Month: February 2024

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve officials indicated at their last meeting that they were in no hurry to cut interest rates and expressed both optimism and caution on inflation, according to minutes from the session released Wednesday. The discussion came as policymakers not only decided to leave their key overnight borrowing rate unchanged but also altered
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Drazen_ | E+ | Getty Images The IRS on Wednesday unveiled plans for “dozens of new audits” of corporate jet usage as part of its increased scrutiny of large corporations, complex partnerships and top earners. More than 10,000 corporate jets operate in the U.S., and the agency believes some companies overstate deductions while using aircraft
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For a growing number of families, financial aid is crucial when it comes to paying for college. But students must first fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to access most forms of assistance. And this year, the new 2024-25 form has been plagued by problems. There is a bit of good news for families who have saved,
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A SolarEdge Technologies logo is seen on a smartphone and a PC. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images SolarEdge‘s stock tumbled Tuesday after the company gave weak guidance for the first quarter, as the residential solar market continues to face headwinds from high interest rates and depressed demand. SolarEdge expects revenues
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Jeremy Hunt, UK chancellor of the exchequer, holding the despatch box as he stands with treasury colleagues outside 11 Downing Street in London, UK.. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. logged a record £16.7 billion ($21.1 billion) net budget surplus in January, according to official figures released on Wednesday. The Office
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President Joe Biden takes questions from reporters, after he delivered remarks in the State Dining Room, at the White House on November 09, 2022 in Washington, DC.  Samuel Corum | Getty Images The Biden administration said on Wednesday that it would forgive $1.2 billion in student debt for nearly 153,000 borrowers enrolled its new repayment
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In this article HSBA-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Customers use automated teller machines (ATM) at an HSBC Holdings Plc bank branch at night in Hong Kong, China, on Saturday, Feb 16, 2019. Anthony Kwan | Bloomberg | Getty Images HSBC‘s full-year 2023 pre-tax profit missed analysts’ estimates on Wednesday, hit by impairment costs
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