Month: November 2023

In this article UBSG-CH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT President Joe Biden delivers remarks about the student loan forgiveness program on Oct. 17, 2022. Leah Millis | Reuters More people with federal student loans have been able to walk away from their debt in bankruptcy court due to a Biden administration policy change announced
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The U.S. is desperately short of nurses, personal care aides, and other direct care workers who help frail older adults and younger people with disabilities manage their days. Instead of dealing with the problem, policymakers have, predictably, devolved into their usual partisan blame-mongering. Watch, if you can, this recent hearing of the House Energy and
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In this article WMT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Walmart store with gardening products for sale in Atchison, Kansas. Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Walmart will report quarterly earnings Thursday as the discounter generally outperforms its rivals. Here’s what Wall Street expects from the retailer, according to consensus estimates from LSEG,
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James Gorman, chairman and chief executive of Morgan Stanley, speaks during the Global Financial Leader’s Investment Summit in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. The de-facto central bank of the Chinese territory is this week holding its global finance summit for a second year in a row. Photographer: Lam Yik/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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The prolonged period of high inflation may finally be coming to an end, according to an analysis of recent data by UBS global wealth management. In October, the consumer price index, a closely followed inflation gauge, increased 3.2% from 12 months earlier, down from 3.7% in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday. The report marked
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Taxpayers who participate in international transactions potentially subject themselves to a panoply of international information return filing obligations. Take this simple example. John, a U.S. citizen, establishes and funds a foreign grantor trust. After creating the trust, John also travels to the foreign jurisdiction and sets up a foreign bank account in the foreign trust’s
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The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023.  Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch the second spaceflight attempt of its towering Starship rocket, the agency said Wednesday. SpaceX
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In this article UBSG-CH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Despite indicators like U.S. credit card debt pointing toward financial and economic pressures, another global financial crash is not imminent, UBS chief U.S. economist Jonathan Pingle believes. U.S. credit card debt soared to $1.08 trillion in the third quarter of 2023, data from the Federal
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In this article WFC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tetra Images | Tetra Images | Getty Images Families preparing for Thanksgiving will find that turkeys are cheaper this year. The U.S. bird population recovered from last year’s avian flu, boosting supply and helping push down prices. This year, a 16-pound frozen whole turkey costs
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A Pennsylvania couple has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States related to their efforts to evade paying employment taxes. According to court documents and statements made in court, Theodore Shearba and Jennifer Cemini (who are not married) owned and operated a landscaping and excavation business in Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania. Perkiomenville is located just
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In this article TGT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A customer shops the holiday section at a Target store in Clifton, N.J. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Target‘s goal this holiday season: be more like Walmart. The retailer’s leaders said customers will see thousands of gift ideas under $25, store displays that highlight affordability and
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