The Lucid Air sedan, which is expected to go into production next year at a plant being constructed in Arizona. Lucid Electric vehicle firm Lucid Motors plans to go public at an $11.75 billion combined equity valuation and $24 billion pro-forma equity value through a reverse merger with a blank-check company started by veteran investment […]
The Details Matter
For the vast majority of franchisees an extra $1,000 a month in net income, or more owner’s salary, would make a huge difference. At BKE we see Net Income as a percentage of revenues ranging from a negative % to 10% for the majority of our clients. We understand that to really get the picture […]
United takes 24 Boeing 777s out of service as the FAA orders inspections following engine failure
Residents take pictures of debris fallen from a United Airlines airplane’s engine on the neighborhood of Broomfield, outside Denver, Colorado, on Feb. 20, 2021. A United Airlines flight suffered a fiery engine failure Feb. 20, shortly after taking off from Denver on its way to Hawaii, dropping massive debris on a residential area before a […]
U.S. has started to talk with Iran about detained Americans, Biden national security advisor says
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing on February 4, 2021, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON – White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday that the United States has started speaking with Iran over […]
Closing Your Books Monthly: Why and How
“Closing the Books” is one of those antiquated phrases I still use, like carbon copy and burning the midnight oil. When accountants used actual books, the process was manual and slow going. Today, we rely on innovative online tools to help us with the work. Still, the goal remains the same: Accuracy in the many […]
Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood on bitcoin ETF prospects and Tesla’s billion-dollar investment
Bitcoin’s long-term outlook is brightening, according to Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood. The CEO and chief investment officer of the explosively popular active management firm told CNBC this week that the cryptocurrency’s catalysts are adding up as it soars to unprecedented new highs. “I think the probability of an ETF has gone up,” Wood told CNBC’s […]
Airlines’ latest challenge: Rising jet-fuel prices
A JetBlue Airways plane taxis next to American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines aircraft at Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday, April 6, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The oil rally is taking jet-fuel along for the ride, posing another headache for airlines still struggling from depressed […]
CDC’s classroom guidance would keep 90% of schools at least partially closed
A student is seen on the steps of the closed public school PS 139 in the Ditmas Park neighborhood in Brooklyn of New York, the United States, Oct. 8, 2020. Michael Nagle | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s long-awaited guidance on how to safely reopen schools during […]
Rush Limbaugh, the incendiary radio talk show host, dies at age 70
Rush Limbaugh gestures after being given the Presidential Medal of Freedom by first lady Melania Trump. Moments earlier, in a surprise, President Donald Trump announced the award during his State of the Union address on Feb. 4, 2020. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Rush Limbaugh, the self-proclaimed “Doctor of Democracy” who led the […]
It’s January 3rd Are Your Taxes Done Yet?
No? Why not? Why is it that you wait every year until the calendar turns to deal with your taxes? Don’t you realize that what you can do to help your 2020 tax situation is much more limited now that it is 2021? Quite honestly if you were organized the last thing on your mind […]