Andresr | E+ | Getty Images With trillions of dollars in tax breaks scheduled to expire after 2025, financial advisors are working with clients to prepare for the looming tax cliff. Enacted by former President Donald Trump, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, or TCJA, included lower federal income tax brackets, bigger standard
Hong Kong retained its pole position as the world’s most expensive city for expats in 2024, according to Mercer. Chunyip Wong | E+ | Getty Images Asia’s biggest financial hubs have once again clinched the top spots for being the costliest cities for international workers to live in, according to Mercer. Hong Kong was ranked
In this article MRK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Merck’s new pneumococcal vaccine. Courtesy: Merck The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Merck’s new vaccine designed to protect adults from a bacteria known as pneumococcus that can cause serious illnesses and a lung infection called pneumonia, the drugmaker
In this article GME Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Traders work at the post where GameStop is traded on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 12, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters GameStop shares dropped to session lows Monday after the company’s highly anticipated annual meeting
In this article XLK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The logo of Nvidia Corporation is seen during the annual Computex computer exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan May 30, 2017. Tyrone Siu | Reuters Nvidia’s blistering rally will force a major tech fund to acquire more than $10 billion worth of shares of the chip giant
A customer shops at a Safeway store on June 11, 2024 in Mill Valley, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The rate of price increases for food has subsided in recent months, according to the latest government inflation data. However, shoppers still report feeling burdened by the prices they’re seeing in the grocery store aisles.
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel testifies before the House Appropriations Committee in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 2024. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS on Monday unveiled a plan to “close a major tax loophole” used by large, complex partnerships, which could raise more than an estimated $50
Row of shophouses in Singapore’s Katong area. Olivier Chouchana | Gamma-rapho | Getty Images SINGAPORE — The ornate, colorful “shophouses” that line the streets in some old neighborhoods of Singapore are not what immediately comes to mind when people think of the city-state. In a country where land is scarce and public housing can cost
Local Sales Taxes vs Income Taxes: Sources of Local Tax Revenue Skip to content Table of Contents Key Findings Local sales and income taxes generate 13 percent and 5 percent of local taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs
In this article BA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A satellite image shows an overview of the International Space Station with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, June 7, 2024. Maxar Technologies | Via Reuters Boeing’s Starliner capsule “Calypso” will stay at the International Space Station twice as long as the mission originally planned, NASA announced
In this article GME Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A holding page for Keith Gill, a Reddit user credited with inspiring GameStop’s rally, before a YouTube livestream arranged on a laptop at the New York Stock Exchange on June 7, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images A sell-off in GameStop shares intensified
In this article CSCO CHRD KMB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Cisco logo is displayed in front of Cisco headquarters on February 09, 2024 in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Dividend-paying stocks can give investors an opportunity to cushion their portfolios from market volatility — and they can also enhance