Medium shot of smiling woman trying on sunglasses while shopping in boutique during vacation Thomas Barwick | Digitalvision | Getty Images Currently trending on TikTok: digital cameras, Jellycat plush toys and lip oils. But the bigger trend? Not buying any of it. “Loud budgeting,” which emphasizes being vocal about wanting to save money, is a
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Kansas Flat Tax Reform & Relief: Details & Analysis Skip to content Home • Blog • A Lower, Flat Income Tax Would Promote Long-Term Economic Growth in Kansas Kansas has begun its fifth consecutive legislative session under politically divided government, with Republicans holding a slim supermajority in the legislature while Gov. Laura Kelly (D) begins
Deadlines loom for consumers who want to send back unwanted holiday gifts. Many retailers extend return windows for purchases made in November and December through the end of January. But in many other parts of the return process, companies have become less lenient. As more consumers shop online and send back more of those orders,
D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Tax season has kicked off and the IRS has started to process 2023 returns. If you’re expecting a refund, there are a few ways to get the money faster, experts say. Often, “self-inflicted mistakes” cause refund delays, according to Mark Steber, chief tax information officer at Jackson Hewitt. The
Maskot | Digitalvision | Getty Images Workers are sour on the job market — but that pessimism may be somewhat misplaced. The Glassdoor Employee Confidence Index in January fell to its lowest level since 2016, when the career site began tracking the metric, it said Monday. The index measures how workers feel about their employer’s
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, left, speaks with Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. Kevin Dietsch | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and three other Democratic lawmakers are pushing
In this article DKNG FLTR-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT FanDuel-parent Flutter lists on the New York Stock Exchange Monday, offering U.S. investors an alternative to the biggest pure play in sports betting, DraftKings. It’s a secondary listing for the international sportsbook, which will retain its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 16th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy published his income for the first time on Sunday as he looks to promote transparency and tackle corruption as part of the country’s push
Sdi Productions | E+ | Getty Images Humans like choice. Indeed, it’s a bedrock principle of autonomy and freedom. But when it comes to investing, having too many choices can be bad. “Most likely, it will hurt you rather than help you,” said Philip Chao, a certified financial planner and founder of Experiential Wealth, based
The Federal Reserve is expected to announce it will leave rates unchanged at the end of its two-day meeting this week, after recent reports showed the economy grew at a much more rapid pace than expected and inflation eased. “In many ways, we already have a soft landing,” said Columbia Business School economics professor Brett House.
Multi exposure of virtual abstract financial graph interface on Chinese flag and sunset sky background, financial and trading concept Igor Kutyaev | Istock | Getty Images China plans to merge three of its largest state-owned bad debt asset managers with its China Investment Corp sovereign fund as part of a plan to reform institutions, the
A view of a scaled-up mock of a Louis Vuitton bag during a promotional event by the French luxury brand in Shanghai on Dec. 4, 2023. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s luxury sales are rebounding, and while they’re not back to 2021 levels yet, industry analysts and financial releases
Nearly one in five Americans said they plan to travel less in 2024, with most citing costs as the reason , according to Intrepid Travel’s 2024 Outlook Survey. But many travelers are pressing forward, seeking ways to save without compromising their trips. And for some 70% of respondents of Intrepid’s survey, that means avoiding peak
In this article MRK BMY JNJ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) to the podium. NYSE Big pharmaceutical companies such as Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck and Johnson & Johnson face a looming threat that will put tens of billions of dollars in sales at
Mark Cuban once pictured himself running a major corporation — until he started his first job out of college. After Cuban graduated from the University of Indiana in 1981, he was hired at Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh, he recently said on Trevor Noah’s “What Now?” podcast. He liked the job almost immediately, feeling comfortable enough
In this article OMF KEY BIP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A KeyBank sign with a market ticker is seen on the facade of the KeyBank Building in Columbus, Ohio. Jay Laprete | Bloomberg | Getty Images Investors seeking a steady stream of income in these uncertain times can consider adding some attractive dividend
Fotostorm | E+ | Getty Images Millions of American workers are paying for early access to their paychecks. In some cases, it can come with a steep price. So-called “earned wage access” programs, which operate either directly to the consumer or through employers, let workers tap a portion of their wages before payday, often for
In this article HUM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage is displayed on a Humana Inc. office building in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. Humana is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 6. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Humana plummeted on
In this article SIDU ASTR MNTS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A view from onboard the upper stage of rocket LV0009 during the company’s livestream on March 15, 2022. Astra / NASASpaceflight The space sector’s on the tail end of a boom-and-bust cycle. While many companies battened down the hatches to survive, a few
China may have trouble attracting investors again this year. ETF Action’s Mike Akins sees challenges tied to the country’s ability to generate stock market returns. “It’s kind of the old cliché. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me,” the firm’s founding partner told CNBC’s ETF Edge this week. “You’ve got