The tarp covers the field before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets at Nationals Park, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ASSOCIATED PRESS New York Times reporters Jesse Drucker and Eric Lipton wrote a well-reported piece the other day on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s Opportunity Zone (OZ) provisions.
A concept of what General Motors’ new infotainment system will look like once Google Assistant is integrated into its vehicles beginning in 2021. GM DETROIT – General Motors and Google are teaming up to install the tech giant’s voice assistant and apps, including Google Maps, into GM vehicles beginning in 2021. The partnership, announced Thursday,
Stewart Butterfield, co-founder and CEO of Slack, at the 2018 WEF in Davos, Switzerland. Adam Galica | CNBC Slack, maker of the popular workplace chat app, will release its first earnings report as a public company after the market close on Wednesday. Here are the numbers to watch for the company’s fiscal second quarter: Earnings:
President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping make joint statements at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 9, 2017. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The previous 18 months of trade talks between the U.S. and China have only led to more tit-for-tat tariffs, but this time it might be different, according to
Lyft CEO Logan Green (R) and President John Zimmer (2nd R) speak before the Nasdaq opening bell celebrating the company’s initial public offering (IPO) on March 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Thursday: Deutsche Bank initiated Lyft
If you feel like spending on your kids took a toll on your summer budget, you’re not alone. A new survey from TD Ameritrade finds that 52% of parents with children under 18 spent more than they intended to this summer. Hero Images | Getty Images The average summer debt for parents with children under
Trump’s Trade War Is Hurting Manufacturing Getty President Trump’s trade war is taking a toll on the economy. Manufacturing is already feeling much of the fallout due to the higher costs, fewer overseas market and greater economic uncertainty. Yet manufacturing jobs aren’t distributed evenly across the country. Not surprisingly, employment growth has slowed more in
Getty Genetic testing kits are all the rage these days – and recent tax news may make it even more affordable. Taxpayers may now get a tax break for some testing, piquing interest for some taxpayers. Unfortunately, the increased popularity also makes genetic testing kits ripe for scammers. The U.S. Department of Health and Human
The United States is one of the 20 most dangerous places to live in the world, and critics blame much of it on gun-related crime. Getty Gun violence regularly tops the news in the United States, and the impact is far-reaching , according to a new survey from InterNations, a global community and information site for people
Susan Wojcicki, CEO, YouTube speaking at #VidCon, July 23, 2015. Harriet Taylor | CNBC Momentum is building in Washington to crack down on Big Tech’s most free-wheeling practices: the Department of Justice is conducting a broad review of tech companies in addition to a reported antitrust investigation of Google, and Facebook disclosed a new antitrust
French bank Societe Generale’s headquarters in Paris. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images Banks must be prepared for interest rates to remain low for a longer time — which will squeeze profitability for lenders, deputy chief executive of Societe Generale said on Thursday. Low interest rates have been one of the biggest challenges
President Donald Trump answers questions in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, August 20, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Citi no longer sees a conclusion to the trade war with China before the next U.S. presidential election, the investment bank said in a research report on Wednesday. “[The] base case for the
Joho | Cultura RM | Getty Images Looking for a college major that will help squash your student loan debt? Consider electrical engineering. Recent graduates in that field are earning the highest median annual salary: $72,600, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Longer term, electrical engineers earn a median salary of $99,070, according
Are you worried that you’re going to outlive your money? It’s a fair concern with interest rates low and heading lower. To put it bluntly, many well-off retirees are at serious risk of having to pick up a “side hustle” to avoid dying broke. Passive income in the popular retirement “go-tos” is simply no help
Shutterstpcl Since 1999, the home-office deduction is no longer a red flag — millions of Americans benefit from this deduction each year. Countless taxpayers run businesses from home, and the IRS understands this. The income-requirement rule also limits the use of this deduction for profitable enterprises, which appeases IRS concerns about abuse and hobby-loss businesses. Before
The landmarked St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chicago has been transformed into luxury condos. Regency Development Group There’s no place like home, especially if it’s a landmark structure. A historic church in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood is starting a new life as a luxury condominium development with unique features such as stained glass windows
A customer exits a CVS Health Corp. store in Oakland, California, U.S., on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge reviewing a Justice Department decision to allow U.S. pharmacy chain and benefits manager CVS Health to merge with health insurer Aetna said on Wednesday that the agreement was
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple, and Eddy Cue, senior vice president of Internet Software and Services at Apple, attend the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 10, 2019 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Apple plans to borrow in the bond market for the
Traders work under monitors displaying 3M Co. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images In a world of falling and even negative interest rates, investors are searching high and low for yield. Companies with a high and stable dividends are a
For homeowners in Hurricane Dorian’s anticipated path, insurance claim preparation may be worth adding to your to-do list. The storm, which pummeled the Bahamas for 48 hours and left widespread devastation across the island nation, is churning northward and parallel to southeastern U.S. coastline with sustained winds of 105 mph as of Wednesday. While Dorian