GM delays return-to-office mandate after employee backlash

In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT General Motors CEO Mary Barra speaks to reporters while she waits for the arrival of President Joe Biden at media day of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, September 14, 2022. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – General Motors is conducting damage…

‘We have to be defensive.’ Here are year-end strategies from advisors amid volatility, rate hikes, inflation

Ridofranz | Istock | Getty Images It’s been a nerve-wracking year for investors. With ongoing stock market volatility, high inflation and interest rate hikes, many wonder if we’re heading for a prolonged economic downturn.   “I think we have to be defensive,” said certified financial planner Ivory Johnson, founder of Delancey Wealth Management in Washington, D.C….

Medicare standard Part B premiums will drop by 3% next year, to $164.90

bymuratdeniz | E+ | Getty Images The 2023 monthly premium for Medicare’s outpatient care coverage will be about 3% lower than it is this year, the government announced Tuesday. The standard monthly premium for Part B will be $164.90 next year, down $5.20 from $170.10 in 2022, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…

Combined Federal and State Corporate Income Tax Rates in 2022

Corporations in the United States pay federal corporate income taxes levied at a 21 percent rate. Forty-four states and D.C. also levy taxes on corporate income, with top marginal rates ranging from 2.5 percent in North Carolina to 11.5 percent in New Jersey. Fifteen of the states levy graduated corporate income tax rates, while the…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Hertz, Ford, Keurig Dr Pepper and more

In this article HTZ KDP LCID VLO NCLH RCL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Andrew Kelly | Reuters Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Hertz — Shares of the rental car company jumped 4.42% after the company announced a partnership with BP’s electric vehicle charging unit that will put thousands of…

Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Orlando to close parks as Hurricane Ian approaches Florida

In this article CMCSA DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cinderella Castle in Walt Disney World. Roberto Machado Noa | Lightrocket | Getty Images As Hurricane Ian nears the west coast of Florida, the Walt Disney Company and Comcast‘s Universal Studios are preparing to close their Orlando-based theme parks for at least two days….

Stock market losses wipe out $9 trillion from Americans’ wealth

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, September 26, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Falling stock markets have wiped out more than $9 trillion in wealth from U.S. households, putting more pressure on family balance sheets and spending. Americans’ holdings of corporate equities and mutual fund shares…

8 million student loan borrowers will get automatic forgiveness. Here’s what you need to know

Leopatrizi | E+ | Getty Images As part of President Joe Biden’s historic student loan forgiveness plan, up to 8 million people could get automatic debt relief, according to the White House. Across the board, most people with federal student debt will be eligible for some forgiveness: up to $10,000 if they didn’t receive a Pell Grant,…

Even as expanded child tax credit helped millions out of poverty, some still haven’t accessed funds

wera Rodsawang | Moment | Getty Images Child poverty fell dramatically in 2021, thanks to an expansion put in place last year that sent monthly payments of up to $300 per child to millions of eligible families. Yet many individuals and families eligible for the child tax credit, as well as another called the earned…

3 Ways the Inflation Reduction Act Could Impact Your Taxes

By now, you’ve probably heard about the Inflation Reduction Act President Biden signed into law in mid-August. On the surface, it sounds like a good thing. Who wouldn’t want to reduce the sky-high inflation we’ve all been dealing with this year? But, as always, there’s a little more to it. Let’s go over the goals…

Crypto lender Nexo gets U.S. bank charter after buying stake in regulated bank

The crypto market has been battered this year, with nearly $2 trillion wiped off its value since its peak. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Cryptocurrency lender Nexo on Tuesday announced it has taken a stake in a federally-regulated U.S. bank, paving the way for the company to offer banking services to Americans as…