Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images When a Social Security beneficiary dies, their loved ones may qualify for a one-time $255 lump-sum death payment. Yet that amount has not changed in 70 years — since 1954 — while inflation has pushed the costs for funerals higher. On Wednesday, Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., introduced a new
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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Policies | Tax Foundation Skip to content Table of Contents Key Findings Growing levels of waste and pollution, paired with increasing burdens on taxpayers to address environmental problems, have spurned policymakers in the US and abroad to encourage producers to be responsible, either financially or operationally, for the end-life of their
Signage at the New World Tower, which houses the headquarters of New World Development Co., in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. New World Developmen suspended trading of its shares in Hong Kong on Thursday morning. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Hong Kong’s major developer, New World Development surged over
In this article LUV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, July 12, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Southwest Airlines is planning to reduce service to and from Atlanta next year, cutting more than 300
The logo of Swedish clothing retailer H&M hangs over one of its stores on March 28, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of H&M tumbled 7% on Thursday after the world’s second-largest listed fashion retailer posted a miss on operating profit and abandoned its earnings margin target.
A sign on the exterior of a BNP Paribas SA bank branch in Paris, France, on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images France’s BNP Paribas on Thursday said there are simply too many European lenders for the region to be able to compete with rivals from the U.S. and Asia, calling
Catherine Mcqueen | Moment | Getty Images After years of higher yields on cash, the Federal Reserve’s shifting policy means lower future returns on savings, certificates of deposit and money market funds. Despite falling rates, investors should still keep emergency funds “liquid,” meaning the cash can be easily tapped, financial experts say. Advisors typically suggest
Fstop123 | E+ | Getty Images While housing affordability remains a challenge for many buyers in the U.S., conditions are somewhat improving due to lower mortgage rates. Buyers need to earn $115,000 to afford the typical home in the U.S., according to a new report by Redfin, an online real estate brokerage firm. That’s down
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses 1099 forms, also called information returns, to report various types of income. If you received a 1099-CAP form as a taxpayer this tax year, it might look particularly confusing, but don’t worry — we’re here to break it down for you. This article will give you all the details
In this article V Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Justin Sullivan | etty Images The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sued Visa, the world’s biggest payments network, saying it propped up an illegal monopoly over debit payments by imposing “exclusionary” agreements on partners and smothering upstart firms. Visa’s moves over the years have resulted
A protestor holds a placard with a slogan reading “Stop Merger Horror” during a union demonstration outside the Commerzbank AG headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Italy’s UniCredit appears to have caught German authorities off guard with a potential multibillion-euro merger of Frankfurt-based Commerzbank, a move
In this article MELI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT One of the world’s largest e-commerce companies is emerging as a top pick on Wall Street as investors look for tech opportunities beyond the Magnificent Seven. MercadoLibre, an Argentinian e-commerce and payments platform that’s incorporated in Delaware and actively traded on Nasdaq, is up 34%