In this article LEVI BLK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Levi’s has run a worker savings program since 2015 but in recent years has participated in BlackRock’s initiative. Pictured, a Levi’s display at a Kohl’s in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images When new employees get hired at the Levi’s store in
The economics profession and the progressive policy world is dealing with the shocking news that Bill Spriggs, Chief Economist at the AFL-CIO and former chair of the Howard University Economics Department, has passed away at the age of 68. We’ve lost a great economist and a champion for Black equality, and for all working people.
Father’s Day 2023 is just around the corner. This year, Dad doesn’t want another tie or gag gift. Instead, choose something special for the home. After all, home and decor gifts are things dad can use every day. From the kitchen to the living room, bathroom, and even the backyard, here are the ten best
In this article NFLX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Netflix sign in page displayed on a laptop sscreen and Netflix logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on January 2, 2023. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Netflix crackdown on password sharing is
In this article PL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A satellite image captured by a SkySat shows the breached Kakhovka dam in Ukraine on June 6, 2023. Planet Shares of Planet fell after the satellite-imagery and data-analysis company cut its annual revenue guidance following when it reported first-quarter results Thursday. The company lowered its
In this article DOCU TGT ADBE GM TSLA BRZE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT GMC pickup trucks are displayed for sale on a lot at a General Motors dealership on January 05, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Braze — Shares of
AsiaVision | E+ | Getty Images LAS VEGAS — If you received a tax penalty notice from the IRS, it’s possible to get the fees waived in certain situations, tax experts say. The lesser-known first-time penalty abatement provides relief for otherwise compliant taxpayers. “It’s like a get out of jail free card,” said Rosemary Sereti,
Yuliya Taba | E+ | Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning that roughly 1 in 5 student loan borrowers have financial risk factors that could cause them to struggle when their payments resume in the fall. The bipartisan agreement to raise the federal debt ceiling signed into law earlier this month by
Peter contacted my company about his situation recently. He is 68 years old and still working. He enrolled in Part A two years ago because his company’s group health plan was terrible. He was probably going to need surgery and the hospital deductible was outrageous (his words). He changed jobs recently and his new employer’s
The IRS has announced that it will grant penalty relief for corporations that did not pay estimated tax in connection with the new corporate alternative minimum tax, or CAMT. Background As part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Congress created the CAMT. The change, which is reflected in section 55 of the Tax Code,
A Manhattan Beach, California, estate once home to a Hollywood writer-producer as well as two popular sports figures recently sold for $10.5 million. The five-bedroom estate is located in the Hill District of the Southern California coastal city, a small enclave known for its large lots and prestigious houses. The five-bedroom home in Manhattan Beach’s
In this article BBBY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT “Everything on Sale” signs at a Buy Buy Baby store in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images The auction process for Bed Bath & Beyond and its assets was extended once again
In this article DOCU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Docusign Inc. application for download in the Apple App Store on a smartphone arranged in Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images DocuSign, the e-signature provider, reported an earnings and revenue beat for the
Shopping carts outside a Target store in the Queens borough of New York, US, on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Target Corp. is scheduled to release earnings figures on May 17. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Tesla, General Motors — Both carmaker stocks were climbing
Recreational cannabis was still illegal when Nancy Whiteman left her high-paying consulting job to cook edibles in Boulder, Colorado, in 2010. Four years later, the state legalized retail sales of marijuana, and Whiteman’s gamble paid off. The 64-year-old founder of edible cannabis company Wana is now one of the richest self-made women in the U.S.,
damircudic | E+ | Getty Images The Federal Reserve is likely to temporarily pause its aggressive interest rate hikes when it meets next week, experts predict. But consumers may not see any relief. The central bank has raised interest rates 10 times since last year — the fastest pace of tightening since the early 1980s — only
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Governor Ron DeSantis recently and forcefully slapped the issue of dealing with the fearful wrongdoing of the IRS and the monstrous tax code it enforces on the campaign table. In the past he and a number of Republicans have endorsed a national sales tax as a
The median monthly cost of homeownership is $1,672, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest American Community Survey (2021). The median amount may vary by state (for example, homeowners in California and Hawaii pay more than $2,500, while residents of Arkansas and Indiana have a median monthly cost that’s less than $1,200). However, first-time buyers
In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT DETROIT – General Motors CEO Mary Barra said a charging deal with Tesla announced Thursday will save the automaker up to $400 million of a planned investment in building out EV charging in the U.S. and Canada. GM said in October 2021 it planned to
Pictured here is a cargo ship sailing from China’s Yantai port to Indonesia on April 23, 2023. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China can’t easily rely on its neighbors as export markets in a global slowdown, the latest trade data show. Exports to the Association of Southeast Asia Nations have