Taylor Swift public ticket sale on Friday is canceled, Ticketmaster says. But the secondary market can be ‘buyer beware’

Taylor Swift accepts an award onstage during the MTV Europe Music Awards 2022 on Nov. 13, 2022 in Duesseldorf, Germany. Kevin Mazur | Wireimage | Getty Images Taylor Swift fans are not having a “Love Story” with Ticketmaster — and may fall victim to scams if they’re not careful when looking for affordable concert tickets….

Do Unto Others: The Case for State Income Tax Reciprocity

Before the pandemic, an estimated 5.8 million Americans worked outside their state of residence, while about 8.9 million people worked from home. By 2021, over 27.6 million Americans were working almost exclusively from home, while the number of workers commuting across state lines dipped to 4.5 million. Though the pandemic’s short-run effect was to reduce…

FanDuel to new rivals: Good luck with sports betting − you’re going to need it

Fanduel CEO Amy Howe attends The Future of Everything presented by the Wall Street Journal at Spring Studios on May 18, 2022 in New York City. Steven Ferdman | Getty Images FanDuel CEO Amy Howe is predicting that her company will defend its leading share of the online sports betting market in the U.S. −…

GM expects EV profits to be comparable to gas vehicles by 2025, years ahead of schedule

In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Mary Barra, Chair and CEO of the General Motors Company (GM), speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images General Motors expects its new electric vehicle profits to be in-line…

Ticketmaster’s largest shareholder blames massive demand − including from bots − for Taylor Swift ticket fiasco

In this article LYV Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Now we got bad bots. The CEO of Liberty Media, Live Nation’s largest shareholder, defended the event promoter against calls that it should be broken up following a storm of glitches and site failures during Ticketmaster presales this week for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour. Live…

Former SpaceX employees file labor complaints alleging retaliatory firings by Elon Musk’s company

SpaceX headquarters in Los Angeles, California. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images Former employees of SpaceX have filed federal complaints against the company, alleging Elon Musk’s venture illegally fired them in response to the concerns they expressed, including about sexual misconduct allegations directed at the CEO. Eight complaints, filed on Wednesday with the National…

Walmart and Target’s quarterly results lay bare the retailers’ stark differences

Getty Images Walmart‘s stock surged this week. Target‘s shares plunged. The rival big-box players are both known for selling an array of products including food, clothing, home goods and kitchen appliances. Both their CEOs — Walmart’s Doug McMillon and Target’s Brian Cornell — stepped into their roles in 2014. related investing news As consumer spending…

Lowe’s says it’s not seeing negative impact of inflation as sales, profit top expectations

In this article LOW Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Lowe’s said Wednesday that high inflation isn’t hurting sales as it reported third-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations. The company also upped its guidance for its full-year earnings. Shares of Lowe’s rose 3% Wednesday. related investing news TJX hits an all-time high as reason…

Target warns of soft holiday quarter as profit tumbles and sales slow

In this article TGT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Target‘s profit fell by around 50% in its fiscal third quarter as it cleared through unwanted inventory and sales slowed heading into the holidays, prompting the company to lower its expectations for retailers’ most important time of year. The company also said Wednesday it plans…

Cisco shares pop on earnings beat and increased 2023 forecast

In this article CSCO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A sign bearing the logo for communications and security tech giant Cisco Systems Inc is seen outside one of its offices in San Jose, California, August 11, 2022. Paresh Dave | Reuters Cisco reported fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday that beat analysts’ estimates and boosted…