Activist investors are hunting targets in the SPAC market, but battles won’t be easy to win

In this article LATG Daniel Loeb, founder and chief executive officer of Third Point LLC Jacob Kepler | Bloomberg | Getty Images (Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) The once red-hot SPAC market is becoming a fertile ground for activist investors who push for changes at problematic companies and profit from them. A record…

Billions in federal rental assistance is still available. Here’s what struggling renters need to know

Demonstrators in front of the White House on Sept. 25, 2021, call for the cancellation of rents, and mortgages and to prevent millions of evictions in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. Olivier Douliery | Afp | Getty Images Billions of dollars in federal rental assistance is still available to struggling renters, though some states…

Here’s what you need to do if you can’t afford to pay your taxes by April 18

Asiavision | E+ | Getty Images If you haven’t filed your taxes because you owe money, it may be a costly mistake, financial experts say. That’s because the late filing penalty for federal taxes is 5% of your unpaid balance per month capped at 25%, whereas the late payment fee is 0.5%, said certified financial planner Larry Harris, director…

Your Guide to Filing a Business Tax Extension in 2022

Do you need more time to file your business return this year? No sweat — that’s what tax extensions are for. Read on to learn more about filing for a business return extension this year. What is a business tax extension? Sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs, and corporations can file a six-month extension request with the…

5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures rise after Tuesday’s intraday reversal Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 25, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures rose Wednesday…

Bed Bath & Beyond posts disappointing results after low inventory hurt business in the holiday quarter

A pedestrian walks by a Bed Bath and Beyond store on November 04, 2021 in Larkspur, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Bed Bath and Beyond on Wednesday reported a surprising holiday-quarter loss, as the company ran low on inventory and struggled to move merchandise out of congested ports and onto shelves. Shares of the…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Delta, JPMorgan, BlackRock and more

In this article ATRS BLK BBBY JPM DAL PYPL Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Delta Air Lines (DAL) – Delta rallied 6.6% in the premarket after reporting a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and predicting a current-quarter profit. The airline also said monthly revenue exceeded pre-pandemic levels for the first time in March….

Meet ‘The Trans Capitalist’ focused on bringing financial literacy to the LGBTQ+ community

K. Kenneth Davis, a financial educator known as The Trans Capitalist, has made it his mission to help the LGBTQ+ community understand money. His passion comes from his own experiences: A decade ago, Davis says he found himself nearing a financial catastrophe. Credit card bills were piling up, he was facing eviction, and he was…

Op-ed: If female investors have any weakness, it’s their mistaken belief that they’re not good investors

Martin-dm | E+ | Getty Images Women and men do differ when it comes to investing. However, while many may think of women as the weaker sex when it comes to investing, female investors actually capture stronger rates of return than their male counterparts. Women outperform men by 40 basis points, or 0.4%, on average,…

Soaring gas prices are forcing some Uber, Lyft drivers off the road

A driver uses the Uber app to drop off a passenger. Chris J. Ratcliffe | Bloomberg via Getty Images When Sergio Avedian, 55, started driving full time for Uber and Lyft in 2016, he used to make $3,000 a week. Now, it’s impossible to make that kind of money,” he said. Coming out of the…

Japanese car giant Honda targets EV expansion, earmarks billions for R&D

In this article MBG-DE TSLA BMW-DE F GM 7267.T-JP With several major economies looking to cut the number of diesel and gasoline vehicles on their roads, Honda and other carmakers are attempting to develop electrification strategies that will allow them to remain competitive going forward. Aimur Kytt | Istock Editorial | Getty Images Honda plans…

Stock futures inch higher following highest inflation data in decades

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, April 4, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks futures were flat in overnight trading as investors weighed the latest inflation data for March. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 20 points or 0.06%, while S&P 500 futures…