Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images The stock market is known for being unpredictable and volatile, and any sense of normalcy was blown up during the recent GameStop rally. Most of us know the story by now: After discovering that several hedge funds had bet on the video game retailer losing value, people banded
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Making extra cash from a side hustle can be a brilliant way of improving your finances quickly – and doing work of your choosing. Depending on your time availability and your side gig of choice, it can also be fairly lucrative: The average Millennial reports earning nearly $1,000 per month from their side gigs, according
There’s no doubting it: having kids is expensive. Between paying for diapers, daycare, and tons of other baby supplies, new parents can quickly find themselves overwhelmed financially. Fortunately, several tax advantages are available to parents to alleviate a little of the financial responsibility. 1. Child Tax Credit As a parent, you can take advantage of
A waiter wears a face mask at an outdoor dining area outside a restaurant during a snow storm on December 16, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to exacerbate socioeconomic inequalities, Black workers in the restaurant industry are feeling the effects, according to a new report.
Unity CEO John Riccitiello speaks onstage during Day 1 of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 at Moscone Center on September 5, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Steve Jennings | TechCrunch | Getty Images Unity Software shares fell as much as 14% in extended trading on Thursday after the video game engine developer provided a forecast that
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Peloton (PTON) – Peloton doubled consensus estimates in reporting quarterly profit of 18 cents per share, and the fitness equipment maker’s revenue came in above estimates as well. Peloton will be incurring extra costs in the near term, however, to reduce shipping delays
Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images Hunter S. Thompson famously coined the phrase ‘Buy the ticket, take the ride.’ Investors should heed the words of the cannabis iconoclast as they consider if, and most importantly when, to invest in the nascent, but booming U.S. cannabis sector. This past week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
Before the pandemic, volunteers for Creighton University’s VITA program worked closely with clients to file their tax returns for free. Tom Purcell Creighton University’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, program has a new look this year, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of in-person meetings, where people sit face-to-face with students volunteering to help
Pluses of filing early; shutdown fallout; CAF problems; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers. Sense of security? Liberty Tax (http://www.libertytax.com/tax-lounge): What to tell them about the pluses of filing early, from possibly avoiding fraud or ID theft to knowing exactly what you do or don’t owe. The Income Tax School (http://www.theincometaxschool.com/blog/): And remember,
Florida, Fort Myers, Publix, supermarket Entrance. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images In Florida, hundreds of neighborhood grocery stores have become a cornerstone of the state’s Covid-19 vaccination program. Publix was tapped by the governor’s office in early January to administer shots to
A banner for the online image board Pinterest Inc. hangs from the New York Stock Exchange on the morning that Pinterest makes its initial public offering on April 18, 2019. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Pinterest reported fourth quarter financial results Thursday that beat on both the top and bottom lines and showed strong user
Attendees play the Activision Blizzard Inc. Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 video game at the company’s booth during the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Troy Harvey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ford — The legacy automaker’s
The student debt crisis has hit a new milestone — soaring to $1.7 trillion in outstanding loans at the end of last year. As more than 44 million Americans grapple with this burden, the disparity in the amount of that debt held by Black and White borrowers is also growing. Studies show that young Black
Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stocks head into the week ahead with a tailwind, as investors focus on a hefty fiscal stimulus package and the solid earnings season against a backdrop of rising interest rates. There are several dozen S&P 500 companies reporting earnings, including Coca-Cola, Pepsico, Cisco and
Image Source | DigitalVision | Getty Images As Washington lawmakers work to come to an agreement on a new coronavirus relief package, one key question has emerged: Will the next stimulus checks be $1,400? President Joe Biden sought to end that debate in a press conference on Friday by re-affirming his commitment to $1,400. “I’m
Edwin Sanchez, Echez CEO and member of the Latino Business Action Network meets with team members remotely. SLEI Despite being the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. small business ecosystem, Latinos continue to struggle to secure capital from national banks. That’s according to the State of Latino Entrepreneurship 2020 research study from the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative. “Over
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) this week proposed the Family Security Act, which features a new, more generous child allowance for families with children while reforming other sources of aid for low-income individuals. Romney’s plan would replace the existing Child Tax Credit (CTC), which is subject to a minimum income requirement and other limitations, with a
Director Woody Allen starts filming a new movie in San Sebastián on July 09, 2019. Europa Press News | Getty Images The story of Woody Allen’s notorious relationship with Mia Farrow and their family is set to be explored in a four-part documentary on HBO. Directed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, Oscar-nominated documentarians, the
Evan Spiegel, CEO of SNAP Inc. Stephen Desaulniers | CNBC Snap’s stock fell more than 5% in after-hours trading on Thursday after the company reported its fourth-quarter earnings despite beating Wall Street’s expectations on earnings, revenue and user growth. But the company provided a first-quarter adjusted EBITDA forecast that was much lower than analysts’ consensus
Cars line up to pick up food boxes at the Athens County Fairgrounds in Athens, Ohio on Dec. 19, 2020. BRAD LEE | AFP | Getty Images Long-term unemployment is edging toward a historical peak, almost a year into the pandemic-fueled downturn. Workers are deemed to be “long-term unemployed” when their jobless spell is longer
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