In this article 7974.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A statue of Nintendo’s video game character Mario stands on display at the Nintendo Game Front showroom in Tokyo, Japan. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nintendo reported better-than-expected sales and profit for its fiscal second quarter on Tuesday, as it continues to get
People attend a launch ceremony of Inceptio’s autonomous driving system on March 10, 2021 in Shanghai, China. Huanqiu.com | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s truck industry is finding more reasons to buy vehicles with assisted-driving technology. It’s a critical step toward monetization in a nascent business that’s drawn many investor dollars,
History seeps from the walls of the Old War Office in Whitehall, London, Winston Churchill’s former workplace. Once the beating heart of Britain’s military empire, the headquarters from which some of the most consequential decisions in modern U.K. history were made, the building is now forging a new future as one of the capital’s leading
Americans now owe $1.08 trillion on their credit cards, according to a new report on household debt from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Credit card balances spiked by $154 billion year over year, notching the largest increase since 1999, the New York Fed found. “Credit card balances experienced a large jump in the third quarter,
“I don’t want to be old when I’m old.” That sentiment was shared in a recent article in The New York Times by Elaine LaLanne, the 97-year-old widow of Jack LaLanne, who was one of the first TV celebrities to introduce personal fitness to millions of Americans. So, what does it mean to be “old”?
New York City and the surrounding region have received a lot of negative attention about losing population. But the metropolitan area’s apartment business doesn’t appear to be feeling the effects. For the second consecutive year, real estate professionals have ranked a portion of the metropolitan area as the best for buying apartments, according to the
Mike Resnick of Eversheds Sutherland discusses the effects on taxpayers of the corporate alternative minimum tax and its recently released guidance. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This week: setting up CAMT. One of
In this article PLNT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A person works out at Planet Fitness as they re-open at 25 percent capacity in Boston’s Dorchester on Feb. 1, 2021. Jessica Rinaldi | Boston Globe | Getty Images Planet Fitness shares surged double digits after beating expectations on both lines for the third quarter
An employee arranges a display of Omega SA watches in the window of a Watches of Switzerland Group Plc store on Regent Street in London, UK, on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. One of Watches of Switzerland Group Plc’s biggest investors cut its stake in the UK-listed timepiece retailer less than 24 hours after Rolex SA decided to buy a
Workers at an e-commerce logistics industrial park sort parcels on an express delivery line in Lianyungang, East China’s Jiangsu Province, Nov 5, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Most consumers in China are planning to keep a lid on spending during this year’s Singles Day shopping festival, which ends Nov. 11. That’s
Young woman talking to parents. Getty Images Gen Z and millennial adults are having a hard time achieving the same milestones their parents did when they first ventured out into the workforce. For instance, 55% of young adult respondents find it is “much harder” to purchase a home, 44% said it is harder to find
Jimvallee | Istock | Getty Images This is the time of year when most companies hold their open enrollment periods, during which employees decide on their benefits for the next 12 months. You’ll likely have a window of just a few weeks to review health insurance plans, allocate your savings and review a host of
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen outlines the improvements the IRS will deliver to taxpayers in 2024, during remarks at IRS Headquarters in Washington on Nov. 7, 2023. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday announced IRS goals for the 2024 tax filing season and shared agency updates amid continued scrutiny from some Republican
Toronto Star | Toronto Star | Getty Images A recent jury verdict against the National Association of Realtors and large residential brokerages could upend the residential real estate industry. The real estate compensation model is at the heart of the issue. Plaintiffs contend that commission rates are too high, buyer brokers are being overpaid, and
In several press releases over the last few months, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) touted improvements in Part D prescription drug plans. CMS projected that the average total monthly premium in 2024 would decrease 1.8% and premiums stabilization measures would limit the growth of the base beneficiary premium to 6%. These announcements
As malls across the country prepare for the holiday season, Gen Z shoppers are emerging as a significant force in the shopping landscape. According to the “The Rise of the Gen Z Consumer” report from the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Gen Z’s unique preferences and behaviors are not only shaping the retail industry
Introduction Taxpayers, like all people, are risk averse for the most part; they want to avoid financial uncertainty to the greatest extent possible. This is difficult to accomplish when the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) regularly attacks certain issues, often concluding that taxpayers owe additional taxes, penalties, and interest for several years. It is also a
In this article NES.N-CH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Wonder Group has bought rights to make dishes from popular restaurants and celebrity chefs, such as Bobby Flay and José Andrés. It’s also developed high-tech kitchen equipment to speed up and simplify cooking. Wonder Group Food-delivery company Wonder Group has gotten a cash infusion from
In this article UBER Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CEO of Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi, speaks onstage during GE The Lean Mindset: The Pursuit Of Progress Event at Chelsea Industrial on September 06, 2023 in New York City. Ilya S. Savenok | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Uber reported third-quarter results Tuesday that missed analysts’ expectations
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Tuesday a soft landing is still on the table as the central bank seeks to combat inflation without hurting the economy significantly. “Because of some of the strangeness of this moment, there is the possibility of the golden path … that we got inflation down without a recession,” Goolsbee