Robinhood hires Aparna Chennapragada as first chief product officer Robinhood has hired a top Google executive as its first chief product officer ahead of its upcoming public debut. The trading start-up said Wednesday it will bring on Aparna Chennapragada, who spent 12 years at Google leading product, engineering and design teams. She was most recently
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To keep up with emerging technology, self-made billionaire Mark Cuban is always reading and learning new things. It’s a tactic he uses to understand artificial intelligence, and now he has set his sights on cryptocurrency and the technology that surrounds it, like blockchain and NFTs. In fact, Cuban recommends people use his tactic and take
The Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington on Monday, March 8, 2021. Caroline Brehman | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Federal Reserve on Wednesday dialed up its economic growth expectations but signaled that there are no expected interest rate hikes for the next two years. The so-called dot plot projections budged little
The Internal Revenue Services offices in Washington, D.C. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Taxpayers will have more time to get their taxes in order this year. The Internal Revenue Service is planning to push back the deadline for the tax filing season about one month to May 15 from April 15, CNBC’s Ylan Mui confirmed. This
Taxpayers and tax professionals have been scrambling to prepare and file tax returns by April 15. The IRS said repeatedly that unlike last year, it would not extend the date. But now, the normal April 15 deadline is extended to May 15. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and other groups have been asking,
We spend approximately one-third of our lives in bed, which means we are in our bedrooms more than any other room in the home. Yet, many people tend to overlook the design of these spaces. Still, it’s important for our sleep and overall health that our bedrooms give us a feeling of happiness and relaxation,
Customer Tamara Jenkins tries on a hat with Meeka Robinson Davis, owner of One-Of-A-Kind Hats, as Davis’ daughter Chrstiana Davis looks on, at the store in the Windsor Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, November 24, 2020. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Small businesses got some good news on Tuesday, when the
A general view of a ‘March Madness’ logo is seen during practice before the First Round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena on March 20, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Patrick Smith | Getty Images CBS Sports president Sean McManus called it heartbreaking. WarnerMedia boss Jeff Zucker said he was
Workers make protective masks at a factory in Handan, Hebei province, China January 22, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS BEIJING — While much of the world is still dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, China’s economy is showing signs that it has already passed the peak of a domestic recovery. That means growth ahead will not
cihatatceken | iStock | Getty Images Many Americans could be seeing green this Wednesday, March 17. And that’s not just because it’s St. Patrick’s Day. Wednesday marks the official “payday” when many of the $1,400 stimulus checks should be deposited. Yet some Americans may have seen the cash already cross their accounts. President Joe Biden
There’s welcome news for financially struggling taxpayers with federal tax debts who didn’t get Round 1 and Round 2 economic impact payments, and were instructed to file 2020 tax returns to claim the payments as a recovery rebate credit. The Internal Revenue Service has now agreed to use its discretion to bypass offsets for federal
Lee Kiser is a multifamily expert, active broker and Principal of Kiser Group, Chicagoland’s leading mid-market multifamily brokerage firm. At the end of 2020, apartment owners — particularly those in the mid-market segment of the industry — concluded one of the worst revenue years in memory as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Occupancy fell, especially in
Pre-retirees and retirees may be understandably concerned about their exposure to stock market risk, particularly in these uncertain times. Let’s take a look at how a hypothetical 65-year-old couple might think about this decision. Suppose Jack and Mary have $400,000 in retirement savings and they’re invested in a target date fund with the classic “60/40”
A handheld ultrasound (Vscan Air) to go beyond highly specialized branches of medicine such as obstetrics and cardiology to primary care physicians. Source: G.E. General Electric on Tuesday announced the launch of its new wireless, hand-held ultrasound device, Vscan Air, as the company seeks to capture a leading position in the growing market. It’s the
Don’t rule out a 10-year Treasury Note yield as high as 2.25% this year. That’s the message from Wells Fargo Securities’ Michael Schumacher, ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve interest rate decision. “The fiscal stimulus is enormous, and the vaccine rollout seems to be accelerating quite a bit — not just here in the U.S.,” the
Sotheby’s is joining the nonfungible token craze through a collaboration with digital artist Pak. “We’ve been following the NFT space for some time,” Sotheby’s CEO Charles Stewart said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” where he announced the auction house’s partnership with Pak. The upcoming sale is set to launch next month. “This is new for
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday he believes it’s a favorable environment for investors to put money to work in the U.S. stock market. Positive economic signs are abound, Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street,” reading a sampling of headlines on Tuesday’s front page of The Wall Street Journal about a recovery in airline travel,
IronHeart | Moment | Getty Images Extra unemployment benefits offered by the American Rescue Plan may not arrive until mid-April or later, the U.S. Department of Labor said Monday. The $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, which President Joe Biden signed Thursday, extended jobless aid to Labor Day and continued a $300 weekly enhancement to benefits.
Yvette Lind, an assistant professor of tax law at Copenhagen Business School, talks about how the coronavirus pandemic hurt gender equality and offers possible tax solutions. The post has been edited for length and clarity. David Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This week: gender equality and
Topline Former Goldman Sachs executive Michael Daffey purchased convicted sex abuser Jeffery Epstein’s New York City mansion last week, a spokesman for Daffey confirmed Tuesday, with a portion of the proceeds going into a fund to pay Epstein’s victims. Key Facts Daffey bought Epstein’s 28,000 square-foot Upper East Side mansion last week for $51 million