The Internal Revenue Services offices in Washington, D.C. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Call your accountant and bring out last year’s tax return: The Internal Revenue Service has released a draft of its new tax withholding form. The new Form W-4 is expected to be in use for 2020, and is currently open for comments from
Month: May 2019
Workers who get advice on all money matters impacting their lives do a better job saving specifically for retirement, a new report suggests. Among more than 2,400 employees who have had access to ongoing coaching for all aspects of their financial lives, the average retirement-plan contribution rate climbed to 9.4% of pay in 2018 from
Union Pacific cargo train with multiple box cars approaching the camera as it prepares to cross a level railroad crossing near Jamestown, California, December 17, 2017. Smith Collection/Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images A number of American companies could see their sales decline if trade relations between the United States and Mexico deteriorate as a
Laura | Twenty20 There’s good news for the many people who are in college and working too: they’re likely to pick up a larger paycheck after graduation than their peers who didn’t work. That’s the finding from a new study published by the Education and Employment Research Center at the Rutgers School of Management and
Chinese President Xi Jinping chats with President Donald Trump during a welcome ceremony in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017. AP Photo | Andy Wong A Chinese official tabloid editor followed by Wall Street for insight took a shot at President Donald Trump’s latest threat to impose tariffs on all Mexican imports. “Some day, the White
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – SEPTEMBER 25: Dell CEO Michael Dell delivers a keynote address during the 2013 Oracle Open World conference on September 25, 2013 in San Francisco, California. The week-long Oracle Open World conference runs through September 26. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Dell Technologies
In this photo illustration Levi’s 501 blue jeans by U.S. clothing manufacturer Levi Strauss are seen on March 8, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to sign into law tariffs on imported steel and aluminum today and the European Commission has vowed to retaliate with tariffs on Levi’s jeans, Kentucky bourbon
Dan Kitwood | Getty Images When Michael Bloch’s wife graduated from law school with more than $300,000 in student loans, the couple sat down to come up with a plan. After reading blogs and articles, drafting spreadsheets and consulting a financial advisor, they still didn’t have an answer. “We really struggled with what is the
Miners are seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia, China July 16, 2011. Stringer | Reuters China’s threat to curb exports of rare earth minerals to the United States could move the needle in an escalating trade war as the world’s two largest economies continue to jockey for leverage.
It’s past Memorial Day, and that means two things: barbecue season, and software season. Apple is kicking things off with its Worldwide Developer Conference, WWDC, on June 3. It’s an event where Apple gathers software developers from all over the world to announce its vision for the future of software, and to answer their questions
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi (center) joins other employees in ringing the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as the ride-hailing company Uber makes its highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) on May 10, 2019 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Check out the companies making
Pedestrians walk past a Dollar Tree Inc. store in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Sean Proctor | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dollar Tree cut its full-year profit forecast on Thursday, citing costs related to store closures and freight, sending its shares down 4% in trading before the bell. The company said the forecast includes the impact of
The retail sector has been reeling in the month of May with trade and economic headwinds in its way, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday. The Spdr S&P Retail ETF, which tracks the segment’s performance on the market, has fallen more than 11% in the month alone and has now dipped nearly 1% thus far in
Kena Betancur | Getty Images New Jersey, it seems, is the last place where people want to spend their golden years. Almost 67% of all New Jersey moves were outbound last year, according to a survey from United Van Lines. The relocation company polled 26,998 of its customers who moved last year, through Nov. 30,
Les and Dave Jacobs | Cultura | Getty Images You may have heard the terms ESG, SRI and impact investing, but they can sound intimidating to the uninitiated investor. Putting money into investments that do good is growing in popularity. The number of sustainable funds has climbed to 351 in 2018, while the assets in
