Two states are temporarily suspending their gas taxes and others could follow. But don’t expect big savings

A sign reflects the price per gallon of fuel at a gas station on March 10, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Americans are feeling the pinch of rising gas prices. Now two states — Maryland and Georgia — are temporarily suspending their gas taxes in order to help their residents save…

5 money-saving tips from a TikTok lawyer who reads the fine print

Reading the fine print means you could be saving money that you might not have otherwise known about, according to Erika Kullberg, lawyer and founder of Plug and Law, a legal tech start-up for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Kullberg found that you could be eligible for compensation for everything from getting bumped from your flight…

Will Kentucky Build Upon Its 2018 Reforms This Year?

Like many states, Kentucky is experiencing another year of robust budget surpluses while projecting several years of continued revenue growth, and policymakers are looking for ways to return some of the extra tax collections to taxpayers as they budget for the upcoming fiscal biennium. With regular legislative proceedings winding down, the House and Senate (both…

Britain’s Royal Mint to build plant that will extract gold from electronic waste

Smith Collection/Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images LONDON — Britain’s Royal Mint plans to build a facility that will extract gold from electronic waste, with the plant set to be fully up and running in 2023. In a statement Monday, the government-owned company which manufactures precious metal products and coins said it would use…

UK watchdog puts 50 crypto companies on notice over ‘misleading’ ads

A bitcoin ATM inside a shop in Finsbury Park, London, on Feb. 4, 2022. Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Over 50 cryptocurrency companies have been sent enforcement notices by the U.K.’s advertising watchdog as part of a regulatory crackdown on promotions in the industry. The Advertising Standards Authority said Tuesday it…

What to do when your monthly Social Security check isn’t enough

Fstop123 | E+ | Getty Images As the cost of everyday goods swell, retirees living on a fixed income are likely feeling especially squeezed. The recent cost-of-living adjustment to Social Security checks of around 6% this year isn’t enough of a shield for many with grocery and energy, including gasoline, prices seeing their biggest jump…

China Boeing 737 plane crash: No reports yet of bodies or survivors

BEIJING — No bodies or survivors have yet been found from the China Eastern Airlines crash as of Tuesday morning, Chinese state media said. The domestic flight on a Boeing 737-800, which was carrying 132 people, nosedived Monday afternoon in the southern region of Guangxi, China’s aviation authority confirmed. The cause of the crash remains…

There are 4 weeks until the tax deadline. What filers need to know

Tom Werner | DigitalVision | Getty Images If you haven’t filed your taxes, there are four weeks until the federal deadline, which is April 18 for most Americans.   Some 63.5 million payers have sent returns through March 11, according to the latest IRS filing data, with an average refund of $3,352. However, millions of Americans have…

Elon Musk says SpaceX will hopefully launch first Starship orbital flight in May

Prototypes of SpaceX’s Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster stand at the company’s Starbase facility in Texas. Michael Sheetz | CNBC Elon Musk on Monday gave an update on the timeline for SpaceX’s first orbital launch of the company’s next-generation Starship rocket. “We’ll have 39 flightworthy engines built by next month, then another month to…

Nike shares rise as earnings top estimates on strong North America demand

In this article NKE Nike on Monday reported earnings and sales for the fiscal third quarter that topped analysts’ estimates, thanks to robust demand in North America as consumers headed back to stores. The better-than-expected results proved Nike’s ability to operate in a volatile environment, CEO John Donahoe said in a press release. “Marketplace demand…