The deadline to file a federal tax return has been extended to June 15, 2021 for all Texas residents and businesses. Due to the winter storm that left millions of Texans without power and water last week, the IRS has extended the filing deadline to allow those impacted more time to complete their returns. The
Month: February 2021
Avishek Das | LightRocket | Getty Images Robinhood is recovering from weeks of customer backlash, and a public grilling by Congress over the GameStop controversy. Despite that, the trading app’s user growth, brand recognition and valuation appear to be stronger than ever. Demand for Robinhood shares in private markets is surging. The start-up likely benefitted
After staying home for nearly a year, Americans would give anything to hit the road again. Anything. Desperate vacationers said they would willingly give up love, sex or money in exchange for a trip, according to a recent survey by travel search site Trivago. More than 80% of those polled said travel is a part
Dr Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a White House press briefing, conducted by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House January 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images New data suggests that people
U.S. stock index futures moved higher in overnight trading on Wednesday after the Dow closed at a record level during normal trading hours. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 61 points. S&P 500 futures were up 0.17%, while Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.14%. The move comes after the Dow jumped 425
A GameStop store is pictured in New York, January 29, 2021. Carlo AllegriI | Reuters Shares of GameStop surged more than 90% in afternoon trading on Wednesday as investors poured into the brick-and-mortar retailer amid a C-suite shake-up. GameStop announced Wednesday that its chief financial officer Jim Bell will resign on March 26. “Mr. Bell’s
Avishek Das | LightRocket | Getty Images Got bitcoin or other crypto? It could come back to bite you if you don’t let the IRS know about it. Regardless of how you interacted with any cryptocurrencies last year, you’re expected to include the information on your 2020 tax return. And for those who had income
Fan favorite Marvel villain Loki is making his debut on Disney+ on June 11. The long-awaited “Loki” series, which takes place after the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” stars Tom Hiddleston in the title role and will feature Owen Wilson. The series centers on an alternative version of Loki that escaped the Avengers’ custody during their
Nvidia founder, President and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang Getty Images Nvidia beat elevated analyst expectations for both earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year, which ended in December. Nvidia stock rose under 2% in extended trading. Here’s how Nvidia did: Earnings: $3.10 per share, adjusted, vs. $2.81 per share as expected by
The Nasdaq’s slump may be just starting. Fundstrat Global Advisors’ Tom Lee sees a major market shift underway in which Big Tech starts to greatly underperform economically sensitive stocks. So, he’s telling investors to double down on epicenter trades, which are positioned to profit as the economy reopens. “A lot of these companies that were
martin-dm | E+ | Getty Images The amount of money raised by special purpose acquisition companies in the past year has soared. SPACs are an alternative way for companies to go public that differs from a traditional initial public offering in its process, speed, disclosure and regulatory requirements. Key participants involved in SPACs include SPAC sponsors
An “Open House” sign is displayed in the front yard of a home for sale in Columbus, Ohio. Ty Wright | Bloomberg via Getty Images Higher mortgage rates and a winter weather disaster combined to weaken mortgage demand last week. Total mortgage application volume fell 11.4% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage
In addition to the federal estate tax, with a top rate of 40 percent, some states levy an additional estate or inheritance tax. Twelve states and the District of Columbia impose estate taxes and six impose inheritance taxes. Maryland is the only state to impose both. Hawaii and Washington State have the highest estate tax top rates in
Pavlo Gonchar | LightRocket | Getty Images The firm that provides clearing and settlement services for brokers proposed shortening the time it takes to settle a trade, amid the GameStop controversy that caused brokerages like Robinhood to restrict trading. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, or DTCC, outlined what a T+1, or one-day settlement period,
Kathy Kraninger, former president Donald Trump’s appointee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images “Big deal” Both are a type of qualified mortgage, a category that carries legal protections for lenders from consumer lawsuits. That may happen, for example, if borrowers can’t make monthly payments and lose their homes to
A healthcare worker holds a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against the COVID-19 coronavirus before administering it to another as South Africa proceeds with its inoculation campaign at the Klerksdorp Hospital on February 18, 2021. Phill Magakoe | AFP | Getty Images The United States stands ready to deliver up to 4 million
Shoppers wearing protective masks wait in line to enter a Lowe’s Cos. store in San Bruno, California, U.S., on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lowe’s said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter same-store sales climbed 28.1%, as consumers continued to spend money on home projects during the pandemic. That’s higher
The Federal Reserve’s system that allows financial institutions to send money back and forth electronically went down Wednesday afternoon. The interruption impacted multiple Fed services, including its pivotal automated clearinghouse system, which connects depository and related institutions send electronic credit and debt transfers. Along with the Fed ACH service, other systems impacted included the Check
For “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary, making videos on Cameo is a lucrative side hustle. “People ask me all the time about Cameo. It’s my side hustle,” O’Leary, chairman of O’Shares ETFs, tells CNBC Make It. On Cameo, customers can pay for personalized video shout-outs from thousands of celebrities, from Carole Baskin from Netflix’s “Tiger
MoMo Productions | Getty Images Millions of self-employed and gig workers got good news this week. The Biden administration on Monday changed how the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program calculates forgivable loans for the smallest firms and sole proprietors. But there’s a catch. The updated formula — which will likely lead to larger loan
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