kate_sept2004 | E+ | Getty Images If you haven’t gotten your 2020 tax refund, you are in good company. At the end of the 2021 filing season in May, the IRS had a backlog of 35 million tax returns that still needed to be manually processed, according to a report released Wednesday by the National
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Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images When it comes to investing in the new and highly volatile asset class of cryptocurrencies, most financial advisors have at least one piece of wisdom: Don’t put in more than you can afford to lose. But while that rule of thumb is helpful, it’s pretty general. And so advisors are
Robinhood will pay roughly $70 million in penalties for its systemwide outages and misleading communication and trading practices, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said Wednesday. The settlement regards the technical failures Robinhood experienced in March of 2020, Robinhood’s lack of due diligence before approving customers to place options trades and purveying misleading information to customers
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger have been friends for over 60 years and business partners since 1978. During that time, they’ve both become billionaires while building Berkshire Hathaway into a $630 billion investment giant. But, to hear the two wealthy nonagenarians tell it, at least, all of that money wasn’t even the biggest prize of
In this article LZ LegalZoom made its market debut Wednesday, with shares opening 31% above their offer price in the company’s second attempt at going public. The online legal platform was valued at over $7.5 billion as shares soared as much as 38%. The stock opened at $36.75 per share after an initial public offering price
In this article BBBY Source: Bed Bath & Beyond Bed Bath & Beyond fiscal first-quarter sales climbed nearly 50%, as the retailer’s turnaround initiatives including launching new brands and remodeling stores helped to draw in customers for everything from blenders to bath mats. The progress coming ahead of the key back-to-school shopping season was enough
Jeremy Kennedy, a Ford employee, secures the engine and transmission to the subframe of a new 2020 Explorer at Chicago Assembly Plant. Source: Ford DETROIT – Ford Motor is significantly cutting its North American vehicle production in July due to an ongoing shortage of semiconductor chips impacting the global automotive industry. The automaker said Wednesday
In this article DOGE.CM= Germany-based travel site GetYourGuide has debuted U.S. offerings and the ability to pay with dogecoin. GetYourGuide German travel booking site GetYourGuide marked its expansion into the U.S. market Tuesday with the announcement that it now accepts dogecoin for payment. The Berlin-based firm, which says it’s booked 45 million-plus tours in 170
In this article ZM 6694.T-JP Charlie Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, revealed he is fond of Zoom, saying the videoconferencing software will keep thriving even as life goes back to normal after the pandemic. “I have fallen in love with Zoom,” Munger said during an interview with Becky Quick on CNBC’s special “Buffett & Munger:
The Old Village of Lawers is up for sale for offers over £125,000 ($172,859). The Old Village of Lawers photography The remains of a village in Scotland, which is supposedly haunted, has gone up for sale for offers over £125,000 ($172,859). The ruins of the Old Village of Lawers sits on the shore of Loch
Workers at grocery delivery company Dingdong pack up vegetables for orders the company claims customers can receive in about 30 minutes. Dingdong BEIJING — Chinese grocery delivery company Dingdong closed 2 cents higher in its U.S. IPO Tuesday, following a 70% cut in the offering size. The lackluster performance comes amid a surge in Chinese
Serena Williams of The United States reacts as she winces in pain in her Ladies’ Singles First Round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus during Day Two of The Championships – Wimbledon 2021 Jed Leicester | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Serena Williams’ bid for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam singles crown ended in
Jason York | Getty Images State lawmakers around the country are increasingly tackling the retirement-savings gap head on. Maine has become the latest jurisdiction to enact a law to require most employers that don’t offer a retirement plan to automatically enroll their workers in an individual retirement account through a state-administered program. The New York
Jose Luis Pelaez | Getty Images Investors who want to capitalize on emerging trends — i.e., electric vehicles or remote work — may want to check out “thematic” exchange-traded funds. These ETFs provide a way for investors to engage in so-called thematic investing, which generally means buying stocks or other investments that may benefit from
In this article 9988-HK 9888-HK FISV Leon Cooperman on CNBC’s “Halftime Report.” Scott Mlyn | CNBC Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman said Tuesday that stock picking is key to superior returns going forward as the overall market has grown stagnant after a historic rebound from the pandemic hit. “In terms of my long-term outlook, to be honest
