In this article DRI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Longhorn Steakhouse restaurant in Thornton, Colorado, U.S., on Friday, March 19, 2021. Darden Restaurants Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on March 25.  Chet Strange | Bloomberg | Getty Images Darden Restaurants on Thursday reported quarterly earnings that topped Wall Street’s expectations, fueled by strong
0 Comments
Money can’t buy you happiness, but can $230 billion buy you a TKO?  Elon Musk is apparently ready to find out, with the world’s richest man having challenged Mark Zuckerberg to a “cage match” — an offer that the martial arts-loving Facebook co-founder quickly agreed to.  “This is real bad blood. This is a beef
0 Comments
In this article BRK.B Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, May 5, 2019. Nati Harnik | AP Warren Buffett has made another annual donation to five foundations, boosting his total charitable giving to
0 Comments
The United States does not have a carbon border tax. But legislation recently introduced by a bipartisan group of senators could very well put the country on track to implement one. If the United States were to implement a carbon border tax, it would need to know which kinds of industrial goods release the highest
0 Comments
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading, April 10, 2023. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The pharmaceutical industry’s largest lobbying group and two other organizations Wednesday sued the Biden administration over Medicare’s new powers to slash drug prices for seniors under the Inflation Reduction Act.  Pharmaceutical Research
0 Comments
The heirs of an estate can be liable to pay the estate or income taxes (and perhaps other obligations) of the estate. A recent court case involved the estate of the founder of Gulfstream, the aircraft manufacturer. The founder, Allen Paulson, died in 2000 with an estate valued at about $200 million that primarily was
0 Comments
Today, Barbara Corcoran is the picture of success: a star on ABC’s “Shark Tank” and a successful real estate entrepreneur. As a 23-year-old struggling to get by, however, Corcoran’s life looked vastly different.  Speaking to her 23-year-old self, Corcoran provided words of encouragement in a recent LinkedIn post: ”Yeah, I know it feels like you’ve had
0 Comments
Diamond rings and bracelets on display in a show window in Antwerp, Belgium. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images News | Getty Images “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend,” as the old song goes. But they’re not an investor’s favorite currently, with the precious gems losing some significant value over the
0 Comments