Billionaire businessman Ken Langone told CNBC on Wednesday he expects higher-than-usual inflation to hit the U.S. economy for longer than the Federal Reserve anticipates. In an interview on “Squawk Box,” the Home Depot co-founder said both raw material and labor shortages have caused increased consumer prices during the pandemic economic reopening. Now, the potential for
Month: July 2021
As people age, sometimes they are more willing to overlook what needs fixing at home. Maybe it feels like too much to vet contractors, or get bids. One gentleman in his 80’s comments at AgingParents.com, “I’ll just let my kids take care of it. I’ll probably be gone in five years”. Is that fair? We
Thanks in large part to federal aid over the last year, most state government budgets have recovered from the pandemic and many have surpluses that have prompted them to cut taxes. So far this year, 11 states have cut individual and/or corporate income taxes. Nearly all are Republican-led states with the exception of New Hampshire.
People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 15, 2021. Amira Karaoud | Reuters There’s good news for some who claimed unemployment benefits in 2020. The IRS is sending another 1.5 million refunds to people who were taxed on unemployment income last year before a portion
Real estate agents perform a critical function in the American housing landscape, bringing buyers and sellers together and making certain each side is responsibly represented. Recently, however, a number of class-action lawsuits and a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation have been initiated against all the largest national real estate brokerages. These attacks contend that, because
In this article ADBE WMT Shoppers walk in front of a Walmart store in San Leandro, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 13, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Just as Amazon Web Services is the profit center that powers much of Amazon’s other businesses, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon has been increasingly interested
In this article BA A Boeing 737 MAX airplane lands after a test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. June 29, 2020. Karen Ducey | Reuters Boeing reported its first quarterly profit in almost two years on Wednesday, boosted by a surge in deliveries of commercial jetliners as airlines began recovering from the
Barclays and HSBC buildings are seen amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain October 20, 2020. Matthew Childs | Reuters LONDON — Barclays beat second-quarter profit expectations on Wednesday and boosted returns to shareholders, with its investment banking and equities businesses posting record incomes. The British lender posted a quarterly attributable
Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images It can literally pay to get a Covid vaccine in some places. Across the country, many states are offering lottery prizes to boost the number of residents who inoculate themselves against the virus. If you are among the winners, just don’t forget the taxman. “Generally, when people
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE The latest volatility in China — with regulators in Beijing attempting to rein in several sectors of the Chinese economy — is only the latest blow for international investors. “The invest-in-China mantra has always been based on the idea that China was going
The low- or no-interest family loan is one of the best strategies to hedge against the numerous proposed increases in income and estate taxes and to take advantage of today’s low interest rates. A family loan reduces income and estate taxes under the current law but also has flexibility so it can be adapted to
A visual representation of digital currencies. Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images Even though it’s a highly volatile asset, cryptocurrency can help investors build wealth, especially if they invest in digital coins over the long-term. It’s a portfolio play that’s gained traction in recent months and is catching up to stock trading as something that
Nick Ron, CEO of House Buyers of America, is a tech-savvy industry veteran with over 20 years of experience as a real estate investor. As we emerge from the variables and uncertainties of the past 18 months, we are witnessing what appears to be a total renaissance in real estate: the realization that people no longer
Shannon Miller, the most decorated U.S. female gymnast in Olympics history, delivered perspective that only a fellow gymnast could give, when it came to Simone Biles’s decision to withdraw from the team final competition Tuesday due to mental health concerns. “What I think is really important here is, you have Simone, who clearly knew something
In this article GOOGL Alphabet reported Q2 2021 earnings after the bell. The stock rose more than 3% after hours on the strong numbers, which crushed analyst expectations. Here are the results. Earnings per share (EPS): $27.26 vs $19.34 per share, according to Refinitiv estimates. Revenue: $61.88 billion vs $56.16 billion, according to Refinitiv estimates.
U.S. stock index futures fell during overnight trading on Tuesday after the major averages pulled back from record highs, snapping a five-day winning streak. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 55 points, or 0.16%. S&P 500 futures were down 0.14%, while Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.20%. During regular trading the S&P
A Hobby Lobby store in Totowa, New Jersey. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images A 3,500-year-old clay tablet purchased by the Hobby Lobby arts and crafts chain for $1.6 million has been forfeited to the United States. The tablet, which bears a portion of the epic of Gilgamesh, a Sumerian poem considered one of
(Click here to subscribe to the new Delivering Alpha newsletter.) For more than a decade, the stock market has been shrinking, thanks to share buybacks, leveraged buyouts, cash-based M&A and bankruptcies. That’s all changed recently with the massive supply of IPOs — both of traditional companies as well as SPACs. Patrick Healy, CEO of private equity firm
Recent fires, floods, and extreme heat events are demonstrating that climate change is here—now—not some day in the distant future. How could that realization impact your retirement plans? Any concern you might feel about climate change could depend in part on your age. A recent survey conducted by the Society of Actuaries (SOA), titled “Financial
Tax increases may be looming. If you have stock options, restricted stock units, or company shares, now’s the time to analyze whether President Biden’s proposed tax changes could impact your financial planning, whether directly or indirectly. Some of the potential tax increases, such as a major hike in the top rate of capital gains tax,
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