Month: August 2022

Strauss/Curtis | The Image Bank | Getty Images Under the Biden administration’s plans to wipe out some student loan debt, one particular type of need-based financial aid that many borrowers receive could mean qualifying for twice as much in forgiveness. If you were the recipient of a Pell Grant, you may be eligible for up
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On the 2020 Form 1040 the IRS inserted a question just below your name and other contact information. The question read: “At any time in 2020, did you receive, sell, send, exchange, or otherwise acquire any financial interest in any virtual currency?” The recently released draft of the 2022 form 1040 features an update to
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Former “American Idol” producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick listed their California winery for $22 million earlier this month. Warwick and Lythgoe bought the 160-acre Paso Robles property for $5.2 million in 2005. Originally, the investment property was supposed to include “American Idol” creator Simon Fuller, host Ryan Seacrest and judge Simon Cowell, Warwick said.
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Pedestrians walk past a Gap Inc. store in Shanghai, China. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Affirm — The buy-now-pay-later darling’s shares slid nearly 14% after hours when it reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss of 65 cents per share, according to Refinitiv. It also issued
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In this article SNOW Frank Slootman, CEO of Snowflake, on the day of its 2020 IPO, Sept. 16th, 2020. CNBC Shares of the cloud data platform provider Snowflake popped more than 17% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company released second-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ revenue expectations. Here’s how the company did: EPS: Loss
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Ekaterina Goncharova | Moment | Getty Images The IRS on Wednesday announced it will waive penalties for many Americans who late-filed tax returns during the pandemic. Nearly 1.6 million filers will automatically receive a collective $1.2 billion-plus in penalty refunds or credits, according to the federal agency, with many payments expected to come by the
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Just months ago, the housing market remained in overdrive: surging home prices, historically low interest rates and unrelenting demand. However, data now suggests to some experts that the market is in a “housing recession.” For example, sales of existing homes in July fell by 5.9% from June, marking the sixth straight month of a decline
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Fast-food workers and supporters fight to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. James Leynse | Corbis Historical | Getty Images The Biden administration seems to have pegged a student loan policy announced Wednesday to its broader push for a national $15-an-hour minimum wage. The White House detailed a long-awaited plan to forgive up
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Topline Shares of Peloton, a pandemic-era stock darling, tanked roughly 20% on Thursday after reporting a sixth consecutive quarter of losses, as the at-home fitness company continues to struggle with declining sales and excess inventory. Key Facts Peloton’s stock fell 20% to under $11 per share following the dismal earnings release, which showed the fitness
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