Back view of happy family is standing near their modern house and hugging Getty There’s no denying that building a custom home is a huge investment of time and money. You’re going to want to go into the building process feeling as informed as possible on what you can do to ensure you end up
Month: August 2019
Shoppers at an outlet mall exit an Adidas store on May 21, 2019 in Los Angeles. Photo credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images AFP/Getty Images The economic benefits of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) seem to have petered out. The US economy grew robustly in late 2017, perhaps partly due to expectations for
South Korean President Moon Jae-in walks past Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Kim Kyung-Hoon | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s foreign minister warned on Thursday that if Japan removes South Korea from its list of countries with minimum trade restrictions, Seoul would have
The Fitbit Ionic has a few apps, with more to come Erin Black | CNBC Shares of Fitbit cratered as much as 21% after hours on Wednesday after the company cut guidance for the next quarter in its second quarter earnings report. The stock rebounded slightly but was still down more than 11%, which is
The underlying message by the Federal Reserve — after it cut interest rates on Wednesday — may not be as hawkish as many investors had interpreted it to be, according to the chief economist of Institute of International Finance. Stocks in the U.S. fell after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell suggested policymakers were not embarking on
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Traders now see a bigger chance of another rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September after it lowered interest rates for the first time since 2008 and hinted at further accommodation. The fed funds futures market now points to
Graiki | Moment Open | Getty Images Retirees are facing a tough decision: Should they make up for even less growth on their cash by ramping up stock exposure? On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rate — the interest rate banks charge to lend each other money — by 0.25%. The range
Japan’s decision to restrict exports of three chemicals used in the production of semiconductors and display screens to South Korea could affect Samsung’s product launch; and give Apple an edge over its Korean competitor. That’s according to Rolando Hernandez, vice president of Valid, a mobile solutions provider. “The edge that Apple could have over Samsung
This Hamptons-style home on Kiawah Island lists for nearly $10 million. Kiawah Island Real Estate Kiawah Island, South Carolina is a beach, golf and luxury resort playground, currently basking in summer tourism. An unspoiled sanctuary, the island’s landscape of maritime forests, sand dunes, and upland marshes is equally amenable to wildlife such as deer, bobcats,
Recently, in Revenue Procedure 2019-32, the IRS provided a six-month extension for certain partnerships to file a superseding Form 1065 (its partnership return) and corresponding Schedules K-1 to each of its partners. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the “BBA”) drastically changed the way that partnerships are audited, including partnership-level assessments; smaller partnerships, however, can