Republicans succeed in clawing back more IRS tax-cheat enforcement funds. For now.
Extra money for tax compliance, with a goal of carrying out more audits of high-earning households and big businesses, has been the subject of a back-and-forth among lawmakers since 2022, when the IRS ...
Foreign brands are back in China. But the economy has cooled and domestic competition is dug-in.
Experts tell MarketWatch the key to connecting with Chinese customers is being willing to depart from home-market strategies and embracing local tastes Even as Chinese brands flex their muscles both ...
Most bullish Apple analyst gets a little more bullish on AI-enhanced iPhones
Wedbush technology sector analyst Daniel Ives already had the highest price target for the iPhone maker among Wall Street analysts, but on Thursday he boosted it further on an expected surge in ...
Toyota Shares Rise After Report of Plan to Double Profitability Metric
Toyota Motor's American depositary receipts are trading higher following a report that the automaker aims to double a key profitability metric. The stock was up 6.9% at $193.90 just after the opening ...
This tech investor says the AI nuke trade is a loser. Here's why.
And investors impressed by gains in the shares of Nvidia or Broadcom this year, should look at companies in that nuclear sector. NuScale (SMR) stock has soared 538% year to date, Oklo (OKLO), backed ...
Will holding TIPS in my brokerage account ruin my year with 'phantom tax'?
-- Buying TIPS for a tax-deferred account is fine, but you might not have cash available in a tax-deferred account.
Holiday spending rose 3.8%, with apparel and restaurants strong: Mastercard
People were willing and able to spend more for gifts but waited for good deals Spending for the holidays rose this year, more than it did last year, as consumers continued to show how healthy, and ...
Mastercard Says Customer Card Spending Rose This Holiday Season — Update
The credit-card company Thursday said preliminary Mastercard SpendingPulse data show retail sales excluding automotive increased 3.8% year-over-year from Nov. 1 through Dec. 24. The Purchase, N.Y., ...
Oil prices climb on Chinese stimulus hopes
Crude oil prices edged up on Thursday as hopes for more Chinese government stimulus helped boost demand for the commodity. -- West Texas Intermediate crude CL00 for February delivery CL.1 CLG25 rose ...
Student-loan borrowers will need to brace for change in 2025. Here are 5 of the biggest shifts.
For student-loan borrowers, 2024 has been a roller coaster of a year. Millions of people - public servants, borrowers who had been paying off their loans for decades and borrowers who were scammed by ...
Student-loan borrowers will need to brace for -2-
Scott Buchanan, the executive director of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance, a trade group, pushed back on the CFPB's report, saying that the major challenge for federal student-loan borrowers is ...
Treasury yields rise as investors wait for jobless claims data
Treasury yields were rising on Thursday, with the 10-year note once again above the 4.60% level, as investors waited for weekly jobless claims and ahead of another auction. -- The yield on the 2-year ...