Tax season is starting for all Americans — but the tax code’s provisions play out very differently for white families compared to families of color, new research says. The tax benefits from some of th...
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Small-cap companies are going after naked short sellers in growing numbers: ‘It’s the biggest risk to the health of today’s public markets’
A growing number of small-cap companies are announcing plans to go after naked short sellers, claiming their stocks are being artificially depressed by illegal trading activity. Verb Technology Co. In...
Opinion: ‘The Fed-fueled fantasy bubble has popped.’ Stock investors are detached from reality — but they’re about to get a big dose.
After the U.S. stock market made all-time highs last year, I spoke with Jeffrey Bierman, a professional stock-trader with more than three decades of experience. Bierman also lectures on TheoTrade.com ...
Incoming Biden chief of staff Zients is nearly wealthy enough to buy the entire White House
Fixes story to reflect that Zients worked at Bain & Co. The person widely reported to be President Joe Biden’s next chief of staff has just about enough assets to swap it for the entire White Hous...
I’m about to get $130,000 from a lump sum pension payout, what do I do with it?
I am about to receive a lump-sum payout from a pension plan I was in. It’s around $130,000. Need some advice on the best way to invest this money. I am turning 60 in April and don’t have a 401(k) or I...
Debt-Ceiling Crisis: What Could Happen, According to History
The White House and Congress are locked in a standoff, once again, over whether to raise the debt ceiling—the legislative limit on the total amount of money the federal government is authorized to bor...
I-bond strategies: Answers to your questions about Series I bonds
Most people are still new to investing in I-bonds, and so it’s not surprising that they have a lot of questions about the basics. As a new year begins, the situation is even more complicated by strate...
7 EVs That Cost Less Than the Average New Car After Tax Credits
Electric vehicle buyers in the U.S. can now get a purchase tax credit from the government, and it has pushed the price of several high-volume EVs below the average price paid for a new car in America....
GE set to report final pre-breakup earnings
General Electric Co. is scheduled to report next week its final quarterly results before the start of its breakup, with the industrial conglomerate expected to report its highest profit since before t...
Retirement may be bad for your brain. Is working longer the solution?
When we retire from our jobs we may be giving up more than staff meetings, desk lunches and a paycheck. The social interaction and mental challenges found through work can be good for our mental healt...
7 EVs That Qualify for a Tax Credit—and Cost Less Than the Average New Car
Electric vehicle buyers in the U.S. can now get a purchase tax credit from the government, and it has pushed the price of several high-volume EVs below the average price paid for a new car in America....
Genius Group CEO on why his company is fighting back against naked short sellers — and it’s not alone
“It’s like being robbed in a library, but you can’t shout ‘Thief!’ because there are ‘Silence, please’ signs everywhere.” That’s how Roger Hamilton, chief executive of Genius Group Ltd. GNS, +55.02%, ...
Trump and lawyer Habba fined $1 million over ‘frivolous’ suit against Hillary Clinton
NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida judge sanctioned former President Donald Trump and one of his attorneys, ordering them to pay nearly $1 million for filing what he said was a bogus lawsuit against Trump’s 20...
House prices slumped by 10% in San Francisco, Redfin says — and prices are also falling in these cities
Even as mortgage rates come off of recent highs, buyer demand remains constrained. And that’s affecting home-list prices, according to a new report. The report by Redfin RDFN, +8.45%, which tracked ho...
Should you add $30,000 to your retirement with an after-tax auto Roth conversion?
If you are saving up to the employee limit in your workplace retirement accounts and looking to add more, you’ll be glad to hear that employers are making it easier than ever to make extra after-tax c...
The 1980s was the blueprint for the upcoming disinflation cycle and these are the stocks for it, strategists say
Stocks logged a third-straight losing session on Thursday as investors continue to deal with a mixed bag of economic data. That followed Wednesday’s session and extremely weak industrial production th...
No more ‘special awards’ for JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, board decides
JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s board heeded an outcry from shareholders about Chairman and Chief Executive Jamie Dimon’s compensation, which in the past has included more than $50 million in “special awar...
Households earning $100,000 or more are cutting spending more aggressively. What’s going on?
We want to hear from readers who have stories to share about the effects of increasing costs and a changing economy. If you’d like to share your experience, write to [email protected]. Ple...
Party City Files for Bankruptcy. Why the Party Won’t Stop for Other Retailers.
Party City ‘s decadeslong jamboree is coming to an end, now that the retailer has filed for bankruptcy protection following years of weak financial results. The company said it filed for voluntary cha...
‘I have $30,000 in my savings account’: I’m 56, unemployed and single. I invented products that will cost $20,000 to bring to market. Should I do it?
Dear Quentin, I am a 56-year-old divorced woman who has raised four children as a single parent. I made the decision at a young age to give birth to all of my children, and I was the sole provider for...
This simple, no-sweat portfolio makes money in all markets
Well now. This is interesting. Very interesting. And—potentially — very profitable. Especially if you want your savings to go to work and make you money in all environments—booms and slumps, crashes a...
‘Bitcoin is a hyped-up fraud, it’s a pet rock’: says JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon
““Bitcoin itself is a hyped-up fraud, it’s a pet rock.”” — Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan Chase CEO In an interview on Thursday morning on CNBC, billionaire Jamie Dimon, Chairman and chief executive of JP Mor...
Why naked short selling has suddenly become a hot topic
Short selling can be controversial, especially among management teams of companies whose stocks traders are betting that their prices will fall. And a new spike in alleged “naked short selling” among ...