Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin This episode of What’s Ahead discusses the newly released State Business Tax Climate Index from the renowned, nonpartisan Tax Foundation. It’s no surprise that almost all the states with the most benign business tax regimes are run by Republicans, while those with the worst are governed
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In this article ASTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The company’s LV0010 rocket stands on the launchpad at Florida’s Cape Canaveral ahead of the NASA TROPICS-1 mission. Astra Struggling space company Astra disclosed in a securities filing late Friday that it defaulted on a recent debt agreement and may not be able to raise
In this article SEDG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The SolarEdge logo is seen on a smartphone and a PC screen. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Sipa USA via AP Images Shares of SolarEdge tumbled over 20% in extending trading Wednesday after the solar product manufacturer reported soft guidance for its fourth quarter
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said Thursday that the ongoing Israel-Hamas war poses a potential risk to the bank’s efforts to bring down inflation. Bailey told CNBC that aside from the immense human tragedy brought about by the now almost four-week conflict, the possible knock-on effects for energy markets were significant, risking a resurgence in price
If Mark Cuban needed to rebuild his fortune from scratch in six months, starting with just a phone and $500 in cash, he knows exactly what he’d do. “That is the best question I have ever been asked in my entire adult life,” the billionaire entrepreneur and investor told Wired in a recent video Q&A.
A man walks by the Bank of America headquarters in New York on July 18, 2023. Eduardo Munoz | View Press | Getty Images Customers at several big banks on Friday wrestled with direct deposit delays stemming from an industry-wide processing issue. There was a surge of “outages” reported by banking customers Friday morning, including
Remember old-fashioned teeter-totters? The kind made from a wobbly wooden board? As a child, I’d spread my arms wide and stand in the middle of the board with one foot on each side, swaying back and forth, trying to balance and suspend both ends above the ground. I guess it was the closest I could
The IRS just released the 2024 contribution limits on qualified retirement plans, such as your 401(k). That’s crucial info for employees and executives who can participate in company nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plans. Here’s why. For most NQDC plan participants, year-end is the time to be like an autumn squirrel and decide how much to
One of the most talked about interior design and fashion trends this year was the “Tomato Girl,” aesthetic. Hardly a microtrend, #tomatogirl has more than 25 million views on TikTok, and #tomatogirlfall has more than 14 million views. It’s clear this trend isn’t going away any time soon. There’s a good reason for this—it’s polished
Customers shop at a Walmart store on May 18, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Shares of Walmart touched an all-time high Friday, as investors bet that the discounter will outmatch retail rivals and draw shoppers throughout the holiday season because of its reputation for value. The big-box retailer’s stock hit a
The container ship Maersk Murcia sits moored in the port of Gothenburg, Sweden, on August 24, 2020. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND | AFP | Getty Images Shipping giant Maersk, a bellwether for global trade, on Friday announced plans to reduce its workforce by more than 10,000 people and said it expected profit to be at the low
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 02: People walk through downtown Manhattan on December 02, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images The labor market showed greater deterioration for Hispanic workers, whose unemployment rate rose more than that of the U.S.’, according to data released Friday by the Department
Eric Audras | PhotoAlto Agency RF Collections | Getty Images Series I bonds are now paying 5.27% annual interest through April 2024, up from the 4.3% yearly rate offered since May — and experts have tips for short- and long-term investors. While the new rate is down significantly from the record 9.62% offered in May 2022, investors can
Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green and Courteney Cox as Monica Geller on NBC’s “Friends.” NBC | Getty Images Matthew Perry, the beloved actor best known for his role as sarcastic, wise-cracking Chandler Bing on the sitcom “Friends,” died Saturday at age 54. He left behind
Corporations report their total cash payments of income tax — federal, state, and foreign combined — but they don’t identify, nor does the IRS reveal, how much federal income tax they pay. We believe, however, that we can make reasonable estimates from information reported by publicly traded companies in their financial statements. The adjacent table
Capri in the 1950s was a hot spot for glitterati in search of la dolce vita. The small island off Italy’s Amalfi Coast drew jet-setters, royals and Hollywood stars with its turquoise waters, steep sea cliffs and exclusivity. Considered one of the world’s first resorts―Emperor Augustus made the isle his private retreat in 29 B.C.―the
Elf Bar disposable flavored e-cigarette products are displayed in a convenience store in El Segundo, California, on June 23, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images E-cigarette usage among U.S. high school students has fallen as the government pursues aggressive action against companies selling illegal vape products that appeal to young people, federal
In this article TEAM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Michael Cannon-Brookes, co-CEO of Atlassian. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Atlassian shares plummeted 9% in extended trading Thursday despite better-than-expected earnings and revenue from the software maker and a forecast that met Wall Street’s expectations. Here’s how the company did, compared to the consensus among analysts
Wefox CEO Julian Teicke. Wefox Wefox, the $4.5 billion German insurance technology group, has raised $55 million of fresh funding from Deutsche Bank and UniCredit, two anonymous sources familiar with the deal told CNBC. The company, which sells insurance plans via an online platform, raised the fresh cash in a debt financing deal from the
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., at the AI Safety Summit 2023 at Bletchley Park in Bletchley, UK, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Chris J. Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Elon Musk thinks that artificial intelligence could eventually put everyone out of a job. The billionaire technology leader, who owns