Speculation is increasing that the UK will trigger Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol in the coming weeks, if not days and that the EU is hurriedly preparing its response. The Northern Ireland Protocol is the arrangement agreed between the UK and the EU to ensure that goods can move freely between the Republic
Month: November 2021
If you’ve felt this housing market is the hottest you’ve ever seen— you may be spot on. In the 15 months between the quarter ending in June 2020 and the quarter ending in September 2021, the median U.S. home price rose 25.5%—the most over a similar time period in our nation’s history (since these figures
In this article RIVN F Rivian electric trucks are seen parked near the Nasdaq MarketSite building in Times Square on November 10, 2021 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A major winner following electric vehicle start-up Rivian Automotive‘s blowout IPO on Wednesday is ironically one of its competitors, Ford Motor. Ford
In this article BYND Beyond Meat “Beyond Burger” patties made from plant-based substitutes for meat products sit on a shelf for sale in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Beyond Meat on Wednesday reported a widening loss in its third quarter as U.S. demand for its meat substitutes shrank and higher
A major Wall Street firm is piling into stocks near record highs. Wilmington Trust’s Meghan Shue reveals her firm has one of its largest stock market overweights ever. Shue, who oversees $152 billion in assets, attributes a strong economic backdrop and seasonal tailwinds for the bullish move. “The near-term disruptions and the near-term concerns over
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos Mike Blake | Reuters SAN JOSE, CALIF. — In a surprise announcement, the government said Wednesday that it would likely rest its case next week against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes in her criminal fraud trial. “It is likely that the government will rest next week,” Jeffrey Schenk,
[The webcast is scheduled to begin at 4:45 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see the player above.] Elon Musk’s SpaceX is planning to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station from Florida on Wednesday, as the company keeps up a steady pace of crewed missions. Known as Crew-3, the
Investors worried about inflation should consider tilting their portfolios toward areas of the market that tend to do well when prices pick up, according to Gargi Pal Chaudhuri, head of iShares investment strategy, Americas at BlackRock. “So looking at commodity producers, looking at financials — more recently, looking at infrastructure — that has been an
A Social Security Administration office in San Francisco. Getty Images If you plan properly, you may be able to boost your Social Security retirement benefits. And newly redesigned benefit statements from the Social Security Administration may help you do exactly that. That goes for workers of all ages who contribute to the program — from
Older women are significantly more concerned about the impact of taking care of their physical health will have on their financial health, according to a new survey from MedicareGuide.com, an insurance company. In a poll, over half of women over 65 (51 percent) say they are worried a health situation could lead to bankruptcy compared
Robert Goulder of Tax Notes and Jeffery M. Kadet of the University of Washington School of Law discuss the House Ways and Means Committee proposal to eliminate key features of the subpart F regime. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Robert Goulder: Hello everyone. I’m Bob Goulder, contributing editor with Tax Notes. Welcome to the October
New York is in love with the new. During week after week in the fall of 2021, buyers at the upper end of the real estate market have been choosing with their dollars. What they choose, time and again, is newly constructed (or not even yet constructed) condominiums. While fewer billionaires are actually purchasing units
In this article RCL Royal Caribbean outgoing CEO Richard Fain told CNBC on Wednesday the company is seeing historically strong bookings for next summer and plans to use the cash flow to pay down debt and reinvest. “[The cruise business] has always been a cash flow business. It’s a highly capital intensive business, but once
In this article TSLA WEN FUBO POSH A woman walks past a Westpac bank advertisement in central Sydney, Australia. Daniel Munoz | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Poshmark — The online marketplace’s shares tumbled nearly 30% Wednesday after reporting quarterly results late Tuesday. Poshmark reported a loss of 9 cents
Only 28% of Manhattan office workers are back at their desks and fewer than half will return by January, according to a new survey. Employers expect that 49% of office workers will return on an average weekday by January, according to a survey of 188 big employers in Manhattan by the Partnership for New York
Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images A McKinsey partner was arrested Wednesday after being criminally charged with insider trading ahead of Goldman Sachs‘ recent $2.2 billion acquisition of fintech lender GreenSky. A complaint unsealed Wednesday in federal court alleged that Puneet Dikshit, 40, exploited information he gained about his client Goldman Sachs’ pending takeover
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Interest in socially responsible investing skyrocketed during the Covid-19 pandemic. To that point, environmental, social and corporate governance funds captured $51.1 billion of net new money from investors in 2020 — a record and more than double the net inflows in 2019, according to Morningstar research. So, who is
bymuratdeniz | E+ | Getty Images Some older Americans may be all too familiar with sticker shock when it comes to their Medicare premiums. That is, instead of paying the standard premium for Part B (outpatient care coverage) and Part D (prescription drug coverage), their income is high enough for monthly “income-related adjustment amounts,” or
Estate planning for business owners is always important, and the number of liquidity events—such as business sales or infusions of capital—and potential tax changes in the near future, have only amplified the value of proactive planning. It is an essential undertaking for many business owners who want to ensure the continued success of their business
Something seems amiss as Congress appears ready to revise US tax policy again. Should we expect our tax system to undergo wholesale changes every 4 or so years? After all, the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Job Act significantly overhauled the tax system in 2017. Now the 2021 Build Back Better Act proposes tax increases,
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