As we enter the holiday baking season, one key ingredient will be harder to find: butter. And the lack of supply is already driving prices up. In January, the average price of butter was $3.67 per pound, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. In September, it was up to $4.70 per pound.
Ariel Skelley | Digitalvision | Getty Images Applications for financial aid are now available for the upcoming academic year. Although the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for 2023-24 isn’t due until June 30, 2024, it’s wise to apply as soon as you can. For a growing number of families, financial aid is key when
One of the biggest credit card misconceptions is that carrying a balance month to month will give your credit score a boost. To that point, 46% of Americans incorrectly believe that leaving a small balance on their card is better for their credit score than paying off the balance each month, a recent NerdWallet study
Key Findings Alaska’s heavy reliance on oil and gas taxes and investment income creates extreme revenue volatility and complicates revenue forecasts. Alternative revenue streams cannot easily displace existing sources. For example, to raise as much of its revenue from an income tax as the average state does, Alaska would need to have income tax burdens
Visit our website: https://www.zacks.com Visit our Stocktwits account: https://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Check out our weekly promotion: https://www.zacks.com/promo If you’re interested in our services, please check out Zacks Ultimate: https://www.zacks.com/ultimate/?adid=YOUTUBE&cid=sm-YOUTUBE
The Crew-5 mission launches on Oct. 5, 2022. NASA TV SpaceX launched four people to the International Space Station from Florida on Wednesday, as Elon Musk’s company keeps up a steady pace of crewed missions. Known as Crew-5, the mission for NASA will bring the group up to the ISS for a six-month stay in
In this article GS CCL TWTR ENPH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Tesla service and sales center is shown in Vista, California, June 3, 2022. Mike Blake | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Wednesday. Tesla, Twitter — Shares of Tesla fell 5.5% after a Tuesday filing confirmed that
Melinda French Gates wants to shake up the tech industry, starting in Silicon Valley. The billionaire philanthropist told Fortune this week that the goal of her venture capital firm Pivotal Ventures isn’t simply to get more women into major companies. Instead, she wants to help foster an entirely new community of women-led startups that can
fitzkes / Getty If you’re looking to meet the Oct. 17 tax extension deadline, make sure you don’t skip key forms as you’re rushing to the finish line, experts say. It’s critical to file a complete and accurate return to avoid processing delays, according to the IRS, including details from all the necessary forms. Furthermore,
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., questions IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig at a Senate Finance Committee hearing. Tom Williams | Pool | Reuters Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has outlined five priorities for the nearly $80 billion in IRS funding enacted in August through the Inflation Reduction Act. Wyden shared expectations for
Click here for 7-free handpicked stocks: https://www.zacks.com/bull Visit our website: https://www.zacks.com Visit our Stocktwits account: https://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Check out our weekly promotion: https://www.zacks.com/promo If you’re interested in our services, please check out Zacks Ultimate: https://www.zacks.com/ultimate/?adid=YOUTUBE&cid=sm-YOUTUBE
A sign points toward an Open House in Alhambra, California on May 4, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The highest mortgage rates in more than 20 years coincided with one of the deadliest hurricanes on record in the United States, both contributing to a steep drop in mortgage demand. Total mortgage
In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT 2022 Ford GT LM Edition Ford DETROIT — Ford Motor will end production of its $500,000 GT supercar later this year with a special edition model paying tribute to the vehicle’s racing heritage. The Detroit automaker on Wednesday said the 2022 Ford GT LM Edition
In this article CS DPZ RIVN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT R.J. Scaringe, Rivian’s CEO, introduces the world to his company’s R1T all-electric pickup and all-electric R1S SUV at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, November 27, 2018. Mike Blake | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading
In this article HLT H MAR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Preparing for a business trip to the Middle East? CNBC has made it easy to find the best hotel for the trip. CNBC Travel and the market data firm Statista today release a ranking of the “Best Hotels for Business Travelers” in the Middle
Investors are rightfully worried about volatility. After stocks slumped in September, markets have had a strong start to the month and are now on track to notch the biggest two-day rally since March 2020. The key to navigating the recent ups and downs is “buying high quality stocks that pay dividends that tend to be a
George S. Farra (far left), co-founder and principal of Woodley Farra, and the team at Indianapolis-based financial advisory firm, which comes in at No. 1 on the CNBC FA 100 list for 2022. Portfolio manager George S. Farra is good at remembering his mistakes. More than a decade ago, he invested his clients in Hewlett-Packard,
On 30 September, the Council of the European Union agreed to impose an EU-wide windfall profits tax on fossil fuel companies to fund relief for households and businesses facing high energy prices (due primarily to Putin’s war on Ukraine). Given the dire economic environment for families and the urgency to transition away from Russian energy,
One of the company’s spacecraft in orbit. York Space Spacecraft manufacturer York Space Systems is selling a majority stake in the company to private equity firm AE Industrial Partners at an enterprise valuation of $1.125 billion, CNBC has learned. The deal, announced on Tuesday, makes York the latest space unicorn — a company valued at
In this article F GM TSLA DAL AAL RIVN GILD TWTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Poshmark Inc. signage outside the Nasdaq MarketSite during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday