnb will ring the opening bell for its IPO on Thursday. Angela Lang/CNET It’s been a long time coming. Speculation over Airbnb’s initial public offering has been in the works for at least half a decade. Now the short-term home rental company plans to make its debut on Wall Street […]
Eat This, Not That! The Worst Way COVID Stress Affects Your Health There’s no denying that 2020 has made us face some overwhelming challenges—and it’s making us stressed out.According to a September 2020 report, The State Of Mental Health In America, the number of people looking for help with anxiety […]
Salary negotiation is an art, but there are proven techniques you can use to get what you want. In addition to researching and crafting your pitch about why you are the most desirable candidate, experts say that creating a personal, empathic connection with your negotiator is also a good strategy. […]
According to a recent study, over 63% of Americans say they often come across fake images online. Whether those images are truly faked or perceived as such, the damage is done. We are rapidly losing trust in what we see, our evolutionary number source of information. If this trend continues, […]
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WASHINGTON — A new poll find only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 vaccines even as states prepare to begin months of vaccinations. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about a quarter of U.S. adults aren’t sure […]
Maria DeMartini started trying to book COVID-19 test appointments five days before her flight to Hawaii in mid-November. The Chicago nurse checked Walgreens. None available. Then CVS. Everyone in her group of four had appointments two days later, the timing they needed to meet Hawaii’s entry requirements, but they all […]
The rapper Rico Nasty has at least two tattoos of herself, one on each arm. On her right shoulder sits an inked-in rendering of a pink-haired selfie taken to commemorate her first visit to the Sony Music offices following the release of her third mixtape, Sugar Trap, in 2017. Her […]
LONDON — British regulators warned that people with a history of serious allergic reactions shouldn’t receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactions on the first day of the country’s mass vaccination program. The U.K.’s Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency is looking into whether the reactions […]
CLOSE The CDC just sliced the recommended quarantine time in half for some cases of exposure to COVID-19. USA TODAY Maria DeMartini started trying to book COVID-19 test appointments five days before her flight to Hawaii in mid-November. The Chicago nurse checked Walgreens. None available. Then CVS. Everyone in her group […]
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has advocated tougher restrictions on public life as the country reports 590 deaths, its highest single-day coronavirus death toll. Germany is gradually moving toward a tighter lockdown, at least for a limited period after Christmas. Cases are increasing despite a partial shutdown on Nov. […]
JERUSALEM — The number of Israeli households living under the poverty line has grown by nearly 50% during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an anti-poverty organization’s report published Wednesday. Israel has seen unemployment surge to over 20% since the country first imposed a nationwide lockdown at the start of the […]
The Luminal Theater presents a drive-in screening of “The Preacher’s Wife” this week. FILM Columbia Drive-In Movies The Luminal Theater, a nomadic cinema organization that splits time between New York and Columbia, made noise last week when it revealed that it had secured our city’s Spotlight Cinemas Capitol 8 as […]
The IPO market is back in the public equity limelight this week, with two listings expected to net over $6 billion from newly debuted shares. Analysts are estimating that DoorDash and Airbnb will be valued at $36B and $42B, respectively. This puts each on track for being some of 2020’s […]