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Jeff Bezos finally said he plans to give away the “majority” of his $122 billion fortune during his lifetime. The announcement, in an interview with CNN released on Monday, 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,

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

In this article TGT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Target‘s profit fell by around 50% in its fiscal third quarter as it cleared through unwanted inventory and sales slowed heading into the holidays, prompting the company to lower its expectations for retailers’ most important time of year. The company also said Wednesday it plans

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

In this article WMT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People past walk by a Walmart store on August 23, 2020 in North Bergen, New Jersey. Kena Betancur | VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images Walmart said Tuesday that sales rose by nearly 9% in the fiscal third quarter, as Americans across income

In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger spoke highly of Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla, calling it an amazing feat in the American auto industry. “I was certainly surprised that Tesla did as well as it did,” Munger said in an interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick that

Covid-19. Airport chaos. Lack of available flights. Many travelers say those are the reasons they ditched airlines for private jets during the past two years of the pandemic. But a new survey shows most of the newly converted aren’t ready to return to commercial aviation just yet. Some 94% of those new to the industry

In this article JEF LPX PARA 2330-TW Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The entrance of Paramount Studios is seen at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California. Mark Davis | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after hours trading Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing – Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor jumped 6.4% after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire

Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Disney Disney and Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” snared an estimated $180 million during its domestic debut, earning it the record for the biggest opener in the month of November and the second-highest opener of 2022. The long-awaited sequel to the 2018 smash hit “Black Panther” generated strong

ronnachaipark | iStock | Getty Images Health-care expenses can often be unpredictable and unwelcome. However, depending on your situation, there may be strategies you can employ that make those outlays a bit less financially painful. Because some of them involve taxes, experts say they shouldn’t be viewed in a vacuum. In other words, you may

In this article 9866-HK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Employees stand next to a ET7 sedan at a NIO Inc. dealership in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio on Thursday reported a loss of $577.9 million for the third quarter, significantly

In this article AAPL ORLY CARS VECO SBUX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple CEO Tim Cook visits the Apple Fifth Avenue store for the release of the Apple iPhone 14, New York City, September 16, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The fall rally seems to have regained its strength this past week. A

The Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images The White House announced President Joe Biden intends to nominate Danny Werfel — a former budget official and private sector leader — to run the IRS as the agency prepares for a makeover. Prior to his current role at Boston Consulting Group, Werfel

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, on June 5, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Some FTX users appear to have found a way to move money off of the exchange through a back door in the Bahamas. Analysis by data firm Argus

In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration a close-up of a hand holding a TV remote control seen displayed in front of the Disney+ logo. Thiago Prudencio | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Disney plans to institute a targeted hiring freeze as well as some job

Election workers open mail in ballots at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix on Nov. 11, 2022. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images It may take until December to know which political parties control both chambers of Congress after Tuesday’s midterm elections. But that does not mean your personal investment strategy should also

In this article PSNY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Polestar 3 Courtesy: Polestar Swedish electric-vehicle maker Polestar said Friday that its third-quarter operating loss narrowed from a year ago as revenue more than doubled, and it confirmed that it still expects to deliver 50,000 vehicles in 2022. But the company warned that higher costs

In this article ARKK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Catherine Wood, chief executive officer of ARK Investment Management LLC, participates in a panel discussion during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, May 2, 2022. Lauren Justice | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cathie Wood’s flagship ARK Innovation ETF staged a dramatic relief rally Thursday

Gary John Norman If you make more than $1 million a year in Massachusetts, you may soon be subject to a “millionaire tax” approved by voters this week through a ballot initiative. The new law creates a 4% tax on annual income above $1 million, on top of the state’s current 5% flat income tax,

In this article BROS VCSA COIN AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Travis Boersma, Dutch Bros Coffee at the NYSE, September 15, 2021. Source: NYSE Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Thursday. Coinbase – The cryptocurrency exchange was up 9.6% after Oppenheimer said Coinbase was well-positioned while the larger sector was

Angela Bassett stars as Queen Ramonda in Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Disney Long live the king. Disney’s latest entrant in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” is on pace for a stellar theatrical debut this weekend, with box office analysts suggesting it could outpace the $185 million average forecast and top $200

Charnsitr | Istock | Getty Images Certain tax credits were made temporarily more generous in 2021. For certain people, there still may be time to claim the money, which may add up to thousands of dollars — but some politicians aren’t happy the IRS just reminded Americans about the cash. The federal agency recently sent

In this article RBLX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The New York Stock Exchange welcomes executives and guests of Roblox (NYSE: RBLX), today, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in celebration of its Direct Listing. NYSE Shares of Roblox fell more than 18% Wednesday morning after the company reported a third-quarter loss but beat analyst estimates

In this article CCK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Fotog | Tetra Images | Getty Images Company: Crown Holdings (CCK) Business: Crown Holdings is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of packaging products for consumer goods and industrial products. They operate in three segments: Beverage, which accounts for roughly 70% of

Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot has a winner — well, two, if you count Uncle Sam. A single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers pulled in the delayed drawing, which was held Tuesday instead of Monday night due to one state needing additional time to

In this article TTWO TRIP LYFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The TripAdvisor Inc. application is seen in the App Store on an Apple Inc. iPhone. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Lyft — Shares of Lyft plummeted 21% after the company’s earnings report

A recreational marijuana smoker indulges in smoking weed on April 14, 2020 in the Bushwick section of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Bruce Bennett | Getty Images Voters in a handful of states — including four that traditionally favor Republicans — are set to decide Tuesday whether to legalize recreational marijuana, paving the

courtneyk | E+ | Getty Images After a rough year for the stock market, investors may not expect to receive a surprise tax bill from year-end actively managed mutual fund payouts, experts say. When a fund manager sells underlying assets at a profit without losses to offset it, those gains are passed along to investors.

In this article BRK.A Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett. Andrew Harnik | AP Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday posted a solid gain in operating profits during the third quarter despite rising recession fears, while Warren Buffett kept buying back his stock at a modest pace. The Omaha-based conglomerate’s

In this article AMD CRUS KAR HURN CHGG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Lisa Su, CEO, AMD Scott Mlyn | CNBC It was a wild week for stocks, and investors still have plenty of data to weigh as they gauge which companies can emerge from the downturn as winners. The Federal Reserve raised interest