Traders on the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE Stock futures fell slightly in overnight trading Tuesday amid a sharp decline in Netflix shares, pointing to a third straight negative day on Wall Street. S&P 500 futures dipped 0.1% and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.4%. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded near the
Month: April 2021
Value investor Bill Miller told CNBC on Tuesday that one of his firm’s funds sold its GameStop holdings during the Reddit-fueled frenzy that began earlier this year. “We had GameStop in our deep-value product, and I think our cost on it was around $4 or something,” Miller said in an interview on “The Exchange.” “When it got
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks with reporters about the minimum wage at the U.S. Capitol on March 1, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Many Americans have one big question when it comes to their retirement: Will Social Security still be there when I need it? Now, there are new signs that Congress could start to
The pandemic has impacted every aspect of life, including tax filing deadlines. Rather than the usual April 15, the filing deadline for your 2020 return has been extended to May 17. Of course, Americans living outside the United States have until June 15 to file their return each year, with or without the pandemic. Here’s
An IRS Memorandum released on April 9, 2021 (Number: 202114020) further clarifies when cryptocurrency hard forks should be taxed. The memorandum specifically talks about bitcoin (BTC) & bitcoin cash (BCH) hard fork occurred on August 1, 2017 at 9:16 AM EDT. Pursuant to the hard fork, people who held BTC received an equivalent amount of
Here’s one Netflix release you won’t find on the streaming service: Ted Sarandos, the co-chief executive and chief content officer for the media juggernaut, and his wife, former U.S. ambassador Nicole Avant, have sold their home in Malibu for $14.73 million. The market for homes on Malibu’s most coveted beaches such as Carbon and La
In this article JNJ A box of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine doses are pictured at Grubb’s Pharmacy on Capitol Hill on Monday, April 12, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images LONDON — The European Medicines Agency said Tuesday the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine has possible links to
In this article JNJ A Johnson & Johnson building is shown in Irvine, California. Mike Blake | Reuters Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday reported $100 million in first-quarter sales of its Covid-19 vaccine that’s on hold in the U.S. while U.S. health regulators investigate a rare blood-clotting issue. In releasing its first-quarter financial results, the
The Venmo logo displayed on a smartphone. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images PayPal’s Venmo mobile payment app will now let users buy, hold and sell bitcoin and other digital tokens, potentially a significant step toward moving cryptocurrencies into the mainstream. Starting Tuesday, Venmo will show users a new feature that
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., holds a news conference to announce legislation that would tax the net worth of America’s wealthiest individuals on March 1, 2021 in Washington. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants one of her biggest critics to face lawmakers in a hearing next week. Warren, a
In this article VABK Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft Unity comes into land during a glide test flight on May 1, 2020. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic shares fell in trading Tuesday after Ark Invest’s space exploration ETF sold nearly half its stake in the space tourism company. Cathie Wood’s firm sold 275,204 shares of Virgin Galactic from
Image by Marie LaFauci | Moment | Getty Images Any possible tax changes for ultra-high-net-worth and high-net-worth investors could result in an increased tax burden. That means there’s motivation to find ways to protect that wealth. Some solutions that reduce exposure to specific anticipated Biden tax increases involve making charitable donations — a plus for the charitably
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., walks down the House steps at the Capitol. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Repealing the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions, known as SALT, could be paid for by increased IRS audits, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., says. Making sure that so-called tax cheats pay their
Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Mastercard announced Tuesday a multimillion dollar investment in Fearless Fund, a venture capital firm founded by Black women with the mission of investing in minority female entrepreneurs. The exact amount was not disclosed. The credit card giant also unveiled a partnership with Greenwood, a fintech firm aimed
Today’s column addresses questions about whether there are potential advantages to delaying spousal benefits past full retirement age (FRA), when divorced spousal benefits can be available and how spousal benefits are calculated. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc, which markets Maximize
In an ordinary year, filing taxes can be annoying, confusing, stressful, and costly. Throw in a COVID-19 pandemic, and all the financial chaos that has followed, and it can be completely overwhelming. The tax year 2020 seems to be throwing many tax preparers for a loop. Many taxpayers are in desperate need of their stimulus
Held twice a year in the spring and fall, the High Point Market is the world’s largest home furnishings trade show. 2,000 manufacturers from over 100 countries come to show their products in nearly 200 buildings encompassing 12.2 million square feet of showroom and exhibit space. Generating $6.73 billion annually, the scale of the show is dizzying, the largest economic event
Florentino Perez, President of Real Madrid pictured on February 18, 2020 in Madrid, Spain. Mateo Villalba | Quality Sport Images | Getty Images LONDON — The chairman of the European Super League has said plans to form a new breakaway elite competition are designed “to save” soccer, pushing back against widespread criticism by claiming that
SVP and Director at IBM Research Arvind Krishna speak on stage during the 2016 Wired Business Conference on June 16, 2016 in New York City. Brian Ach | Getty Images IBM shares rose 4% in extended trading on Monday after the enterprise technology and services maker reported first-quarter earnings that came in better than analysts
In this article FB Facebook wanted to revolutionize finance with a global digital currency — then came the regulators. First proposed in June 2019 with the name libra, the token was initially intended to be a universal currency tied to a basket of sovereign currencies such as the U.S. dollar and the euro. But after
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