In this article WMT A worker wearing a protective mask arranges shopping carts outside a Walmart store in Duarte, California, U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. David Swanson | Bloomberg | Getty Images In an effort to help curb soaring student loan debts, Walmart Inc. announced on Tuesday that it will pay 100% of college
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A gift-card display at a Publix supermarket. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images If you’re like many Americans, you could be sitting on a small financial windfall. A new Bankrate.com survey finds that more than half of adults — 51% — currently have unused gift cards, vouchers and store credits. In total,
Thomas Barwick | DigitalVision | Getty Images In July, the first of six monthly child tax credit payments went out to more than 35 million households with about 60 million kids, according to the IRS. The money is an advance on a 2021 credit and is an enhancement of the existing child tax credit. For
MoMo Productions You may have been intent on leaving your job, and then your current employer makes a counteroffer. Whether or not to accept depends on your situation. “Ultimately, the answer is going to be: What does your career need next? What options on the table are going to get you there? Are you going
lisegagne | E+ | Getty Images Barbarett Corbbins was relieved when she saw an extra $500 deposited into her bank account last week. She had received letters from the IRS that she was eligible for child tax credit payments for her two children, ages 10 and 17, but had forgotten when the money was to
A concert at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre outside Denver. John P Kelly | The Image Bank Unreleased | Getty Images With the pandemic upending where Americans live and work, many now face the dizzying maze of income tax issues. However, workers in some industries, such as entertainment, have been dealing with these problems for
In this article MORN A_Carina | iStock | Getty Images Bonds are typically thought of as the safer part of an investors’ portfolio — a form of protection when the stock market gets unruly. Yet as inflation becomes a growing concern, that form of security is looking a little wobbly. “One of the single greatest
President Joe Biden signs an executive order on “promoting competition in the American economy” at the White House on July 9, 2021. Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Biden administration wants to rein in use of abusive non-compete agreements by businesses. A non-compete is a legal contract between an employer and
When Lawrence Carpenter was released from prison in 2001, he was determined to make a better life for himself and his family. Yet he knew that having a criminal record would make it tough to find a job. “I shouldn’t have to live in poverty for the rest of my life because I made a
Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images More than 1 in 10 Americans invested in cryptocurrency over the past year, according to a survey published by the University of Chicago, a sign of the popularity of digital currencies like bitcoin and ethereum. Specifically, 13% bought or traded crypto in the past 12 months — by comparison, 24%
Even before the pandemic, Eden Schiano, 19, had concerns about her first year of college. Schiano suffered from anorexia in high school and was uncertain how the fall of 2020 would go as a freshman at Virginia Commonwealth University. Being mostly isolated in her dorm quickly took a toll. “I was in my dorm room,
Hispanolistic It looks like the combination of stimulus checks and at least two expanded tax credits will be a boon to most U.S. households. Between cash hitting bank accounts — in the form of stimulus payments and advance child tax credits — and the expanded earned income tax credit, the value is an average of
When it comes to getting into investing, keeping it simple is key, according to investing legend Charles Ellis. In fact, he equates it to parenting teenage children. “Every parent of teenage children realizes at some point or another, less is better,” Ellis told CNBC contributor Jenny Harrington in an interview for CNBC Pro. (Harrington is
A job seeker fills out an application form during a restaurant and hospitality career fair in Torrance, California, on June 23, 2021. Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images State withdrawals from pandemic-era unemployment programs aren’t speeding up the job recovery, according to a new analysis. Twenty-five states have ended their participation in at least some of
kali9 | E+ | Getty Images Ah, summertime. It’s the perfect time to think about taxes. No, seriously. Some activities and pursuits that are more common during this season also may be things that impact your taxes, the IRS noted recently. And the sooner you evaluate how these endeavors will figure into your tax return
martin-dm | E+ | Getty Images When Covid-19 hit early last year and most travel ground to halt worldwide, would-be vacationers scrambled to get refunds from hotels, airlines, cruise lines and other travel suppliers — or to file travel insurance claims for canceled trips. They often hit a wall on both fronts. Suppliers struggled, or
A used car dealership is seen in Laurel, Maryland on May 27, 2021, as many car dealerships across the country are running low on new vehicles as a computer chip shortage has caused production at many vehicle manufactures to nearly stop. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images True, used-car prices have surged. You may
LPETTET | iStock | Getty Images About 2.2 million more stimulus checks have gone out over the last six weeks, the government said Wednesday. The latest batch brings the total number of payments disbursed to more than 171 million, with an aggregate value of $400 billion, according to the announcement from the IRS, Treasury Department
andresr/Getty Images As demand surges for sustainable funds, it may be difficult for some consumers to identify what to add to their portfolios. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler shifted his focus to environmental, social and governance investing, known as ESG, in a recent statement. His team will explore climate- and workplace-related metrics, along
In this article BCH.CB= TSLA Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bitcoin is falling, again. The popular cryptocurrency slumped as much as 5% Tuesday, falling below the key $30,000 level for the first time since June 22, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Other cryptocurrencies were also dragged lower. Ether slid as much as 6%, while XRP