FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been shopping for bargains amid the industry’s recent carnage and said he still has cash to spend if opportunity knocks. It may seem strange. Other multibillion-dollar crypto giants spiraled into bankruptcy this year. FTX’s main competitor, Coinbase, has seen its shares plunge 70% and has laid off a fifth of
Month: September 2022
A Social Security Administration office in San Francisco. Getty Images The Social Security Administration’s average wait time for an initial disability decision hit an all-time high in August of more than six months, or 198 days — almost three times higher than it was a decade ago. That is just one of many signs that
By Kyeland Jackson, Next Avenue When Kevin White talks about his family home, a smile crosses his face. The Minnesota native created memories in the house. His father built it in the 1960s, tucking it into the quiet forests and hills of Mazeppa, Minnesota. An unused oven reminds White of his mom. The smell of
There’s a common saying that every tax has the effect of discouraging some kind of private behavior – be it good, bad, or indifferent. This acknowledges that taxes have behavioral responses. Increase sales taxes, for example, and you’ll see marginally less retail spending. In the case of the corporate income tax, the conventional wisdom is
For generations, upper-class retail establishments have held out their superior service as a reason for customers to patronize them rather than lower-priced stores. The same emphasis on service is at play in some of the nation’s highest-end residential buildings. Sure, tennis courts and exclusive dining rooms and other physical amenities carry cache. But what good
Michael Jordan’s game-worn 1998 NBA Finals ‘The Last Dance’ jersey from game 1 is on display during a press preview at Sotheby’s on September 06, 2022 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images A jersey worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan in the first game of the 1998 NBA Finals has sold for
Mergers in software may be about to break out. Top investment banker Rick Sherlund of Bank of America sees a wave of struggling companies putting themselves up for sale at cheaper prices due to the economic downturn. related investing news Bank of America downgrades Adobe, says stock is a ‘show me story’ as it awaits
Queen Elizabeth II passed away last week – but what will happen to her assets and investments, and how wealthy was she really? Chris Jackson | Chris Jackson Collection | Getty Images “What will happen to her corgis?” is one of the many questions raised since Queen Elizabeth II’s death. The dogs, which the Queen
If you’re expecting relief from President Joe Biden‘s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student loans, you may have state income tax liability, depending on where you live. While legislation is evolving, it’s possible that seven states — Arkansas, California, Indiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina and Wisconsin — may tax student loan forgiveness, according
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A s Karen and David Griffiths neared retirement, they knew one thing for sure. “We were done with Los Angeles,” declares David, now 70, a Brit with dual U.S. citizenship. Sure, they’d lived and worked in the nation’s second largest city for nearly three decades—Karen as
Forbes screened more than 500 locations in the U.S. for everything from climate change risk to availability of doctors to crime. We then compared those that made the cut for what they offered in the way of leisure pursuits—from the arts, learning and fine dining to hiking, skiing, sailing and golf. When they were ready
The housing market is becoming more balanced, but at a great cost to buyers, who are footing the bill of high monthly mortgage payments, and sellers, whose stronghold on the market has slipped away as mortgage rates doubled this year. This is according to a new report from Redfin, a technology-powered real estate brokerage. There
Retail sales numbers were better than expected in August as price increases across a multitude of sectors offset a considerable drop in gas station receipts, the Census Bureau reported Thursday. Advance retail sales for the month increased 0.3% from July, better than the Dow Jones estimate for no change. The total is not adjusted for
New British Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers a speech outside Downing Street, in London, Britain September 6, 2022. Toby Melville | Reuters LONDON — New British Prime Minister Liz Truss faces a confluence of economic challenges, but will need to balance her own ideals with the immediate needs of the country. Last week, Truss announced
It was a heist that was as brazen as it was simple. On the morning of Nov. 29, 1985, a couple entered The University of Arizona Museum of Art in Tucson, Arizona. Within minutes, “Woman-Ochre” — a painting by the Dutch-American artist Willem de Kooning — was gone. The museum’s curator Olivia Miller described the
Pekic | E+ | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Education continues to put out new information on how President Joe Biden’s historic student loan forgiveness plan will work. Some of the latest details include how forgiveness will be applied to your balance: which federal student loans can get the relief, and in what order.
We know how the Covid-19 pandemic killed older adults. We are still learning about its other effects on seniors. And the picture is both complex and often difficult to look at. A study by Michael Barnett of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and colleagues (paywall) finds that residents of nursing homes
The IRS doesn’t like frivolity when it comes to returns. And they can count on Albert Lauber, my favorite Tax Court judge, to back them up when they are right. Eric D. Clarkson was challenging frivolity penalties – Code Section 6702 – fourteen of them at five grand a pop. Here is the story according
The crest of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Significant changes are coming to the ways federal prosecutors will handle white collar criminal cases, putting a greater emphasis on individual executives who commit fraud, a senior official at
In this article FDX Getty Images FedEx on Thursday withdrew its full-year guidance and announced significant cost-cutting measures following what it called softness in global volume of shipments. “Global volumes declined as macroeconomic trends significantly worsened later in the quarter, both internationally and in the U.S.,” CEO Raj Subramaniam said in the release. “While this
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