House Democrats on Friday passed their $1.75 trillion spending package with a temporary increase for the limit on the federal deduction for state and local taxes, known as SALT. The bill would boost the limit to $80,000 from 2021 through 2030 before dropping it back to $10,000 in 2031. Without changes, the current $10,000 cap
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A common argument for increasing corporate taxes is that collections as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) fell after the rate was reduced to 21 percent as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in 2017. But that argument is incomplete. We estimate that when accounting for the U.S. pass-through business sector
In this article FL DDS FTCH AMAT WSM PANW Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Foot Locker (FL) – Foot Locker slid 3.6% in the premarket after the athletic footwear and apparel retailer said it expects global supply chain constraints to persist through this quarter. The slide comes despite a beat on
Indian start-up Mensa Brands has catapulted to billion-dollar unicorn status in just six months and, in a more rarified feat, is already profitable, its founder told CNBC. The direct-to-consumer brand aggregator this week became the fastest company in India’s history to hit the coveted threshold after closing its $135 million Series B funding round at
In this article BABA Signage for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. displayed at the company’s headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Alibaba’s annual 11.11 Singles’ Day online shopping bonanza, one that draws in hundreds of millions of people across the globe, is a more low-key affair this year as the e-commerce giant seeks
When the U.S. announced plans to lift an 18-month-long travel ban in September, Europeans wasted no time making plans — particularly the Brits. In the 24 hours that followed the Sept. 20 announcement, flights from London to New York City were searched 1.4 million times, according to the global travel technology company Travelport, making it
In this article NFLX Netflix logo Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images John Malone, regarded as one of the shrewdest media investors ever, told CNBC he saw the importance of video streaming to the evolving television ecosystem, even in the early days. In an interview that aired Thursday, the Liberty Media billionaire
lechatnoir | E+ | Getty Images Signing up for Medicare at age 65 doesn’t have to be a forever thing. If you’re among the retirees who are “unretiring” to rejoin the workforce and you are on Medicare, you may have a choice of whether to keep that health-care coverage or drop it until you need
Traders during the Sweetgreen initial public offering (IPO) in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures edged up in overnight trading on Thursday as the S&P 500 aims to post a winning week. Futures on the Dow
Since buying the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2010, Jeff Vinik has looked to transform downtown Tampa. The NHL team has improved on the ice, winning the 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cups, and he has spearheaded a more than $3.5 billion real estate development. While Vinik told CNBC’s Diani Olick that he is “no commercial real
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday highlighted two characteristics that are prevalent on Wall Street, suggesting investors can find success by owning companies that exhibit them both. “It’s awfully hard to go wrong when you bet on companies with strong sales growth and rising gross margins,” the “Mad Money” host said. Those financial attributes are currently
In this article M The entrances at Macy’s are decorated with Christmas decorations on December 04, 2020 in New York City. Roy Rochlin | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Macy’s on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings and sales that topped analysts’ expectations, leading the department store chain to raise its full-year forecast ahead of
Bill Gates can see how the Covid pandemic becomes manageable by next summer — and his roadmap is surprisingly simple. On Wednesday, the billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder listed the two key steps that he thinks will help conquer Covid, in an interview at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum. According to Gates, the path forward
Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos provides the keynote address at the Air Force Association’s Annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference in Oxen Hill, MD, on September 19, 2018. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin this fall raised its offer to cover NASA costs of an astronaut lunar lander by more
Getty Images Many Americans are having a crisis of confidence when it comes to whether their savings will meet their retirement goals. To that point, 52% of working Americans feel they are behind on their retirement savings, according to a new survey from Bankrate.com. They may be on to something. There’s a $4 trillion difference
DjelicS | E+ | Getty Images Some financial advisors may be overbilling for their services. Fortunately, there are steps a client can take to protect themselves. A recent Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of advisors’ fees found several errors that resulted in clients overpaying. In some instances, advisors charged fees that differed from their contractual
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In this article T Randall Stephenson, then-chairman and chief executive officer of AT&T and Jeff Bewkes, then-chairman and chief executive officer of Time Warner, a few days after the AT&T acquisition of Warner was announced in October 2016. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images No one likes to be micromanaged, and that includes
In this article KSS Customers leave a Kohl’s store on November 12, 2015 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Kohl’s on Thursday said sales rose 16% in the fiscal third quarter, as shoppers turned to its stores and website for clothes and makeup. The department store raised its
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 25, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Retailers are reporting this week. Here’s the good news: The consumer is strong, and retail balance sheets have dramatically improved. “I have been bullish for over a year,” David Berman, portfolio