BYD is selling so many electric cars it’s become one of the top three automakers in China

One of BYD’s bestselling electric car models, the Han, is on display during an auto show in Shenzhen on June 5, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese electric car maker BYD saw sales more than double in May, solidifying the company’s climb into the ranks of the top three…

Charles Schwab to pay $187 million to settle SEC charges that it misled robo-advisor clients on fees

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington on Feb. 23, 2022. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Charles Schwab agreed to pay $187 million to settle an SEC investigation into alleged hidden fees charged by the firm’s robo-advisor, Schwab Intelligent Portfolios, according to an agency announcement on Monday. Robo-advisor” is shorthand for a digital…

The Legacy of Harvard Economist Dale W. Jorgenson

Noted economist Dale W. Jorgenson, the Samuel W. Morris University Professor at Harvard University, passed away on June 8. He was 89. Dr. Jorgenson’s insights and analytical approach have enormously improved the understanding by the economics community of the effect of taxation on capital formation. He developed the concept of the cost of capital, the…

GM’s stock closes below IPO price for first time since October 2020

In this article GM Mary Barra, Chair and CEO of the General Motors Company (GM), speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT – Shares of General Motors on Monday closed below the post-bankrupt automaker’s $33 initial public offering…

Oracle shares rise on better-than-expected earnings report

In this article ORCL Safra Catz, then co-chief executive officer of Oracle Corp., speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Sept. 20, 2016. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oracle shares rose almost 9% in extended trading on Monday after the database software company issued fiscal fourth-quarter results that exceeded…

1980s-era rate hikes designed to fight inflation will create more market turmoil, Canaccord’s Tony Dwyer predicts

Stocks may go into a deeper tailspin. Canaccord Genuity’s Tony Dwyer predicts 1980s-era interest rate hikes will exacerbate the turmoil and make a recession seem increasingly more likely. “Typically, I’ve been bullish over the years. But there’s a money availability problem,” the firm’s chief market strategist told CNBC’s “Fast Money” on Monday. Ultimately, you have…

Despite the bitcoin selloff, it’s still an asset class that is accessible to anyone, says blockchain educator

Cleve Mesidor. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Cleve Mesidor was working in the Obama administration in 2013 when she first heard about bitcoin. From the beginning, the concept excited her. Within a few years, she’d leave politics and enter the cryptocurrency space with a mission to make the new financial world…

These 10 states have been hit hardest by Social Security staffing cuts, contributing to long waits for customer service

Piksel | Istock | Getty Images Many people who have turned to Social Security for help in recent years have found long waits for service. The pandemic made those delays worse. But the issue actually dates back to before the onset of Covid-19. Congress has cut Social Security’s core operating budget by 17% since 2010,…

Warehouse giant Prologis, a major Amazon landlord, to buy rival Duke Realty in $26 billion deal

In this article DRE PLD Signage outside a Prologis warehouse occupied by Kuehne + Nagel in Redlands, California, U.S., on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. Fallout from the global supply-chain crisis is clogging U.S. ports, pushing warehouses to capacity and forcing logistics managers to scramble for space. Roger Kisby | Bloomberg | Getty Images Warehouse giant…

Warren Buffett’s son donates $2.7 million for Ukraine aid after meeting with Zelenskyy

Warren Buffett, left, and his eldest son, Howard G. Buffett Peter Kramer | NBC | Getty Images Howard Buffett, son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, is donating millions of dollars from his foundation in support of Ukraine after meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Howard G. Buffett Foundation donated $2.7 million to the citizen-funded nonprofit…

The last chance for some tax filers to avoid late penalties is June 15

courtneyk | E+ | Getty Images This week is the last chance to bypass a tax penalty if you’re earning money and the IRS still hasn’t received its share, according to the agency. While some employees pay taxes through withholdings, everyone else must make a second-quarter estimated payment by June 15 — and you’re on…