2024 Sales Tax Rates: State & Local Sales Tax by State Skip to content Table of Contents Key Findings Forty-five states and the District of Columbia collect statewide sales taxes. Local sales taxes are collected in 38 states. In some cases, they can rival or even exceed state rates. The five states with the highest
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In this article LLY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City, U.S., December 11, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Eli Lilly on Tuesday said its highly popular drug used for weight loss and diabetes showed promise as a treatment for
In this article LLY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Eli Lilly logo is shown on one of the company’s offices in San Diego, California, U.S., September 17, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters Eli Lilly on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped expectations on the strong launch of its new weight loss drug,
Izusek | E+ | Getty Images Checking a bag at the airport has gotten pricier for travelers — and harder to avoid. A checked bag is one stored in a plane’s cargo hold during a flight. While that service was free in years past, it’s now standard for major airlines to charge for checked bags,
Americans now owe a collective $1.13 trillion on their credit cards, according to a new report on household debt from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Credit card balances increased by $50 billion, or roughly 5%, in the fourth quarter of 2023, the New York Fed found. Credit card delinquency rates also jumped — particularly among
In this article WE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Adam Neumann, Founder and former CEO of WeWork. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Billionaire Adam Neumann is trying to buy back bankrupt real-estate company WeWork, which he founded in 2010 and was ousted from in 2019, DealBook reported Tuesday. Neumann, his startup Flow and Dan Loeb’s
Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Swiss banking giant UBS on Tuesday narrowly beat fourth-quarter earnings expectations and announced that it would recommence share buybacks worth up to $1 billion in the second half of the year. The group posted a net loss attributable to shareholders of $279 million for the quarter. Analysts polled
Valentinrussanov | E+ | Getty Images If you’re eager to save money filing your taxes this season, there’s a free option that’s used by only a fraction of eligible taxpayers. Established in 2002, the program, known as IRS Free File, is a public-private partnership between the agency and the Free File Alliance, a nonprofit coalition
Rockaa | E+ | Getty Images Despite earning more, many Gen Z adults and millennials are having a hard time finding room in their budgets to invest. To that point, 63% of young adults believe the stock market is a great place to build wealth and invest, but many are not participating, according to the
In this article NOVO.B-DK CTLT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Injection pens of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy are shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, November 21, 2023. Victoria Klesty | Reuters Novo Nordisk‘s parent company on Monday said it will acquire drug manufacturer Catalent in a $16.5 billion deal that could
In this article PLTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Palantir co-founder and CEO Alex Karp arrives for a U.S. Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13, 2023. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Palantir shares surged more than 15% in after-hours trading after the
Ken Griffin, CEO of Citadel, at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha on Sept. 28, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s flagship hedge fund rose last month as volatility made a return amid the debate about rate cuts, according to a person familiar with the returns. Citadel’s multistrategy flagship Wellington fund climbed 1.9% in January, following
Mark Cuban didn’t want to invest in Genius Litter — until a bidding war between his “Shark Tank” co-stars annoyed him into changing his mind. The Austin, Texas-based company sells color-changing cat litter can alert pet owners of potential illnesses. Founded in 2020, Genius Litter is already profitable, CEO and founder Ramon van Meer said
Catherine Falls Commercial | Moment | Getty Images If you’ve noticed the cost of your car insurance policy has gone up, you’re not alone. Inflation takes some of the blame, but your credit score may have a role as well. The national average cost for full-coverage car insurance has gone up to $2,543 per year,
Some insurance companies are pulling back coverage from fire- and flood-prone areas, leaving homeowners with limited affordable options. This trend may even affect the property value of American homes, experts say. The nation’s largest homeowner’s insurance company, State Farm, stopped accepting new applications for policies on property in California in May. Allstate announced in November
In this article SBUX MCD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People dit at McDonald’s outdoor seating after going out on a Saturday night along Rothschild Street on June 11, 2022 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images McDonald’s and Starbucks, two of the biggest U.S. restaurant companies, both said the Israel-Hamas war
In this article MCD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Visitors are attending a New Year event held by McDonald’s in Shanghai, China, on January 25, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images McDonald’s is expected to report its fourth-quarter earnings before the bell on Monday. Here’s what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG, formerly
Neel Kashkari, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, during an interview in New York, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Interest rates running at their highest levels in about 23 years are not hurting the economy and could buy policymakers more
House Democratic Caucus Chairman James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., during an interview in his hideaway in the U.S. Capitol. Scott J. Ferrell | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images WASHINGTON, D.C. — On a recent Sunday afternoon, Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., was attending a church service in his hometown of Sumter, South Carolina, when a member
This photo taken on Aug. 22, 2023 shows an advertisement in front of a real estate for sales in Millbrae, California, the United States. The sales of previously owned homes in the United States dropped 2.2 percent in July from June to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 4.07 million units, the National Association of