New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern steps down: ‘I no longer have enough in the tank’
[ad_1] ““I know what this job takes, and I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. It is that simple.”” Those are the…
IRS wraps up paying people this lucrative pandemic-era tax break. Here’s how much money they can expect — and why they’re getting it.
[ad_1] Nearly two years after lawmakers temporarily changed tax rules in the middle of the filing season in order to exclude a major chunk of jobless benefits from federal income…
Job openings data is missing a recent upturn in layoffs, Goldman economist says
[ad_1] The Labor Department’s job openings report may not be capturing a recent upturn in layoffs, according to new research from Goldman Sachs. Manuel Abecasis, a Goldman Sachs economist, looked…
Supreme Court investigators narrowing suspects in leak of Alito draft of decision overturning Roe v. Wade
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Supreme Court investigators probing the May leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion overruling Roe v. Wade have narrowed their inquiry to a small number of suspects including…
‘Super lame,’ says Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss about SEC charges
[ad_1] New charges against crypto platforms Genesis Global Capital and Gemini Trust Co. by the Securities and Exchange Commission are “disappointing,” said Tyler Winklevoss, co-founder of Gemini, in a Twitter…
‘I will flat veto them’: Biden pledges to reject Republican tax bills
[ad_1] President Joe Biden on Thursday pledged to reject Republican moves to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and replace the federal income tax with a national sales tax. He also…
These are the best and worst passports to have in 2023
[ad_1] With last year marking a big recovery for global travel, the skies may be the limit for 2023, especially as China reopens its economy to incoming and outcoming travelers.…
Peter Morici: Don’t tax robots!
[ad_1] Technology isn’t a zero-sum game and it doesn’t displace humans — it creates new higher-paying jobs to replace those it destroys. [ad_2] Image and article originally from www.marketwatch.com. Read…
Diamond Lynnette Hardaway, ‘Diamond and Silk’ co-pundit, dead at 51
[ad_1] Donald Trump is mourning the death of entertainer Diamond Lynnette Hardaway, best known as one-half of the “Diamond and Silk” duo, after her death Monday night aged 51. One…
Cost of IRS funding repeal? More than $100 billion, says this watchdog
[ad_1] House Republicans’ plans to repeal billions of dollars of funding for the Internal Revenue Service would boost the U.S.’s red ink by more than $100 billion over the next…
Globalization is not dead, but it is facing a big tail-risk, expert says
[ad_1] Reports that globalization is dead are overstated, a top economist said. Conventional wisdom has it that globalization will suffer in the aftermath of the pandemic and Russia’s war in…
Kevin McCarthy elected House speaker, narrowly prevailing in 15th round of voting
[ad_1] Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy succeeded early Saturday in his push to become his chamber’s next speaker, claiming the job after first falling short in well over a dozen…
Kevin McCarthy speaker drama enters fourth day: Watch the House vote here.
[ad_1] Drama over who will be the next speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives entered a fourth day Friday, as California Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to win the gavel…
Congressman Maxwell Frost has a $174,000 salary but still has to ‘couch surf’
[ad_1] “‘I’m probably just going to have to, like, couch surf for a little bit.’” That was Maxwell Frost, set to soon become the first member of Generation Z to…
SEC charges former SPAC CFO Cooper Morgenthau with fraud
[ad_1] The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday said it issued fraud charges against Cooper Morgenthau after he allegedly stole more than $5 million from a special-purpose acquisition company and…
Kevin McCarthy House speaker vote: Here are the 19 Republicans who defected
[ad_1] The House speakership remained out of reach for California Rep. Kevin McCarthy Tuesday, as 19 Republicans voted against him on the first ballot, with at least one more roll…
Trump warns sharing his tax returns will ‘lead to horrible things for so many’
[ad_1] “‘The Democrats should have never done it, the Supreme Court should have never approved it, and it’s going to lead to horrible things for so many people.’” That was…
Take MarketWatch’s 2022 Quiz: How much do you know about the biggest financial stories of the year?
[ad_1] It’s nearly the end of another dramatic year in finance. Russia invaded Ukraine. Markets tumbled. Interest rates reached record highs. Prices soared. The Republican “red wave” at the midterm…
Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate detained in Romania in human trafficking case
[ad_1] Incendiary social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother were busted in Romania on Thursday related to sex-trafficking allegations, according to a report. Police in tactical gear descended on a villa…
Russian ruble slides to level not seen since April as Moscow concedes sanctions are squeezing the economy
[ad_1] The value of the ruble tumbled sharply against the U.S. dollar Wednesday on signs that the latest wave of sanctions by Western countries are beginning to impact Russia’s economy.…
Kremlin bans sale of Russian oil to countries that impose price cap
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin banned the supply of Russian oil and oil products to countries that impose a price cap, allowing deliveries to those nations only on the basis of…
China set to open borders as COVID treatment downgraded despite surge in new cases
[ad_1] BEIJING — Fever clinics and hospital emergency rooms in China’s capital were overflowing with patients on Monday as Chinese health authorities announced plans to downgrade treatment of COVID-19, a…
These are the 18 Republican senators who voted for the $1.7 trillion spending bill — and the measure to prevent another Jan. 6 insurrection
[ad_1] A $1.7 trillion spending bill is on its way toward a vote in the House of Representatives after clearing the Senate on Thursday, and with it, a measure that…
Measures to delay $600 tax-reporting threshold for PayPal, Venmo payments fail to make it into omnibus bill
[ad_1] Millions of gig workers and sellers that use payment networks like PayPal and Venmo remain on track to receive a 1099-K tax form in 2023 for the first time,…
Biden defends giving Patriot antimissile system to Ukraine, as Zelensky visits
[ad_1] President Joe Biden stood up for the U.S. decision to give a Patriot antimissile system to Ukraine but was cautious about promising other military systems, as he spoke Wednesday…