Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures were little changed Wednesday night after the S&P 500 snapped a three-day losing streak as companies kicked off the quarterly earnings season. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 0.01%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures inched up
Under the House Ways and Means plan to raise taxes on corporations and individuals, the integrated tax rate on corporate income would increase from 47.4 percent to 56.6 percent—the third highest in the OECD. To reduce this burden, policymakers could explore integrating the individual and corporate tax systems. Several developed countries have done this to
frantic00 | iStock | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai’s economy contracted by 10.9% year-on-year in 2020, data from the Dubai Statistics Center revealed, reflecting a city hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and the halting of global travel. The commercial capital of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai is home to 3.4 million
In this article PEP Jennifer Lopez performs onstage during the Pepsi Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show at Hard Rock Stadium on February 02, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Robin Alam | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images The 2021 professional football season is just over a month old, and the NFL is already preparing for the 2023
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., speaks during the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings before the opening bell Wednesday Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $3 per share,
It’s a big week for Jeff Bezos’ inner “Trekkie.” On Wednesday, the Amazon and Blue Origin founder lived out something of a childhood fantasy by launching Captain James T. Kirk — that is, the “Star Trek” actor who portrayed Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner — to the edge of space in a Blue Origin New Shepard
Global investor Barry Sternlicht told CNBC on Wednesday he continues to hold a cautious view on investing in China. “We’re not investors directly in China,” the chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group said in an interview on “Squawk Box.” “It’s not a China thing, so much as countries where we think the deck is stacked or we can’t
There’s a growing push for students to get personal financial education in high school. But, according to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, that might not be early enough. “When I talk to students now, they talk about the need for financial literacy learning in a practical sense — how to look at debt and
The Labor Department proposed rule changes on Wednesday that would make it easier for retirement plans to add investment options based on environmental and social considerations — and make it possible for such options to be the default setting upon enrollment. In a reversal of a Trump-era policy, the Biden administration’s proposal makes clear that
In this article PLUG .BBKA DAL BLK HAS JPM Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: JPMorgan Chase (JPM) – JPMorgan Chase reported a profit of $3.74 per share for the third quarter, compared with a consensus estimate of $3.00, while revenue also topped Wall Street forecasts. CEO Jamie Dimon said the quarter
Prospective homebuyers view a kitchen while touring a house for sale in Helotes, Texas. Matthew Busch | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates continued their trudge higher last week, leaving most homeowners with little to no incentive to refinance. Homebuyers, already battling a pricey market, lost more purchasing power due to those higher rates. The
The Vermont State Police released this photo of the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV that caught fire on July 1, 2021 in the driveway of state Rep. Timothy Briglin, a Democrat. Vermont State Police DETROIT – General Motors‘ recall of Chevrolet Bolt EVs are continuing to sideline production of the car. The company has idled manufacturing