Pixelcatchers | E+ | Getty Images It’s not an easy time to be a small business in search of financing. For LGBTQ owners, the struggle has been even harder. LGBTQ-owned businesses reported more rejections than non-LGBTQ businesses that applied for funding, according to a 2022 report from Movement Advancement Project, a nonprofit think tank that
My father was a lifelong member of the local Steamfitters union. When he hung up his green work cap for good in 1982, he enrolled in Medicare Part A, hospital insurance, and Part B, medical insurance, and the retiree plan. He had that coverage until he died. Back in my father’s day, signing up for
When Aretha Franklin—the Queen of Soul—died in 2018, it was widely reported that the singer had no will. Don Wilson, a Los Angeles lawyer who worked for Franklin for nearly 30 years, told The Guardian, “I tried to convince her that she should do not just a will but a trust while she was still
In this article BBBY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signs stating everything is on sale at a Buy Buy Baby store in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Feb. 6, 2023. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images Buy Buy Baby’s stores are set to disappear after a last ditch effort to save the
In this article BAC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A man walks past an ATM outside Bank of America Corp. headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, May 2, 2016. Chris Keane | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bank of America, the second-largest U.S. bank by assets, engaged in deceptive practices that hurt hundreds of thousands of
In this article AC-FR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Eastern & Oriental Express is heading back to the tracks. Services for the train service are restarting in February 2024, according to an announcement today by the train’s owner, the luxury travel company Belmond. The passenger train, long considered one of the most
Aretha Franklin performs onstage in New York City, Nov. 7, 2017. Dimitrios Kambouris | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images History is filled with examples of celebrities who died without a will: Bob Marley, Prince, Howard Hughes, Pablo Picasso, Jimi Hendrix and even Abraham Lincoln. But a longtime legal dispute involving music icon Aretha Franklin’s
The franchising industry is bracing to see whether the U.S. will change how it regulates a structure that fuels brands from McDonald’s to Marriott. Last month, the Federal Trade Commission wrapped up a public comment period in response to its request for information on the sector and its business practices. The agency sought input from
Do you want to retire in comfort? What does that mean? Everyone has their own vision of what a comfortable retirement looks like. But there is a common thread you share with all of them. To retire with ease requires something akin to financial independence. This is the ideal. This is where you don’t ever
Professors Kathleen DeLaney Thomas and Erin Scharff discuss fake tax news and the effect it has on public policy. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This week: unbelievable. The tax field and tax system
Have you been holding off on new purchases for your home until this week’s Amazon Prime Day deals? If you’re interested in making your house, condo, townhome, cabin or other dwelling safer, healthier, more accessible, functional, comfortable or joyful – i.e., fulfilling the five facets of wellness design – here are 10 items worth considering
The PGA Tour on Tuesday defended its controversial deal with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf league before senators, as scrutiny of the agreement intensifies. Representatives from LIV Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund wasn’t present at the hearing because CEO Greg Norman is out of the country, according to a spokesperson. PGA Tour operating chief
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Shutterstock — Shares of the stock image, video and music provider jumped 10% after Shutterstock announced a six-year, expanded partnership with OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT. Newell Brands — Shares of the consumer goods company jumped more than 10%
Being savvy with money can come with a steep learning curve, even for financial experts. And for recent college graduates, learning how to spend and save can be even more of a challenge. Dan Ariely, a professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University, knows this firsthand. Despite teaching at a top business school, he
Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The rapid rise of a few already massive tech stocks this year is causing Nasdaq to make unusual adjustments to its popular growth index. The company announced on July 7 that it will do a special rebalance of the Nasdaq 100 Index, which will take effect before the
The Powerball jackpot has reached $725 million by July 11, 2023. Medianews Group | Getty Images The Powerball jackpot topped an estimated $725 million ahead of Wednesday’s drawing, becoming the seventh-largest prize in the game’s history, according to the lottery. But those winnings drop substantially after taxes. If you score the winning ticket, there are
Kmatta | Moment | Getty Images For high school and college students, summer jobs are an opportunity to get used to earning a paycheck. With that earned income, those young workers are also eligible to start investing in a Roth IRA. Roth individual retirement accounts let workers set aside post-tax earnings toward retirement. In 2023,
Looking for the best places to live around the world? There’s no better source than expats, who have a unique POV on what it’s like to live in a foreign country—and in the U.S. For the 10th year in a row, InterNations has polled nearly 12,000 expats around the globe to come up with a
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin California is one of the most overtaxed states in the nation. But as this episode of What’s Ahead warns, residents are in for a new jolt: Electricity bills will not only be based on the amount of juice consumed but also on personal incomes. That’s right.
In this article NVAX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nikos Pekiaridis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Novavax’s stock price jumped nearly 30% on Monday after the embattled biotech company said Canada has agreed to pay $350 million for forfeiting Covid vaccine doses that were previously scheduled for delivery. The settlement is part of an