In an economy that has produced the highest inflation rate since the early 1980s, Americans are struggling to keep up with day-to-day expenses. More consumers are now relying on credit cards to get by, which has helped propel total credit card debt to $930 billion in the third quarter, just shy of the all-time record, according to
In this article LYV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Taylor Swift accepts an award onstage during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2022 held at PSD Bank Dome on November 13, 2022 in Duesseldorf, Germany. Jeff Kravitz | Filmmagic | Getty Images There’s something about Taylor Swift and breakups. Activists and lawmakers are renewing calls
In this article NVDA SONO BBWI CSCO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A runner jogs past Cisco Systems headquarters in San Jose, California, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after-hour trading. Cisco – Shares jumped 4.8% after the maker
Ninety percent of counties across the U.S. have experienced a flood, wildfire, hurricane or other federally declared climate disaster between 2011 and 2021, according to a report published Wednesday that calls for urgent investment in climate adaptation and hazard mitigation. During that same period, 29 states on average endured at least one federally declared disaster, according
Before the pandemic, an estimated 5.8 million Americans worked outside their state of residence, while about 8.9 million people worked from home. By 2021, over 27.6 million Americans were working almost exclusively from home, while the number of workers commuting across state lines dipped to 4.5 million. Though the pandemic’s short-run effect was to reduce
Jeff Bezos finally said he plans to give away the “majority” of his $122 billion fortune during his lifetime. The announcement on Monday, in an interview with CNN, came after years of Bezos facing questions and criticism over his relative lack of philanthropic donations, especially compared to fellow high profile billionaires like Bill Gates, Warren
Student loan borrowers gather near The White House to tell President Biden to cancel student debt on May 12, 2020. Paul Morigi | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Student loan default rates could dramatically spike if the Biden administration’s loan forgiveness plan is blocked, a top official at the U.S. Department of Education said
A home improvement contractor works on a house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Suzanne Kreiter | The Boston Globe | Getty Images As the U.S. housing market falls hard from its pandemic-driven highs, home improvement retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s don’t seem to be feeling the same pain. In fact, they’re faring better than expected. While
In this article LOW Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Lowe’s said Wednesday that high inflation isn’t hurting sales as it reported third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations. The company also upped its guidance for its full-year earnings. Shares of Lowe’s rose more than 5% Wednesday. related investing news Raymond James downgrades Home Depot,
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said Wednesday she expects the central bank to raise interest rates at least another percentage point, and possibly more, before it can pause to evaluate how the inflation fight is going. Daly told CNBC in a live interview that her most recent estimate in the Fed’s summary of
A man walks on Wall St. during the morning commute, as the city deals with record temperatures and the excessive heat, in New York, July 20, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters A cooling economy, rising mortgage rates and mass layoffs have done little to dampen executive demand for expanded office presence and increased flexibility for
Marcos Elihu Castillo Ramirez | iStock | Getty Images For some individuals, signing up for Medicare hasn’t translated into coverage starting right away. That’s poised to change: Beginning next year, current months-long delays in certain Medicare enrollment situations will be eliminated. Additionally, would-be beneficiaries who missed signing up when they were supposed to due to
Ford CEO Jim Farley (left) with Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor is attempting to build as many of its own parts as possible for its electric vehicles to offset an expected 40% reduction in workers needed to build such cars and trucks, CEO Jim Farley said Tuesday. Farley compared Ford’s latest efforts
In this article TGT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A sign outside of a Target department store on June 07, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Target announced that it expects profits will take a short-term hit, as it marks down unwanted items, cancels orders and takes aggressive steps to get rid of extra inventory. Joe
In this article GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Goldman Sachs logo displayed on a smartphone. Omar Marques | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Goldman Sachs paid more than $12 million to a former female partner to settle claims that senior executives created a hostile environment for women, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The
At the end of each year, policymakers face a series of expiring tax provisions that are typically extended on a temporary basis, setting up a recurring and almost ritualistic tax extenders season. At a time of heightened concerns about the economy, high deficits, and inflation, policymakers should prioritize stability and economic growth by making permanent
Thomas Barwick | Digitalvision | Getty Images If you haven’t filed a 2021 federal tax return, there may be a chance you could be missing out on some generous tax credits. A simplified filing tool — GetCTC.org — will let you submit your information in order to receive any money due to you. But you
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Taylor Swift poses with her awards during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2022 held at PSD Bank Dome on November 13, 2022 in Duesseldorf, Germany. Kevin Mazur | Wireimage | Getty Images Never doubt the power of Taylor Swift. Ticketmaster has extended presales for tickets to Swift’s upcoming “Eras” tour after fans flocked to the
In an aerial view, the Carnival Miracle cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Lines sits docked at Pier 27 on September 30, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Carnival — Shares of the cruise line plummeted more than 13% in extended trading