Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin) | Moment | Getty Images Life insurance planning for wealthy Americans may be upended by a proposal in Democrats’ tax reform package. The House Ways and Means Committee passed measures on Sept. 15 that would raise an estimated $2.1 trillion in taxes from corporations and the rich, to help finance
A look at one of the hottest ETF’s in recent years, the ARK Innovation ETF.
Cathie Wood Source: CNBC Cathie Wood is calling for a drop in oil prices, likening the crude market to the extinction of whale oil in the early 1900s. “The rise in oil prices this year is a function more of supply than demand. At the turn of the 20th century, whale oil faced the same
Gary Vaynerchuk holds a “VeeFriends” token, which is part of his part of his first NFT collection. Source: VeeFriends | Gary Vaynerchuk Christie’s on Friday auctioned five art works that were created by entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk for his VeeFriends NFT collection. The price tag? Just over $1.2 million. “It feels like an out-of-body-experience,” Vaynerchuk told
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., left, arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. Davie Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images SAN JOSE, CALIF. — A former lab director at Theranos acknowledged on Friday that he had plenty of opportunities to address his concerns about the company’s
Billionaire American businessman Jeff Bezos walks with Blue Origin’s President and CEO Bob Smith after Bezos flew on the company’s inaugural flight to the edge of space, in the nearby town of Van Horn, Texas, U.S. July 20, 2021. Joe Skipper | Reuters Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is suffering from an elevated turnover rate, CNBC
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the CARES Act, at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, U.S., September 28, 2021. Matt McClain | Reuters Congress faces an Oct. 18 deadline for raising the U.S. debt ceiling. If it is not increased by that
Having a strong safety net can make it easier to take big risks. For Tori Dunlap, founder of financial education company Her First 100K, that security came in the form of $100,000. Dunlap, 27, landed an entry-level marketing job after graduating from college and soon learned the corporate grind wasn’t for her. The Seattle resident,
In this article DIS REGN UAL LUV PENN Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Merck — Shares surged more than 9% after it announced its new antiviral pill cut the risk of death or hospitalization by 50% for Covid patients. The pharmaceutical company plans to file for emergency use authorization. Moderna, Regeneron —
Florida is now the ninth state to implement or adopt a corporate income tax cut in 2021, with the state’s new rate the nation’s second lowest—for now. Five states adopted corporate income tax cuts legislatively this year, two states (Arkansas and Indiana) implemented rate relief as part of previously enacted phased reductions, and now Florida,
CEOs are at their wits’ end to figure out how to get their employees back to work as high levels of Covid infections persist 18 months into the pandemic. That’s the sentiment shared by CNBC’s David Faber and Jim Cramer, who regularly speak with business leaders about return-to-work challenges. “I continue to hear a litany
Private jet fliers are facing increasing delays, cancellations and lack of available flights as the industry struggles to serve a record number of new fliers, while facing supply-chain troubles. July was the busiest month ever for private jet flights, with more than 300,000 flights, according to Argus International. While business usually cools in the fall,