Here are Bill Gates’ 5 new book recommendations for your holiday reading list

This holiday season, billionaire Bill Gates is gifting you a list of five books to read while you’re hopefully enjoying some much-deserved downtime. Gates, a voracious reader who reads at least 50 books each year, regularly releases lists of the best books he’s read each year — alongside seasonal recommendations for holiday books and summer…

Consumers lay out $1,600 yearly for health-care products that flexible spending accounts could have covered

Pixelseffect | E+ | Getty Images If you have unspent money in your health-care flexible spending account, now’s the time to make a plan to use it before you lose it.  Health-care FSAs let workers stash away pretax dollars for qualifying expenses. However, they generally are “use-it-or-lose-it” accounts: Unless your company provides a grace period…

Prospects for Federal Tax and Budget Policy after the 2022 Midterms

Two weeks after the 2022 midterm elections, it’s becoming clearer where tax policy may be headed for the rest of the year and into 2023. In the short term, Congress must deal with tax extenders and expiring business tax provisions that may undermine the economy. Next year, the return of divided government and an increasingly…

Taylor Swift’s tour promoter says it had no choice but to work with Ticketmaster

In this article LYV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Taylor Swift accepts the Artist of the Year award onstage during the 2022 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Winter | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Taylor Swift’s tour promoter is shifting blame for the…

Disney is counting on Bob Iger to make hard decisions about its streaming and TV assets – or find someone who will

In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, pauses while speaking during an Economic Club of New York event in Midtown Manhattan on October 24, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images For nearly three years, Bob Chapek…

Best Buy shares surge after retailer sticks with its holiday-quarter outlook

In this article BBY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A customer watches as Best Buy employees load his new television into his car during the state’s sales tax free weekend, beginning on Saturday. Erin Clark | Boston Globe | Getty Images Best Buy on Tuesday surpassed Wall Street’s expectations for quarterly earnings, as inflation-dented…

HP laying off 4,000-6,000 employees globally over the next three years

Enrique Lores, CEO, HP Scott Mlyn | CNBC Computer maker HP Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to cut 4,000 to 6,000 employees over the next three years. Shares rose as much as 1% in extended trading following the announcement. HP is the latest technology company to announce its intent to slim down given economic…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Abercrombie & Fitch, Disney, Best Buy, Zoom and more

In this article ANF DKS BBY TOL URBN AMD A Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A pedestrian stands outside of the Abercrombie & Fitch store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Craig Warga | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Abercrombie & Fitch – Shares of…

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Nordstrom, Autodesk and more

In this article VMW ADSK HPQ JWN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Nordstrom store in Irvine, California. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Nordstrom — Shares fell more than 4% after the department store cut its forecast. Nordstrom’s latest results beat profit and sales expectations, according to…

Two companies have luxury trains called the ‘Orient Express.’ Here are the differences

The “Orient Express” has been called the “king of trains” and the “train of kings.” Royalty, writers, actors and spies have ridden the original route between Paris and Istanbul, which started in the late 19th century. Author Agatha Christie described the Orient Express as “the train of my dreams.” She set a bestselling murder mystery…

Here’s how to score a charitable tax break on Giving Tuesday

Ariel Skelley | Getty Images Giving Tuesday is approaching, and it’s possible to score a tax break while funding your favorite cause. But there are key rules to know before opening your wallet, experts say. An estimated 35 million U.S. adults participated in Giving Tuesday in 2021, donating total gifts of $2.7 billion, a 9%…

‘The stakes are high.’ Why there’s a push for Congress to renew the expanded child tax credit this year

Parents and caregivers with the Economic Security Project gather outside the White House to advocate for the Child Tax Credit in advance of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on Sept. 20 in Washington, DC. Larry French | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Millions of families received monthly checks of up…