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April 11, 2021
A cabin thats like a co-working space Designed by students at the University of Cincinnati, this "coffee house cabin" features a long row of tables facing one another in the center aisle of the plane, called "a productivity-focused zone." The idea is that each passenger can have more space to work on their device alongside others, like at a coffee shop, co-working space or library. Business travelers could use the table to take meetings with other colleagues on the flight. The workspace seats w...
April 11, 2021
A cabin thats like a co-working space Designed by students at the University of Cincinnati, this "coffee house cabin" features a long row of tables facing one another in the center aisle of the plane, called "a productivity-focused zone." The idea is that each passenger can have more space to work on their device alongside others, like at a coffee shop, co-working space or library. Business travelers could use the table to take meetings with other colleagues on the flight. The workspace seats w...
April 5, 2021
WalletHub calculated the change in unemployment claims from last week and the same week in 2020 and determined which states are making the quickest recovery.
April 5, 2021
The "plus-up" payments, as the IRS is calling them, are being sent on an ongoing basis to people who are eligible for more money based on their 2020 adjusted gross income (AGI) or if they had a new child or dependent. If a single taxpayer earned an AGI of $80,000 in 2019 and $70,000 in 2020, for example, she would have received $0 based on her 2019 income, but the full $1,400 based on 2020. The "plus-up" payments will continue on a weekly basis. Though the tax filing deadline was pushed back to...
April 5, 2021
Naz Beheshti, Steve Jobs’ former executive assistant, shares what most people get wrong about Jobs when it comes to balancing work.
April 5, 2021
Watching Jobs take what she calls a "holistic approach to his well-being" is what Beheshti says led her to Prananaz. The launch of Prananaz, Beheshti explains, came after she reached a level of burnout in her own career and realized that it was impossible for her to be productive if she didnt stop to take care of herself. Most people "dont consider the holistic aspect of being well in all areas of your life," she says. "Its a total well-being of your mind, body and spirit, rather than just fitn...
April 5, 2021
"Emergency protections for homeowners will start to expire later this year and by the fall, a flood of borrowers will need assistance from their servicers," CFPB Acting Director Dave Uejio said Monday. "The CFPB is proposing changes to the mortgage servicing rules that will ensure servicers and borrowers have the tools and time to work together to prevent avoidable foreclosures, which disrupt lives, uproot children and inflict further costs on those least able to bear them." To help homeowners ...
April 4, 2021
"People would laugh at me." But that didnt matter to Cuban. "I knew this was a winner," Cuban said of Broadcast.com. "I had no doubt in my mind." For one thing, Cuban saw a market for streaming, "which we called network broadcasting or internet broadcasting back then," he told "Starting Greatness." Cuban said he "firmly believed that streaming would take over all of television," because he "believed in the price-performance curve for PCs [personal computers] and broadband, and that as PCs would...
April 3, 2021
Erin Martin went from earning $41,600 per year as a Marine to $55,000 as a civilian airplane mechanic.
April 1, 2021
How much do 40-year-olds actually have in retirement savings? The average 401(k) balance for Americans between the ages of 40 and 49 is $120,800 as of the fourth quarter of 2020, according to data from Fidelitys retirement platform. Americans in this age group contribute an average of 8.9% of their salaries. Putting away three times your salary may seem daunting, but starting off by saving even 1% or 2% of your salary and gradually increasing that figure over time can go a long way toward help...