Month: December 2021

Rita Jenrette scandalized Washington in the 1980s when, as the wife of a disgraced congressman, she posed for Playboy. After reinventing herself as a New York real estate broker and eventually marrying into Italian nobility, she’s now saying arrivederci to the historic villa that’s been in her late husband’s family for 400 years. Seated in
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A “Now Hiring” sign outside a store on Aug. 16, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. OLIVIER DOULIERY | AFP | Getty Images Claims for unemployment benefits dropped to their lowest level in decades last week. However, that statistic is getting skewed by pandemic-era labor distortions, making it seem a bit rosier than reality, economists said. There
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the deadly tornadoes that struck Kentucky, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 11, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden said his administration is standing by and ready to do “whatever is needed” after several dozen people were killed by a swarm of powerful tornadoes and storms that ripped
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Pedants object to referring to Code Section 183 – Activities Not Engaged In For Profit – as the “hobby loss rule”, because, strictly speaking it is not just about hobbies. Besides being used against people who want to take deductions for things that they just feel like doing, Section 183 has been an IRS weapon in
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People search through a tornado-damaged building on December 11, 2021 in Mayfield, Kentucky. Brett Carlsen | Getty Images LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency early Saturday morning and asked President Joe Biden for federal assistance after a deadly storm swept through the Bluegrass State overnight. “It’s devastating,” Beshear said
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The Oracle logo is displayed on the exterior of Oracle headquarters on December 09, 2021 in Redwood Shores, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Oracle — Shares of Oracle jumped 6.5% after reporting earnings and revenue beats for its fiscal second-quarter. Oracle brought in $1.21 per share
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In this article QUOT SDI Productions | E+ | Getty Images Company: Quotient Technology, Inc. (QUOT) Business: Quotient Technology operates as a digital media and promotions technology company that offers power integrated digital media and promotions programs for brands and retailers. The company operates through two segments: (i) Promotions segment, which offers digital coupons and
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