United States Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces getty Morgan Scarboro of MultiState Associates discusses the tax topics state legislatures are likely to tackle this year. This post has been edited for length and clarity. Paul Jones: Hi, Morgan. Thanks for being here. Morgan Scarboro: Thanks so much for having me. Paul Jones: First, I wanted to talk about the elephant
Sonny Kalsi is the CEO of BentallGreenOak, a global real estate investment and management platform. Getty There’s no denying that 2020 was a year of great upheaval. The world contended with a global pandemic, and we all became witnesses to the tragic and all too frequent consequences of racial injustice. But like all periods of difficulty,
Changes are coming to travel amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Transportation Security Administration says it will now issue fines to travelers who failed to wear a mask while in transit. The fines could be as large as $1,500. That development could pave the way for a safer travel environment and entice hesitant consumers to begin
A visual representation of dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies. Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images LONDON — Dogecoin is surging after billionaire Elon Musk and other celebrities appeared to back the cryptocurrency on Twitter. The meme-inspired token rallied 37% in 24 hours to a record high of $0.083745 at 10:20 a.m. ET on Monday, according to data
The details behind Elon Musk‘s $100 million prize for the best carbon capture technology are coming into focus. On Jan. 21 when the Tesla CEO tweeted he would be donating $100 million toward a prize for the best carbon capture technology, he piqued interest, but also left many questions unanswered. On Monday, the nonprofit organization
Ron Baron, founder of Baron Capital, is a Tesla shareholder and a big believer in Elon Musk’s vision of the future. Baron believes Tesla can grow sales to $1 trillion in 12 years. Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Billionaire investor Ron Baron told CNBC on Monday he believes Tesla’s bitcoin purchase is “not surprising,” but the longtime
Narisara Nami | Moment | Getty Images With health care more critical than ever these days, it should come as no surprise that 2 out of the 3 best jobs in the U.S. are in that field. Like many industries, the health-care sector has been hit by the Covid crisis, with employment down by 542,000
sturti | E+ | Getty Images The tax competition between states to attract and keep businesses and residents has been ongoing for decades. The national migration pattern has generally trended from cold, high-tax northern states to warm, low-tax southern and south western states. Retirees, no longer tied to a workplace or raising children, have been
getty It’s that time of year when, if you’re like most people, you begin to once again turn your attention to your IRA. The year-end statements are starting to trickle in, so you might feel the urge to re-evaluate things and perhaps make some changes. But, do you really know what you should be looking
regulations printed on rubber stamp getty Presidential vetoes are fairly common, though they seldom carry tax implications. There have been 40 presidential vetoes since the turn of the century. That includes 39 conventional vetoes plus a single pocket veto. If you’re keeping score, the tally is as follows: President Clinton vetoed seven bills during his last year in
Covid-19 is the agent of change driving advances – and acquisitions – in a sector long-resistant to tech. By Troy Hooper, Xinyi Jiang and Rachel Stone Property technology deals are expected to accelerate this year as Covid-19 forces the digital transformation of an industry historically resistant to change, executives and others say. Couple Looking At
A logo of Hyundai Motor is seen on a glass door at a company branch in Seoul on July 23, 2015 Jung Yeon-Je | AFP | Getty Images South Korean automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors said Monday they are not in talks with Apple to develop an autonomous vehicle. Hyundai Motor shares fell 6.41%
Men wearing face masks walk past a Gap store at a shopping area, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing, China February 7, 2020. Jason Lee | Reuters BEIJING — China’s capital city will hand out about $1.5 million in a limited trial of the central bank’s digital
Travelers may have read that now is the “perfect time” to visit Tahiti, but they will be surprised to find it — and the rest of French Polynesia — is suddenly closed to them. As vaccinations are opening borders to some countries, Covid mutations are causing others to close. The volatile nature of the pandemic’s
By Nancy Collamer, Next Avenue Seth and Mark Samuelson are reaping profits from the gardening trend courtesy of Seth and Mark Samuelson It’s been nearly a year since the coronavirus pandemic upended our lives. A year when we embraced new habits (curbside pickup) and technologies (Zoom) and found solace in old pastimes (gardening and baking).
Treasury Department records show that 2020 set a new record for the number of Americans who renounced their U.S. citizenship or gave up their long-term green cards. Common reasons for renouncing can be family, tax and legal complications for people who generally live outside the United States. There is an official list published quarterly, and the
Tom Brady may have won six Super Bowls in 20 seasons with the New England Patriots, but he’s also established a winning record off the field—by moving around, buying and selling real estate from Montana to Los Angeles to New York. After all, it takes shrewd dealmaking to become one of the NFL’s highest-paid players
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Friday a new device that could help prevent sleep apnea and snoring — and it doesn’t need to be worn at night. People who snore — and their partners — currently have very few options on the market to alleviate their suffering. And much of what is available
U.S. stock index futures rose in overnight trading on Sunday, as the major averages looked to accelerate gains following the best week since November. Futures contracts tied to the Dow gained 75 points, or 0.27%. S&P 500 futures were 0.3% higher, while Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.33%. The S&P 500 closed at a record high
At some point during the first quarter of Sunday’s Super Bowl LV, billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman is set to appear on around 100 million television screens in a 30-second spot he bought to tout “the world’s first all-civilian mission” to space — a SpaceX mission he is paying to command. The mission, dubbed Inspiration4, is