Boxes containing vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine are stored at the Kedren Community Health Center on January 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Moderna — Moderna shares surged 5.6% after the company said its Covid vaccine showed
Teneo CEO Declan Kelly speaks onstage during Global Citizen Presents Global Goal Live: The Possible Dream at St. Ann’s Warehouse on September 26, 2019 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images The CEO of leading public relations and advisory firm Teneo, who previously served as a special envoy to Northern Ireland under then-Secretary
Oxford | Getty Images Your emergency savings could be in danger of losing value due to one thing: inflation. Costs are rising on everything from gasoline, which has jumped 20% during the pandemic, to bacon, which is up 18.7%. Meanwhile, persistently low interest rates mean it’s tougher to earn a return on your cash and
A longtime market bull sees an under-the-radar trend that should calm runaway inflation fears, and it has nothing to do with Federal Reserve policy. According to The Leuthold Group’s Jim Paulsen, private money coming from individuals and companies has been acting as a “very encouraging” market mechanism to help curb inflation. “We make decisions about
Dry cracked earth is visible along the banks of Phoenix Lake on April 21, 2021 in Ross, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images LONDON — Major companies from across a range of sectors are increasingly concerned about the cost and availability of the world’s ultimate renewable resource: water. The availability and relatively low cost of
Getty Images Some part-time workers who stay on the job may get faster access to their company’s 401(k) plan. As part of retirement legislation pending in Congress, workers who book between 500 and 999 hours for two consecutive years would generally be eligible for their employer’s plan. That would be a reduction from the current
High earners in high tax states cheered the news last week that Sen. Bernie Sanders included relief from the state and local tax cap in his budget. But the numbers suggest Sanders is only considering a partial reduction in the cap. And the latest proposal being discussed in Congress would do little to help the
A combination file photo shows Wells Fargo, Citibank, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs. Reuters (This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.) Morgan Stanley, the Wall Street powerhouse, doubled its quarterly dividend and announced a new $12 billion stock repurchase plan. The bank said Monday in a press release
A Starbucks location that was closed midday at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Leslie Josephs | CNBC A worker shortage at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport became so severe last month that one of its top executives sent a message to shops and restaurants: Don’t steal each other’s employees. “As you know, we are experiencing one of
In this article CCF BAC PNC PYPL SQ COIN Hiraman | E+ | Getty Images There’s been a surge in consumer complaints about mobile payment apps and digital wallets, such as Venmo, Cash App, Coinbase and Zelle, as more Americans go cashless. That’s according to a new report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group,
In this article @ND.1 @DJ.1 @SP.1 A man walks past the charging bull statue near the New York Stock Exchange. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes rose at the start of the overnight session Sunday evening after the S&P 500 notched its best week since
A container ship docked at India’s Adani Port Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) in Mundra, India. Sam Panthaky | AFP | Getty Images India’s second wave of coronavirus outbreak will affect the country’s infrastructure firms to varying degrees, according to Moody’s Investors Service. Power companies and ports are expected to better withstand the impact of pandemic-led
Many things have been in short supply during the coronavirus crisis, and that includes housing. When the country went into lockdown, Americans were on the move. The sudden shake up caused a spike in home prices. Even now, potential buyers continue to be shut out of the housing market as prices head higher and higher.
Zillow home page Source: Zillow Investors looking for stock ideas into the second half of 2021 may want consider some of these fresh ideas. These are stocks that Wall Street analysts believe are primed to surge over the long run and offer good value now. The names highlighted in this article not only fit the
Wilmington Trust’s Meghan Shue is opening her playbook for the year’s second half — which starts Thursday. Her strategy includes an overexposure to cyclicals, and she favors financials, energy, commodities, materials and industrials. “We see the economic recovery continuing and being a tailwind for stocks,” the firm’s head of investment strategy told CNBC’s “Trading Nation”
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