After several rounds of negotiations, Georgia lawmakers enacted HB 1437 on April 4th. If certain financial conditions are met, this tax reform bill will consolidate the state’s six individual income tax brackets into one flat rate, ultimately reaching 4.99 percent over a number of years. The bill is awaiting action by the governor. As it
Customers pushing shopping carts shop at a supermarket on April 12, 2022 in San Mateo County, California. Liu Guanguan | China News Service | Getty Images Consumers continued to spend in March even as inflation rose to its highest level since late 1981, according to government data released Thursday. Retail sales climbed 0.5% from the
In this article MS A screen displays the trading information for Morgan Stanley on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), January 19, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Morgan Stanley is set to report first-quarter earnings before the opening bell on Thursday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $1.68 a share, 23% lower
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Twitter (TWTR) – Twitter surged 8.2% in premarket trading after Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk – currently Twitter’s largest shareholder – offered to take the company private for $54.20 per share in cash. The proposed deal would value Twitter at more than $43 billion. Goldman Sachs
The wait time for a new Lamborghini SUV or super-car is now over 12 months, as demand from wealthy car lovers shows little sign of slowing, the automaker’s chief executive told CNBC on Wednesday. Despite volatile stock markets and growing economic uncertainty, demand for Lamborghini’s is “as high as ever,” said Stephan Winkelmann, Lamborghini’s CEO.
In this article PFG Blackcat | E+ | Getty Images If your employer’s contributions to your 401(k) plan are a big part of your retirement planning, be sure you understand when that money will actually belong to you. Vesting schedules — the length of time you must be at an employer for its contributions to
Peopleimages | Istock | Getty Images In just a matter of months, mortgage rates have surged from just over 3% for a 30-year fixed loan to just north of 5%. As potential homebuyers follow those figures, there is one thing they may be overlooking: their credit score. The three-digit number has a big impact on
Updated for tax year 2020. When you start a new job as an employee, your new employer typically asks you to fill out Form W-4, Employee Withholding Certificate. This document is a one-page Internal Revenue Service (IRS) form. It tells your employer how much money to take out of your paycheck to cover federal and
Israeli author, historian and professor Yuval Noah Harari has spoken out frequently against President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, adding that it has had the unintended consequence of forging greater unity between Europe and the U.S. Kristof Van Accom | AFP | Getty Images Seven weeks into Russia’s war with Ukraine, still escalating tensions position
In this article JPM JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon speaks at the North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) 2019 legislative conference in Washington, April 9, 2019. Jeenah Moon | Reuters JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings before the opening bell Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $2.69 per share, 40% lower than
Stock futures were little changed Wednesday evening as investors awaited quarterly earnings results from the biggest U.S. banks. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched lower by 0.04%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0.08% and 0.04%, respectively. In regular trading the Dow advanced about 344 points, or 1%. The S&P
As inflation continues to surge, hitting 8.5% in the U.S. in March, it’s important find ways to protect your savings. LaylaBird Surging consumer prices are making it increasingly challenging to manage the cost of living, so it’s never been more important to understand the best ways to protect your savings. Inflation is red-hot, with the