Let us now dispense with the notion that there is only one proximal cause of the disturbance in the force of the financial markets. There are several. Of course, the deepening trade war with China is the most important to date. The battle, in addition to tariffs, has widened to potentially include further bans on
MixAll Studio | Blend Images | Getty Images Robo-advisors have made one thing abundantly clear to traditional financial advisors: Picking investments for clients is simply not enough anymore. “Investments are table stakes now,” said certified financial planner Erin Wood, vice president of wealth planning at Carson Group Holdings in Omaha, Nebraska. “Advisors have to help
The “Fast Money ” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Pete Najarian was a buyer of the Oil Services ETF. Tim Seymour was a buyer of Disney. Steve Grasso was a buyer of Ross Stores. Guy Adami was a buyer of Devon Energy. Trader disclosure: Pete is long calls ALLY, CSCO, DVN, FCX,
As Uber prepares to report its quarterly earnings for the first time as a public company, investors and analysts will be looking for signals to answer one question: Will Uber ever become profitable? The ride-hailing company reports earnings after Thursday’s closing bell. It has already projected a net loss of at least $1 billion for
Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco, speaking at the 2019 WEF in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 23rd, 2019. Adam Galica | CNBC J.P. Morgan is the latest Wall Street firm to recommend Cisco Systems, saying in a note on Thursday that investors trying to protect themselves from the trade war should look to the stock as
Alex wroblewski | The New York Times Given the latest volatility in the stock market, people are generally advised to leave their investments alone. That can be hard with a 529 college savings plan if you expect to tap the account for a tuition bill due in a few months. The state-sponsored investment plans encourage
Defense Department’s Patrick Shanahan, before he was tapped by President Donald Trump to serve as the department’s Acting Secretary Department of Defense The Pentagon presented a report to Congress on rare earth minerals in an effort to reduce reliance on China, according to a Reuters report. “The department continues to work closely with the president,
With no ticket matching all six numbers in the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday night, the jackpot has surged higher yet again. Now at $444 million, the top prize has been growing for more than two months through twice-weekly drawings with no winner. The Powerball jackpot, meanwhile, isn’t too far behind: $325 million for Wednesday
A general view of the atmosphere at the TommyXZendaya collection launch event at the Tommy Hilfiger store on March 3, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Tommy Hilfiger) David M. Benett | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of
Dick’s Sporting Goods Scott Olson | Getty Images Shares of Dick’s Sporting Goods jumped Wednesday after the company reported quarterly earnings that topped analysts’ estimates and raised its full-year outlook. The sporting goods retailer’s stock was up as much as 6.2% in premarket trading on the news, having climbed about 18% over the past 12
2020 Lexus RX 350 F Sport Source: Lexus Product proliferation has become the norm in today’s auto industry. But for Lexus, despite adding an assortment of sedans, sports cars and sport-utility vehicles, the Japanese luxury brand is effectively defined by a single model, the midsize RX crossover. Since its 1998 introduction, the RX has become
MangoStar_Studio | iStock | Getty Images The hottest workplace benefit for the newly-graduated set isn’t 401(k) matches or even student debt repayment. It’s health insurance. More than half of the people participating in a survey conducted by the American Institute of CPAs said medical coverage was a “top three workplace benefit.” The accounting association polled
Certified financial planner Ken Waltzer has an older female client who suffers from congestive heart failure. Given the high cost of her prescriptions, Waltzer recently became concerned by how much money she and her husband were spending. “I suggested that maybe I should talk to her doctor about her medications,” said Waltzer, co-founder and managing
The front desk of the Amazon office is pictured in New York, May 1, 2019. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Wednesday: Goldman Sachs downgraded General Mills to ‘sell’ from ‘neutral’ Goldman downgraded the stock on concerns about slowing sales growth. “Following GIS‘s 2Q19 results we argued that
Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images Doug Boneparth may not have the Twitter reach of Taylor Swift or Barack Obama, but the 24,000 people who follow the financial planner took to heart a recent message. It proved that 280 characters can be worth at least $1,000. The tweet did not exactly go
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