In this article IRSA3-AR Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images Jeff Lavigne plans to use a tax refund this year for long-delayed medical help. Yet his refund, almost $2,700, has been in limbo since mid-March, when Lavigne filed his tax return, records show. The IRS flagged the return for potential identity theft — as it did
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A New Shepard rocket launches on a test flight. Blue Origin Jeff Bezos‘ space venture Blue Origin auctioned off a seat on its upcoming first crewed spaceflight on Saturday for $28 million. The winning bidder, whose name wasn’t released, will fly to the edge of space with the Amazon founder and his brother Mark on
In this article PGR TRV ALL An employee at a used auto dealership treads water as he checks on vehicles they are moving out of the rising waters from two days of heavy rain in Lexington, Miss., Thursday, June 10, 2021. Rogelio V. Solis | AP Despite recent increases in auto insurance rates, the market
In this article FB Matteo Colombo | DigitalVision | Getty Images After stocks muscled their way slightly higher on Friday, CNBC’s Jim Cramer advised investors not to underestimate a market that’s putting up small gains. The S&P 500 crawled 0.19% higher to 4,247.44, a record close. “Some would say it’s the calm before the storm
In this article PLAY ZM SNOW VRTX Signage is seen ahead of the IPO for Chewy at the New York Stock Exchange, June 14, 2019. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Snowflake – Shares of the cloud computing company dropped nearly 4%. The firm presented its financial targets
Icicles hang off the State Highway 195 sign on Feb. 18, 2021 in Killeen, Texas. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The threat of climate change is shifting some older Americans’ retirement plans. Extreme weather such as hurricanes, flooding, freezing temperatures and wildfires has prompted some to rethink where they will spend their golden years. “Clients
A user opens the Didi Chuxing ride-hailing smartphone app in Shanghai, China, on Sept. 18, 2020. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s version of Uber, Didi Chuxing, is trying to use car travel as a way into multiple aspects of daily life from grocery shopping to finance. Didi filed Thursday to
Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench told CNBC that the headlines about pitchers using pine tar or other sticky substances on baseballs shouldn’t come as a surprise to fans. “Yes, they use pine tar, of course they use pine tar, everybody has used pine tar since I was a rookie in 1967,” said the former
In this article AMC GME CLNE CLOV The WallStreetBets forum on the Reddit Inc. website on a laptop computer and the logo on a smartphone arranged in Hastings-On-Hudson, New York, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images The meme-stock mania created by the day-trading Reddit crowd fizzled a bit on
The Help Me Rhonda Show welcomes the incredible Taryn Lee in an insightful interview discussing bridging the gap between science and spirituality through modern day technology. Corporate Executive turned Lifestyle Entrepreneur: Taryn Lee traded 12 years of corporate expertise as a global wellness and economic consultant to top tier companies, to become a successful digital
The Help Me Rhonda Show welcomes Leah Steele, AKA The Wealth Witch in an amazingly insightful interview sure to be extremely helpful to all who watch. Leah is the CEO of The Leah Steele Brand and the host of The Wealth Witch Podcast, a top wealth and entrepreneur podcast for women. She is a Holistic Wealth Strategist
A view of the driveway leading to the residence at 777 Sarbonne Road in Bel-Air, California. Joe Bryant / Aaron Kirman Group Seven is a magical number for one of Bel-Air’s priciest spec homes. The glass and marble palace located at 777 Sarbonne Road in Los Angeles hit the market last month with an asking
Most people want to forget this part of the 1970s. But inflation is back, and investor Peter Boockvar predicts it will be the most widespread in decades. “Monetary policy … is right now impotent in its ability to stimulate economic activity,” the Bleakley Advisory Group chief investment officer told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Wednesday. Boockvar
An activist calls for an increase of federal taxes on the wealthy and big corporations. Bob Levey | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images If the Biden administration gets its way, wealthy households are going to face higher tax rates. Many millionaires appear to be OK with that. More than half — 60% — of
Investors will need to accept the trajectory and level of volatility in bitcoin as the digital currency becomes more widely adopted globally, according to SkyBridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci. Following a run to an all-time high above $63,000 in April, the price of bitcoin has swiftly tumbled in a matter of weeks — at one point
Kevin Aluwi and William Tanuwijaya recently made Indonesian history. As founding members of GoTo Group, the 30-somethings are responsible for creating Indonesia’s newest and most valuable tech company after merging their ride-hailing and e-commerce start-ups in the country’s biggest-ever business deal. The combined entity contributes 2% to Indonesia’s GDP via its various business lines including
In this article CLOV SFIX WEN A person skateboards past Biogen Inc. headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday, June 7, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stitch Fix — Shares of Stitch Fix jumped 12% after the online styling service reported better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results. The company posted a loss of 18 cents
In this article F 2022 Ford Maverick Ford DETROIT – Ford Motor’s new Maverick truck will be the first pickup in America with a standard gas-electric hybrid engine when it goes on sale this fall starting at about $20,000. The company unveiled the compact pickup Tuesday as the smallest vehicle in its highly profitable truck