Month: November 2021

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday cheered General Electric‘s plan to break itself up into three standalone companies focused on energy, aviation and health care. While the eventual separation of the American industrial conglomerate may be symbolically somber, the “Mad Money” host said it’s the correct and necessary financial move, and he trusts GE’s chief executive,
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In this article DASH DoorDash announced Tuesday it’s acquiring Wolt, a food delivery platform that’s expanded into groceries and retail, in an all-stock transaction valued at $8.1 billion. The move is an effort to accelerate the company’s international growth. Shares of DoorDash popped more than 24% in after-hours trading following an initial dip. Wolt has about
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U.S. equity futures were lower on Tuesday night as investors await key data on Wednesday that’ll be the next big indicator of how much rising price pressures are accelerating. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures dropped 117 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures both also traded in negative territory. In regular trading, the Dow
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Douglas Sacha | Moment | Getty Images Thousands of Americans living abroad received stimulus checks during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to federal data. While that may sound incongruous with the notion of “stimulus” for the U.S. economy, lawmakers generally had a sound rationale for sending funds overseas, according to tax policy experts. “They are casting
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Eighteen months into the pandemic, many Americans are sick and tired of being sick and tired. In the early months of the pandemic, many experts recognized that, along with the serious health risks of the coronavirus, the steps required to control the pandemic such as school and business closures and social distancing were posing their
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Eco-friendly, energy-saving home features aren’t just good for the environment—they’re also good for your wallet, and for making your listing stand out from the competition. If you’re thinking about selling or renovating your home, trying to lower your energy output, or simply want to save money on your monthly bills, you’ve come to the right
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In this article BTC.BS=-USS COIN Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., reported third-quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday and missed analysts’ estimates on revenue. The stock sank more than 13% in extended trading. Here’s how Coinbase did compared with analyst estimates: Earnings: $1.62 a share Revenue: $1.31 billion vs. $1.57 billion consensus
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In this article XRP.CM= Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse speaks onstage during Day 1 of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018. Steve Jennings | Getty Images for TechCrunch Fintech start-up Ripple on Tuesday said it’s launching a new product that lets financial services firms offer their customers the ability to buy and sell cryptocurrencies. The San Francisco-based company
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson speaks at a press briefing at the Kennedy Space Center in advance of the launch of the Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images NASA on Tuesday delayed its plans to return astronauts to the surface of the moon, announcing the agency is targeting 2025
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Today’s Social Security column addresses questions about whether you can be eligible for later spousal benefits if you take early retirement benefits, working while receiving disability benefits and whether a parent’s widow’s benefit is set at the correct amount. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of
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Professor Goldburn P. Maynard Jr. of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business discusses the U.S. tax code’s effect on wealth inequality and how race has shaped the distribution of wealth. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today
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