Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday exceeded fiscal fourth-quarter sales expectations, as the drugstore chain turns itself into a more health-care focused company. The drugstore chain said it anticipates full-year adjusted earnings per share of $4.45 to $4.65 in the coming fiscal year, which is about in line with what Wall Street expected. Yet Walgreens said
In this article GS AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Todd Haselton | CNBC Apple will soon allow iPhone users to put credit card rewards from Apple Card and additional funds from separate bank accounts into an interest-bearing savings account. In a press release Thursday, Apple said the feature is expected to launch in
Tetra Images | Tetra images | Getty Images A majority of U.S. households are taking the possibility of an economic recession seriously, new research suggests. Eighty-four percent of respondents in a recent survey said they are concerned about a recession happening before the end of the year, and 76% said they are making changes to
If you are self-employed and work at home — even just part-time — you may claim a tax deduction for expenses related to your home office. Alas, if you’re an employee who has been working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that amazing home office deduction you’ve heard so much about does not apply.
Azmanjaka | E+ | Getty Images Amid record high inflation, Social Security beneficiaries will get an 8.7% increase to their benefits in 2023, the highest increase in 40 years. The Social Security Administration announced the change Thursday. It will result in a benefit increase of more than $140 per month on average starting in January.
In this article KR ACI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Kroger could announce a deal to buy rival grocery company Albertsons this week, sources told CNBC’s David Faber. Shares of Albertsons jumped and were briefly halted on Thursday morning after news that two companies are deep in talks. The all-cash acquisition may be announced
In this article DPZ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An employee carries an order for a customer at a Domino’s Pizza restaurant in Detroit. Sean Proctor | Bloomberg | Getty Images Domino’s Pizza on Thursday reported better-than-expected revenue for the third quarter and stood by its forecast for food costs, even though earnings fell
Inflation was a bit hotter than expected in September, with monthly gains fueled primarily by housing, food and medical care, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday. Inflation measures how quickly the prices consumers pay for a broad range of goods and services are rising. The consumer price index, a key inflation barometer, jumped
When Mark Cuban was in his 20s, he wanted to get rich and retire by age 35. He succeeded at the first part: At age 32, Cuban sold his first company, a computer consulting business called MicroSolutions, for $6 million. But today, the 64-year-old is still working. And on a recent episode of the “Re:Thinking” podcast with
Key Findings Last-in, First-out (LIFO) and First-in, First-out (FIFO) are two methods of inventory accounting used for both financial accounting and tax purposes. Both LIFO and FIFO rely on the accounting principle of deducting costs from income when goods are sold. This principle often comes into conflict with the economic principle of deducting costs when
In this article DWAC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Truth social network logo is seen displayed behind a woman holding a smartphone in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp., the company aiming to take former President Donald Trump’s media company public, jumped
In this article DCT DWAC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The social media app will be developed by Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG). Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Digital World — The company aiming to take public Truth Social, Donald Trump’s media
Tommaso79 | Istock | Getty Images People who do not typically file taxes have a new way to claim a federal tax credit aimed at low- to moderate-income workers that was temporarily made more generous last year. GetCTC.org, a simplified filing tool, was updated on Wednesday to include the earned income tax credit. The maximum
Babydog would like you to vote against Amendment 2. Or at least that’s what the English Bulldog’s owner, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R), claims, and absent the emergence of a Dr. Doolittle on the Kanawha, who is there to gainsay him? The Republican governor’s opposition to the ballot measure pits him against Republicans in
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 07, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images (Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Cash, one of the most hated corners of the market for years, is getting some newfound love from money managers as the Federal
In this article AMC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The AMC 25 Theatres in Times Square in New York is seen on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Richard Levine | Corbis News | Getty Images AMC Entertainment hit a new 52-week low Wednesday as the movie theater company contends with a massive debt load, dilution
The U.S. will see inflation cut in half within six months, according to Mark Zandi of Moody’s Analytics. His call, which comes on the cusp of another key inflation report, hinges on oil prices staying at current levels, supply chain problems continuing to ease and vehicle prices starting to roll over. Everything else, Zandi believes,
Zinkevych | iStock | Getty Images If you inherited a retirement account in 2020 or 2021, the IRS is waiving penalties for some heirs who needed to start taking required minimum distributions right away, according to a notice issued Friday. The new rule won’t apply until 2023. Typically, there’s a 50% penalty when you skip
mphillips007 | iStock Unreleased | Getty Images There’s a whole lot of money up for grabs this week in two national lotteries. Powerball’s jackpot is an advertised $420 million for Wednesday night’s drawing. Mega Millions’ top prize is even more: $494 million for the next pull, set for Friday night. Of course, the chance of
Getty Images Younger, wealthy investors are looking beyond the stock market for higher returns. Some 75% of high-net-worth investors between the ages of 21 and 42, compared to 32% of investors over 43-years-old, don’t expect “above-average returns” solely from traditional stocks and bonds, according to a Bank of America Private Bank study released Tuesday. The