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
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Shares of GameStop climbed 52.7% in premarket trade on Thursday as heavily-shorted stocks favored by Reddit traders look set for a resurgence. Investors piled into the bricks-and-mortar video game retailer on Wednesday following the reported ousting of Chief Financial Officer Jim Bell, sending the stock soaring 103.9% before trading was
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – DECEMBER 01: The Salesforce Tower, the city’s highest building, on December 1, … [+] 2020 in San Francisco, California. Recent workforce changes are leading to speculation about the tower’s future. (Photo by Stephen Lam/Getty Images) Getty Images As we approach the grim metric of 500,000 deaths due to Covid-19, analysts are grappling with
Getty getty Inevitably retirement planning discussions with my clients include listening to stories about their parents and grandparents. Frequently, clients like to reminisce about how their family members from previous generations handled their money. For some investors, these personal experiences serve as the benchmark for how they will plan their own financial future. Unfortunately, the
Property managers need to ensure that their websites are accessible to people with disabilities. getty As the internet has become indispensable to everyday life, particularly during the pandemic, business owners have had to make sure their websites are accessible. Multifamily landlords are likely familiar with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires that
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
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
If your tax lawyer or accountant costs you extra taxes, and reimburses you for those extra taxes, can the IRS tax the reimbursement? It might seem like the answer should be no, but it can be hard to convince the IRS. Take the case of Joseph M. McKenny v. U.S., 2020 WL 5167333 (11th Cir.
My mother and aide flickr Editorial/Getty Images The massive pandemic relief bill that the House is likely to approve by the end of this week includes billions of dollars in new funding for government long-term services and supports (LTSS) for frail older adults and young people with disabilities. But the most far-reaching change may be
A living room at Common Frankford Common When most people think of coliving or living with roommates, their first thought might be sharing a mediocre apartment, the inevitability of needing to the electric bill, and who gets to keep the coffee table once the lease is over. But coliving doesn’t have to be this way.
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
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
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,
Whether you are in Palm Springs, West Hollywood or even San Francisco you will you will likely owe … [+] California Taxes. Getty Images for Land Rover With more than 40 million people officially living in California, the great weather and beautiful beaches must be doing something right. The hurdles to be financially successful in