SolStock | E+ | Getty Images Looking for a meaningful holiday gift? Consider putting money toward a child’s future education costs. Nearly half of parents (45%) may ask family and friends this year to contribute to a 529 college savings plan for their kids, according to a survey from the College Savings Foundation. That compares
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This year, you may want to give back during the holiday season. While you can always donate money to charities year-round, this holiday season you might try donating your stocks instead. By doing your research on donating your stocks to a charity, you can potentially reduce your bill come tax time. The benefits of donating
In this article GM 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate GM General Motors is slightly raising its 2021 earnings guidance on strong pricing and resilient consumer demand, despite ongoing impacts from a global shortage of semiconductor chips that has depleted vehicle inventories and shuttered plants. The Detroit automaker’s new adjusted earnings guidance for this year
In this article CRM VRTX LEN Salesforce signage outside office building in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Wednesday: Allbirds — Allbirds shares sunk more than 13% after the shoe maker’s losses grew in the third quarter, even as its revenue rose from last year. The quarterly
CEOs and corporate insiders have sold a record $69 billion in stock in 2021, as looming tax hikes and lofty share prices encourage many to take profits. From Satya Nadella at Microsoft to Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, CEOs, founders and insiders have been cashing in their stock at the highest pace on record. As
In this article F AMD NVDA CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday he’s not ready to sell any shares Nvidia yet, even though he recently booked some profits in two other big charitable trust winners Advanced Micro Devices and Ford. Cramer told “Fast Money Halftime Report” he believes that Nvidia could be a $10 trillion stock
Fizkes | Getty Images Another year of grappling with coronavirus has led to significant tax law changes for the 2021 season. While year-end tax planning is always important, recent adjustments — and the possibility of more on the horizon — may offer unique benefits along with potential pitfalls. Here are some of the biggest changes
Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Alex Edelman/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is cracking down on banks charging fees for customers who overdraw their checking accounts, the bureau announced Wednesday. The financial watchdog is planning a “range of regulatory interventions” targeting firms that rely heavily on overdraft fees
Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates rose decisively again for most of last week, causing a massive drop in mortgage demand, but on Friday everything changed with the news of the Covid omicron variant. Last week the average rate on the 30-year mortgage with conforming loan balance ($548,250 or less) increased to
Every Dec. 1, the world commemorates those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Known as World AIDS Day, it serves as a reminder that there has been an ongoing pandemic for the past 40 years, pre-dating Covid. The Covid vaccines were sequenced, developed and approved in the U.S. in record time, but that would
In this article BIRD A woman walks past an Allbirds store in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Allbirds said Tuesday that its third-quarter revenue rose 33% from last year, while its losses widened as the cost of opening stores and listing its
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the start of trading on Monday following Fridays steep decline in global stocks over fears of the new omicron Covid variant discovered in South Africa on November 29, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were
A cityscape of Tel Aviv, with the first skyscraper, The Meir Shalom tower, in front, and newer buildings such as the Azrieli towers and Moshe Aviv tower in the back. Ilan Shacham | Getty Images Tel Aviv, Israel, is now the most expensive city in the world to live in, according to a biannual report
Shoppers carry purchases from a Best Buy store on Black Friday in San Carlos, California, U.S., on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Before you grab that great deal through a store’s special financing offer, make sure you know what you are signing up for. About half of retailers offer credit
Dr. Eric Topol told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday he believes existing Covid vaccines will offer adequate protection against serve disease for people who get infected by the newly detected omicron variant. In an interview on “Mad Money,” the individualized medicine expert also stressed the importance of receiving a Covid booster shot, imploring eligible Americans
In this article CRM Marc Benioff, founder, chairman and CEO of enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce. Kim Kulish | Corbis News | Getty Images Salesforce reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Tuesday for the period ending Oct. 31, beating Wall Street expectations on earnings and sales. But shares fell over 6% in extended trading after earnings
The latest market setback may be a foreshock to a more serious downturn. The Leuthold Group’s Jim Paulsen predicts a 10% to 15% pullback will rattle investors next year due to high valuations and less accommodative Federal Reserve policies. “We are way overdue for a correction, and we’re going to get one,” the firm’s chief
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images SAN JOSE, CALIF. — In her first day facing questions from the prosecution, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes admitted that she tried to get News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch
Bridgewater Associates’ Ray Dalio stood by his belief that cash is not the place to be despite the volatility in the markets triggered by the new omicron Covid variant. “Cash is not a safe investment, is not a safe place because it will be taxed by inflation,” the founder of the world’s biggest hedge fund