New IRS rule offers higher penalty-free withdrawals for early retirees

Pascal Broze | Getty Images One of the pain points of early retirement is limited access to your nest egg before age 59½ without incurring a 10% penalty. While a new IRS rule makes it easier to tap more penalty-free money, you still need to weigh your options, financial experts say. Generally, early pre-tax 401(k)…

How the Ukraine-Russia conflict is pushing up prices for Americans

A taxi driver refuels a vehicle at a Gulf gas station in Boston on Mar. 1, 2022. Vanessa Leroy/Bloomberg via Getty Images The economic effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a week ago have reverberated around the globe — leaving many households to wonder how the conflict might hit their wallet. The short answer: Prices…

Snowflake CEO: Projecting revenue is challenging, so we prefer to give conservative guidance

Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday the company prefers to give conservative guidance, saying the way it recognizes revenue creates a considerable amount of uncertainty when putting together a forecast. Slootman’s comments in a “Mad Money” interview came after the data-analytics firm reported fourth-quarter and fiscal 2022 results. Its stock was…

Victoria’s Secret refers to Ukraine war and inflation as it offers dismal first-quarter outlook

In this article VSCO Shoppers are seen inside a shopping mall in Bethesda, Maryland on February 17, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Victoria’s Secret seesawed in after-hour hours trading Wednesday after the lingerie retailer issued a downbeat outlook for the coming quarter, cautioning that it still sees challenges ahead – including inflation…

‘We were terrified’: Block co-founder explains how the fintech giant avoided ‘death by Amazon’

Block co-founder Jim McKelvey. CNBC | NBC Universal | Getty Images BARCELONA — In 2014, Amazon launched a product that sounded strikingly similar to something already on offer from Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s payments company Square, which is today known as Block. It was called Amazon Register, and it would let small businesses accept credit…

Biden touts more aid for families with children in his State of the Union address. It’s unclear if any of it will happen

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on March 1, 2022 in Washington. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images In his Tuesday State of the Union address, President Joe Biden outlined several ways he wants to extend aid to low- and middle-income families, especially…

‘The Batman’ is a refreshing adaptation, but ‘handcuffed’ by its PG-13 rating, critics say

Robert Pattinson stars in “The Batman.” Warner Bros. Batman has taken on many forms on the big screen, from goofy and campy to suave and gritty. Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” introduces audiences to a new iteration of the Dark Knight — emo. The film, which arrives in theaters on Friday, has elicited mixed reactions from…

Snowflake plunges almost 30% on slowing revenue growth

In this article SNOW CEO of Snowflake Frank Slootman arrives at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 6, 2021, in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images Snowflake shares dropped as much as 30% in extended trading on Wednesday after the data-analytics software company showed the slowest…

Stock futures inch lower as Russia-Ukraine tensions weigh

U.S. stock index futures were modestly lower during overnight trading Wednesday, after the major averages finished the day higher despite escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 28 points. S&P 500 futures shed 0.11%, while Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.2%. During regular trading on Wednesday the…

Kevin O’Leary: Consider this factor first when deciding to buy or lease a car

If you’re in the market for a new car, one of the biggest decisions you’ll need to make is whether to lease or buy. Though there are a number of factors to weigh when making your choice, Kevin O’Leary, O’Shares ETFs chairman and judge on CNBC’s “Money Court,” says the first thing you should consider…

Late-enrollment fees hit some Medicare beneficiaries. A congressional bill would warn people of those charges before they happen

andresr | E+ | Getty Images A recently introduced bill in Congress has its sights set on preventing a cost that some new Medicare beneficiaries face: late-enrollment penalties. The bipartisan measure, introduced in the Senate, would require the federal government to provide individuals with information about Medicare enrollment rules before they reach the Medicare-eligible age…