Tax Filing 101: 7 Things That Can Impact Your Tax Refund

It’s time to review some important tax basics before the upcoming tax season. Here are seven things to remember when e-filing your federal income tax return this year — and how each could impact your refund amount. 1.       Life events As you go through the e-filing process, TaxAct® provides a sneak peek of your estimated…

Shares of Trump-linked SPAC soar 66% as former president hints at 2024 run

In this article DWAC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The social media app will be developed by Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG). Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp., the company set to take Trump Media and Technology Group public, spiked Monday after former president Donald Trump…

Tyson CFO, also the chairman’s son, arrested for public intoxication, trespassing

In this article TSN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tyson Foods CFO John Tyson was arrested early Sunday in Arkansas after allegedly becoming intoxicated and falling asleep in the wrong house. Tyson, 32, was charged with public intoxication and trespassing and booked in Washington County jail. Tyson Foods is headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas. A…

Palantir stock falls after slight earnings miss

In this article PLTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A person poses in front of a banner featuring the logo of Palantir Technologies (PLTR) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the day of their initial public offering (IPO) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 30, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Shares…

Take-Two stock tumbles after it cuts outlook

In this article TTWO FDS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Take-Two stock dropped more than 15% in extended trading on Monday after the company reported fiscal second-quarter 2023 results. It said its outlook in the current quarter and for fiscal 2023 would be lower than previously expected. Here’s how the company did: Loss: $1.54…

Alibaba’s international arm is spending millions to expand into South Korea

Alibaba’s international e-commerce platform AliExpress has expanded in South Korea and Brazil, in addition to Europe. Pictured here is an AliExpress locker in Poland in July 2022. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Alibaba‘s international e-commerce business AliExpress is spending the equivalent of $7 million to reach consumers in South Korea, the unit…

China’s Covid controls are hurting more of the economy

Pictured here is a Shanghai neighborhood under Covid lockdown on Nov. 7, 2022. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s Covid situation is only getting worse, preventing the country from stamping out the virus and relaxing controls. The daily case count surged to six-month highs over the weekend. Guangzhou indefinitely delayed its…

The $1.9 billion Powerball jackpot — the largest ever — is up for grabs. Here’s the tax bill if there’s a winner

Mark Ralston | Afp | Getty Images Whoever is the next jackpot winner in Powerball will be looking at the largest lottery prize ever awarded. The tax bill will also be pretty impressive. After no one hit all six numbers drawn Saturday, the Powerball jackpot headed higher. For Monday night’s drawing, it’s now an estimated…

Billionaires emit a million times more greenhouse gases than the average person: Oxfam

The investments of 125 billionaires cause 393 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year according to a report published by global poverty charity Oxfam. Florian Gaertner / Contributor / Getty Images The investments of 125 billionaires produce 393 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every year, according to a report by Oxfam. That’s…

The Powerball jackpot is $1.9 billion only if you take the annuity. Here’s why the lump sum may be overrated

It’s hard to imagine what it would be like to win Powerball’s $1.9 billion prize. But the reality almost always falls far short of the fantasy. “The curse of the lottery losers is very real,” said Andrew Stoltmann, a Chicago-based lawyer who has represented several recent lottery winners. One of the very first decisions a…

Despite stock market losses, investors may get year-end mutual fund payouts. That can trigger a surprise tax bill.

courtneyk | E+ | Getty Images After a rough year for the stock market, investors may not expect to receive a surprise tax bill from year-end actively managed mutual fund payouts, experts say. When a fund manager sells underlying assets at a profit without losses to offset it, those gains are passed along to investors….