Sarinyapinngam | Istock | Getty Images A dispute between a fintech startup and its banking partners has ensnared potentially millions of Americans, leaving them without access to their money for more than a week, according to recent court documents. Since last year, Synapse — an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup that serves as a middle-man between customer-facing
Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The U.S. stock market has been swooning. But there are risks that threaten to put a lid on the euphoria. The three “primary” risks are Federal Reserve policy, a surprise recession and lower-than-expected results on companies’ earnings, David Rosenberg, founder and president of economic consulting firm Rosenberg Research &
D3sign | Moment | Getty Images The IRS has extended the Free File program through 2029, continuing its partnership with a coalition of private tax software companies that allow most Americans to file federal taxes for free. This season, Free File processed 2.9 million returns through May 11, a 7.3% increase compared to the same
Count Baked by Melissa founder Melissa Ben-Ishay among the entrepreneurial success stories founded on getting out of the corporate rat race. Before starting her company, Ben-Ishay worked at an ad agency in New York City – a role she felt unfulfilled in. The day she was fired was an “aha moment,” she recently told CNBC.
Homes in the Issaquah Highlands area of Issaquah, Washington, US, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sales of previously owned homes fell 1.9% in April from March to 4.14 million units, on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, according to the National Association of Realtors. The forecast had been for
Can Economic Growth Help Solve US Debt Problem? Skip to content Home • Blog • Can Economic Growth Help Solve Our Debt Problem? This is part of our educational blog series, “The Short Form,” to simplify taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses
People play pickleball at Central Park on April 8, 2023 in New York City. Wang Fan | China News Service | Getty Images America’s fastest-growing sport is also rapidly growing its footprint. Over the past seven years, the number of outdoor public park pickleball courts in major cities has skyrocketed 650%, according to a new
In this article TGT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A customer shops at a Target store in Miami, Florida, on May 20, 2024. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Target will report its fiscal first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, just days after it said it would cut prices on thousands of groceries and everyday items. The
In this article AFRM PYPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rohit Chopra, director of the CFPB, testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on June 14, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau declared on Wednesday that customers of the burgeoning buy now, pay later
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks regarding student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Wednesday August 24, 2022. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images The Biden administration said on Wednesday that it would forgive $7.7 billion in student loans for more than 160,000 borrowers, its latest
In this article MCD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An employee hands an order to a customer through a drive-thru window at a McDonald’s restaurant in Oakland, California, on April 9, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images An independent advocacy group of McDonald’s franchisees is weighing in on the company’s upcoming
This photo illustration shows an image of former President Donald Trump reflected in a phone screen that is displaying the Truth Social app, in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, disclosed a net loss of $327.6