Omar Marques | LightRocket | Getty Images In typical Robinhood fashion, the stock trading app hosted an unconventional virtual roadshow on Saturday. Rather than holding the event behind doors among investment bankers and hedge funds, as is typical, the event was democratized as Robinhood management fielded questions from everyday investors. Robinhood is seeking a market valuation
Thomas Barwick | DigitalVision | Getty Images In July, the first of six monthly child tax credit payments went out to more than 35 million households with about 60 million kids, according to the IRS. The money is an advance on a 2021 credit and is an enhancement of the existing child tax credit. For
The District of Columbia weathered the pandemic with stable tax collections, down only less than 1 percent in FY 2020 while recovering above pre-pandemic levels in FY 2021. Yet, even as lawmakers in eleven states have cut income taxes this year, the D.C. Council has responded to surpluses and growth by voting to include substantial
simonlong | Moment | Getty Images Consumer losses due to Covid-related fraud top $500 million, according to data from the Federal Trade Commission. The agency has received more than 558,000 complaints from consumers related to the pandemic since the start of 2020. About 60% of the complaints were associated with fraud, citing an aggregate loss
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Ben Rains dives into the quick market resurgence as stocks hit fresh records ahead of a busy week of technology earnings. The episode then breakdown Shopify (SHOP) and Amazon (AMZN) ahead of their upcoming financial results to see if either stock might be worth buying. (0:30) – Stock Market Update: Everything You Need To Know
In this article HAS Hasbro CEO and chairman Brian Goldner expects robust demand for toys to continue even though the company is hiking prices to offset increased shipping and other costs. “For example, on average, ocean freight is about four times more expensive than it was a year ago,” Goldner said in an interview on
In this article TSLA ZM TAL CHKP HAS Zoom founder Eric Yuan speaks before the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony on April 18, 2019 in New York City. Kena Betancur | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Hasbro — Shares of the toymaker soared more than 12% after beating on the
Jeff Bezos holds the aviation glasses that belonged to Amelia Earhart as he speaks during a press conference about his flight on Blue Origin’s New Shepard into space on July 20, 2021 in Van Horn, Texas. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover billions of dollars of
In this article COIN Dado Ruvic | Reuters As older Americans worry about the size of their nest eggs, some may eye riskier assets, such as cryptocurrency, to cover their shortfall with the possibility of higher returns. “It’s a tough predicament, and I think a lot of people will find themselves in that space,” said
Marko Geber | DigitalVision | Getty Images On July 15, more than 35 million American families received the first of six monthly child tax credit payments. However, some families may want to opt out of the remaining payments, according to financial experts, and instead wait to claim the entire credit when they file their 2021
Sales of newly built homes dropped in June to the lowest level since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic in April 2020, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Monday. Sales of new single-family homes fell to an annualized rate of 676,000, 6.6% below May’s rate of 724,000 and 19.4% below
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In this article RY4C-IE A Ryanair aircraft Boeing 737-800 prepares to take off at Krakow Airport. Omar Marques | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Low-cost airline Ryanair said Monday that it’s still facing a “challenging” environment and that it might finish the fiscal year “somewhere between a small loss and breakeven” as
Economist Stephen Roach warns Beijing’s crackdown against U.S.-listed China stocks will have widespread market implications. Roach, who is considered one of the world’s leading experts on Asia, believes the actions are signaling the early stages of a cold war. “I am a congenital optimist when it comes to China. But I find these actions really
lisegagne | E+ | Getty Images Barbarett Corbbins was relieved when she saw an extra $500 deposited into her bank account last week. She had received letters from the IRS that she was eligible for child tax credit payments for her two children, ages 10 and 17, but had forgotten when the money was to
A sign warns of extreme heat in Death Valley, California, U.S., July 11, 2021. Bridget Bennett | Reuters Stifling heat is forecast to spread across much of the continental U.S. next week, with areas like the Great Plains and Midwest set to see temperatures climb 10 to 15 degrees above average, according to the National
Traders working at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), today, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Source: NYSE Stock futures opened little changed after the major averages finished the previous session at record closing highs and ahead of a heavy week of earnings reports from technology’s heaviest hitters. The Dow Jones Industrial Average eased by 5 points,
A concert at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre outside Denver. John P Kelly | The Image Bank Unreleased | Getty Images With the pandemic upending where Americans live and work, many now face the dizzying maze of income tax issues. However, workers in some industries, such as entertainment, have been dealing with these problems for
Last month, the Supreme Court turned back a challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), allowing to stand the Individual Mandate it created that penalizes taxpayers for not having proper health insurance and opening the way for President Biden and Congress to reimplement it. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data from 2014 through 2018 shows that