Navigating the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has not been easy for small businesses. Fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff is no exception. “It’s the longest, most exhausting days of my life,” said Minkoff, 39, and the co-founder and creative director of her own fashion line. “I want to scream a lot, but I have to stay
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Tom Werner Next year, the IRS will allow people to put away even more money in health savings accounts, a tax-advantaged account you can use for medical expenses. Health savings accounts work alongside high deductible health plans. You can save money on a pretax or tax-deductible basis, have it grow tax free and then use
It’s worth your time to develop a solid plan for generating retirement income from your savings. Getty A few recent articles have somberly pronounced that the so-called “four percent rule” is dead, a victim of low interest rates, stock market volatility, high stock valuations, and longer lifespans. For those of you unfamiliar with the term,
Banks are grabbing a couple of billion that was meant for accountants and others who helped business people sort out the complexity of the Paycheck Protection Program. I spoke with Michael Adler of GrayLaw Group, Inc who has started the ball rolling on a class action law suit. There are 19 lawyers involved including the
REBNY President James Whelan called the loss of tax revenue “alarming.” joSonwww.josonphoto.com New York State lost $139 million in tax revenue generated by a combination of residential and commercial real estate sales between March and April of this year and $72 million last month compared to April of 2019, a new report from the Real
Lowe’s shares jumped Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings. Share prices rose more than 7% at during premarket trading, but shed gains after the open, trading up less than 1% in early trading. Here’s what Lowe’s reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by Refinitiv: Earnings per
An employee tends to marijuana plants at the Aurora Cannabis Inc. facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Jason Franson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Aurora Cannabis has agreed to buy U.S.-based CBD company Reliva, giving the struggling Canadian company a business foothold in America. Shares of Aurora closed off nearly 13% ahead
Ricky Sandler, founder and chief executive officer of Eminence Capital LP, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images A hedge fund chief who had a bullish view of the stock market when
On Friday, President Donald Trump announced a “massive scientific, industrial, and logistical endeavor” called “Operation Warp Speed,” to find, manufacture and distribute a proven vaccine against Covid-19, hopefully before the end of the year. To achieve this “great national project,” as Trump called it, will take a collaboration of American businesses, scientists, the federal government
Lowe’s announced Wednesday that it would assist minority-owned businesses with $25 million in grants to support efforts to relaunch the American economy. Lowe’s is dishing out the funds to help small businesses, especially home improvement professionals, in need of masks, personal protective equipment and other supplies to operate safely. The new funds follow $340 million of
ozgurcankaya People short on cash could use a tax refund, yet millions of households continue to sit on last year’s tax returns. The taxman received 128.2 million individual income tax returns as of May 8, reflecting a 9.4% decline from a year ago, according to IRS data. At this time last year, 141.5 million taxpayers
Less than two months since Congress passed the CARES Act in response to the coronavirus pandemic, another massive economic relief bill made its way through the House. However, it still has an uncertain future in the Senate. The HEROES (Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions) Act is a $3 trillion bill that is designed
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday that governments forcing some retailers to close and others to stay open was “somewhat rigged” and has permanently damaged smaller businesses. “If you were Walmart, the thing you would most want to do is have the government shut down your competition, and that happened,” Cramer said on “Squawk Box.” Cramer’s
Getty With headlines fading from the House of Representatives passage of the HEROES Act last week, attention is shifting to the Senate where Republicans and Democrats alike have floated myriad proposals to include in a potential next round of coronavirus relief. Earlier today, a bi-partisan group of senators unveiled a plan to create a $4,000
San Francisco’s real estate market is expected to recover quicker than Los Angeles’ Getty Real estate industry experts discuss California’s real estate market. I checked in once again with Compass California President Mark McLaughlin and CoreLogic’s Deputy Chief Economist Selma Hepp. The conversation focuses on the Bay Area and Southern California markets. In 2018, McLaughlin
A pedestrian walks past a Target store in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Target will report its first-quarter earnings Wednesday before the bell. The big-box retailer’s stores have remained open across the country during the coronavirus pandemic, but the crisis has cut into its profits as Target’s labor expenses jumped and sales of
Sectors of the U.S. economy are starting to show signs of a rebound, with more retailers reporting strong quarterly sales and weekly mortgage applications pointing to a remarkable recovery in the housing market. Later Wednesday, Wall Street will get a more detailed look at the Federal Reserve’s most recent decision, with the release of the central
Charging Bull Statue is seen at the Financial District in New York City, United States on March 29, 2020. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. 8:49 am: Strong China rhetoric from Trump President Donald Trump took a tough stance on China over the
Coronavirus has dramatically changed college for millions of students, as schools have been forced to close their physical campuses and move classes online. Now, many are anticipating that enrollment will be down at traditional non-profit four-year colleges next semester. “I know there’ve been some students that have already withdrawn from next year because they’re worried
The U.K. borrowed at a negative interest rate for the first time on Wednesday, amid growing fears of a deep global recession and expectations of further bond buying action from central banks. In an auction Wednesday, the country’s Debt Management Office said it sold £3.8 billion ($4.66 billion) worth of three-year gilts at a yield