In this article JPM WFC GS BAC NKE FDX The Nike logo is seen on the Nike store on February 22, 2021 in New York City. John Smith | Corbis News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Nike —Shares of the shoe giant popped about 5% in extended trading
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d3sign | Moment | Getty Images The Earth is heating up and the effects — droughts, hurricanes, wildfires, to name a few — are getting more common and severe. Yet consumers can do something about climate change — in simple ways that also save money. “It’s a bunch of little things that add up,” said
Earlier this week, the media reported that life expectancy in the U.S. had declined by nearly two years between 2018 and 2020, primarily due to the pandemic. The news was more disturbing for people of color: For African Americans, life expectancy declined by 3.3 years and by 3.9 years for Hispanic Americans. Does this mean
Profitable traders are keen on maximizing retirement plan contributions in trading activities and also in their full-time jobs. Traders are pros at investing, and they understand the power of tax-free compounding while saving for retirement. However, wages are required to make contributions to a retirement plan. Active traders eligible for trader tax status (TTS) can use an S-Corp
Horse ranches, expansive estates, premier vineyards, and boutique wineries define California’s Santa Ynez Valley. Located over the San Marcos Pass about 26 miles from downtown Santa Barbara, the rolling hillside landscapes of the region are dotted with vineyards, olive trees, Scrub oak, and early California-style architecture under impossibly blue skies. A population of around 23,000
In this article NKE CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday advised investors to wait for shares of Nike to cool down before buying after the stock rallied double digits on a quarterly report that beat expectations by a long shot. “While the stock’s far from cheap, business is booming, so you’ve got my blessing to buy
U.S. stock futures rose in overnight trading on Thursday after the S&P 500 closed at a record. Dow futures rose about 100 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.1%, and Nasdaq 100 futures were flat. Nike‘s stock rose nearly 5% in extended trading after the company reported earnings of 93 cents per share, outpacing a Refinitiv
As high school graduation festivities come to an end, a new milestone is ahead for families of first-year college students — making the first tuition payment. Invoices for the fall semester are often sent out at the beginning of July and payments are typically due the first week of August. Yet some families still may
By Chaya Milchtein, Next Avenue Car insurance rates rose by a stunning 16.9% in May, overall, after going up 6.4% in April, according to the Consumer Price Index. So, this is an apt time to look for ways to save money on your auto insurance premiums. And if you’ve been driving less lately, due to working remotely
Thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in 2017, use of donor-advised funds (DAFs) is soaring. They remain one of the best ways for many people to maximize the tax benefits of charitable giving. Contributions to DAFS increased by 80% from 2015 to 2019, according to the National Philanthropic Trust (NPT). Grantmaking from
The following article, written by two outstanding economists, Marian Tupy and Gale Pooley, employs a novel and highly illuminating way of examining the cost and affordability of housing today versus 40 years ago. On the surface, it looks like the median price of a house today has skyrocketed, putting it out of reach for people
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday advised investors to keep a clear mind in the coming days as Wall Street readies to digest the June jobs report out in a week. The report will be pivotal due to the ongoing debate about rising consumer prices in the U.S., he said. “Next week’s all about Friday’s nonfarm
In this article TSLA TWTR Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk unveils a new all-wheel-drive version of the Model S car in Hawthorne, California October 9, 2014. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Tech billionaires Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey have agreed to discuss bitcoin with each other at an event in July. In a bizarre Twitter thread,
In this article US10Y A view of an apartment building in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Retirees who are worried about inflation eroding the value of their income may want to check out real estate investment trusts. REITs are companies that own and/or operate properties like shopping
By Kerry Hannon, Next Avenue Two years ago, Edgar Maxion, 54, stepped away from his position as chief facilities officer at Stanford University. After more than two decades in facilities and construction management, he was burned out. “I was doing eight projects at once,” he said. “I wasn’t seeing straight. I couldn’t even sleep at night.”
The Eleventh Circuit has dealt a blow to the beleaguered syndicated conservation easement (SCE) industry in its decision upholding the Tax Court in TOT Property Holdings LLC v IRS. As I have noted elsewhere SCE is an industry based on nonsense. Investors buy into a partnership that has recently acquired a property. They then vote to donate an
Los Angeles home prices aren’t the only thing hitting new heights these days. Even condominiums—long an afterthought of L.A.’s housing market—are now seeing prices soar upwards, matching the recent appetite for single-family homes. On the heels of Matthew Perry’s sale at the Century Tower, the Presidential Penthouse at The Wilshire, one of the most exclusive
After a 15-month, pandemic-induced hiatus, cruising has returned to America. Royal Caribbean‘s Celebrity Edge is less than 24 hours away from setting sail off the coast of Florida, the first passenger cruise from a U.S. port since the Covid pandemic shuttered the industry’s operations across the globe last year. “We’ve waited so long for this
Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo spacecraft Unity during a glide flight test in New Mexico. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic — Virgin shares soared more than 36% after it announced the Federal Aviation Administration has given it the green light to fly paying customers into space. It’s the first such license approved by the FAA. The company has
With less than a month to go before Jeff Bezos embarks on his “greatest adventure” with a trip to space, more than a few people here on Earth are making it known they’d prefer it if the wealthiest man on the planet takes a one-way trip and remains in orbit. A petition on Change.org entitled
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