The PayPal application can be seen on a mobile phone. Felix Kästle | picture alliance | Getty Images PayPal is making another acquisition in the e-commerce space as it moves beyond payments and into physical and online retail. The digital payments giant announced a deal to acquire start-up Happy Returns on Thursday for an undisclosed
Brian Kemp, governor of Georgia. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images More than 1 million Americans will lose unemployment benefits early as a result of states’ decisions to cut off federal aid to workers. By Thursday morning, at least 14 states, all led by Republican governors, had announced they would end their participation in
Today’s column addresses questions about whether it’s best to file at 70 ½ or 70, potential spousal benefits before retirement benefits and when excess spousal benefits might be available. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc, which markets Maximize My Social Security
Buying a home is exciting, but it’s also a huge commitment. And one of the responsibilities of homeownership is paying real estate taxes. How much you will end up paying can vary significantly depending on a variety of factors — from how much your home is worth to where you live. To illustrate just how
The Internal Revenue Service is conducting an “ongoing, extensive investigation involving substantial IRS resources” into cryptocurrency holders. As part of that investigation, the IRS is serving “John Doe” summons on various cryptocurrency companies, seeking court orders to require cryptocurrency exchanges to turn over account holder’s names and other key identifying information. On May 5, 2021,
Ola cab drivers talk with each other as they wait for passengers by a roadside in Amritsar. NARINDER NANU | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Indian ride-hailing firm Ola said Thursday it would offer its London drivers incentives to switch to electric vehicles, turning on the charm as it seeks to convince city regulators
Chinese and U.S. flags outside the building of an American company in Beijing, China January 21, 2021. Tingshu Wang | Reuterss BEIJING — Many U.S. companies in China are still finding it harder to operate in the country compared with their Chinese counterparts in the U.S., the American Chamber of Commerce in China said in
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the state of his American Rescue Plan from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 5, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Joe Biden is calling for higher taxes on wealthy Americans to cover child care, paid family leave, education programs and other
It’s been almost two years since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced the new Medicare Plan Finder (MPF) in September 2019. I wrote nine posts during the last four months of that year, describing a variety of issues with this new tool. Most disappointing to me was that the new Plan Finder did not
Last month, the median rental price in Manhattan by 4% compared to March, the first dip in five months, according to new data from Douglas Elliman Real Estate and Miller Samuel. Those deals, as well the city’s continued reopening, helped push the number of new leases in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens to record highs. “There’s