By Bart Astor, Next Avenue Contributor Getty Several years ago, I donned a customized suit designed to limit my movements and mobility, pretending to be an older driver for a Next Avenue article. Now that I’m in my 70s, I’m no longer pretending. So, I’ve been researching the safety features older car buyers should consider
Month: December 2019
When President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law, a central tenet of that most significant tax reform in recent memory was the lowering of the United States’ corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. That put the U.S. corporate tax rate – previously among the highest in the world –
Last month, Newsday released the shocking results of a three year undercover investigation that found rampant housing discrimination on Long Island, NY. Real estate agents frequently funneled white applicants to neighborhoods that were majority white and more affluent, while they sent applicants of color to more racially diverse and less affluent areas. The investigation found
European stocks are set to open slightly higher Wednesday morning, as investors await a fresh batch of economic data. The FTSE 100 is seen 6 points higher at 7,164, the CAC is expected to open up around 27 points at 5,754, while the DAX is poised to start 67 points higher at 13,056, according to
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters President Trump’s comment that he had no deadline on a China deal has predictably thrown markets into a tizzy, as the self-imposed deadline of Dec. 15 for additional tariffs is now less than two weeks away. The market is now
Angel Navarrete | Bloomberg | Getty Images In a first for the industry, Spanish oil and gas company Repsol has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2050 to comply with environmental goals set by the Paris Agreement, the company said on Monday. The pledge is, however, non-binding. The company outlined a number of ways in
Sam Bassett | Iconica | Getty Images If you’re sitting on a few million dollars and you want to save on taxes, consider giving some of it away. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act roughly doubled the amount an individual can transfer to others without being subject to the 40% gift and estate tax. In
WASHINGTON, D.C. – APRIL 14: Attendees rally on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol building with … [+] Teamsters Union retirees who traveled from across the country to voice their opposition to deep cuts to their pension benefits on April 14, 2016, in Washington, D.C. Thousands are facing massive pension cuts because of a
null Getty Albert Einstein, iconic genius and one of the greatest minds of the last century, had one puzzle he found baffling: “The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” If he found taxes enigmatic, it’s no surprise that the rest of us have difficulty following along. The end of the
A mandate which gives more structure to the board review process, and clarifies the consequences of … [+] discriminatory decision making, could help restore value to co-ops while easing the process for buyers and sellers. Canva What should a New York City Co-Op Board of Directors be doing? And just as importantly, what SHOULDN’T they
CNBC’s Jim Cramer tries to quells investor worries about President Donald Trump’s threat to extend the U.S.-China trade war past the 2020 election. The “Mad Money” host checks in with Salesforce.com co-CEO Keith Block coming of the cloud software company’s latest quarterly report. Wait and buy stocks unrelated to China Traders on the floor of
Larry Page, co-founder and chief executive officer at Google Inc. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Google’s parent-company Alphabet edged nearly 1% higher after the company announced that Larry Page will step down as CEO and Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take
If a U.S.-China trade deal is off the table, stay away from the stock market, says Jeremy Siegel, Wharton School professor of finance. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 250 points after President Donald Trump indicated he might wait until 2020 to strike a trade deal with China. The White House reportedly still plans
Peloton holiday ad. YouTube If you cover your eyes on Christmas morning, are you expecting to open them up and see a Peloton? If you haven’t already heard, that’s the premise of a new holiday commercial from the home fitness company. And it’s attracting some criticism on social media. That’s in part because the ad
A concerned daughter with an older mom called AgingParents.com for advice. “I’m worried about my mom’s driving” she said. I asked her about her concerns, which she said were that her mom loved driving a lot and drove to visit her from out of state several times a year. There was an upcoming trip planned.
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin An anti-government protester stands guard at a burning barricade in Santiago, Chile. Rodrigo Abd/ASSOCIATED PRESS Topline: Many of the mass protests happening around the world were sparked by anger over the economy—especially rising inequality and high costs of living—and then quickly evolved into larger, more potent
An aerial view of the downtown skyline of Dallas, Texas in 2019 Getty Reforestation is underway in Dallas parks with the replanting of trees lost from severe weather earlier this year. An unprecedented 700 trees were lost in parks alone. The devastation to the city’s mature trees is estimated to amount to 15,600 caliper inches
Holiday shoppers take part in early Black Friday shopping deals at the Gap store in Times Square in New York. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The holiday shopping season has begun in earnest, with nearly 190 million consumers shopping between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, the National Retail Federation said Tuesday. The retail trade group said that’s up
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 14, 2019 Spencer Platt | Getty Images It’s December, markets are dropping and it feels like we’ve been here before. Stocks dropped the first two trading days of December and investors are having deja vu. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled nearly
La Reverie, the six-acre estate on Palm Beach stretches over 70,000 square feet. Handout Hedge fund billionaire Steven Schonfeld and his wife bought a sprawling Palm Beach estate for $111 million, making it the most expensive home ever sold in Florida. Schonfeld, the founder of New York-based Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, closed on the six acre-estate