As your investment account value climb, you may be sitting on a tax time bomb. Here are the new … [+] capital gains tax rates for 2020. Getty We have been in an amazing bull market for more than ten years. In 2019, we saw the U.S. stock markets continue to climb to record highs.
The best of CES LG Smart home technology dominated CES 2020. Throughout a variety of categories including home entertainment, appliances and even mattresses—convenience, integration (especially with Google Home and Alexa) and AI (artificial intelligence) were major trends. Furthermore, while technology and aesthetics tend not to parallel each other, this year there were even a few
“Good morning. Welcome to British Airways. Where can I take you?” The crisp female voice might belong to any woman working for BA, but it’s a robot cruising around London’s Heathrow Airport. The carrier is trying out a pair of autonomous robots that can guide passengers around Terminal 5. It’s one of the latest examples
A Standard Chartered branch in Hong Kong. Miguel Candela l SOPA Images l LightRocket via Getty Images There have been signs that some risks in the global economy are receding, allowing businesses to once again plan for the long term, said Bill Winters, chief executive of British bank Standard Chartered. Winters pointed out on Monday
Exit Getty A look at certain statutes with unintended consequences. “Ageism in the Workplace” is the cover feature of the February 2020 AARP Bulletin. Tales are told of older workers mistreated or axed, and of their sometimes victorious lawsuits. One must feel some pity for winners of age discrimination lawsuits. What prospective employer would ever
Treehouse Hollywood apartment building. CYNTHIA ALEXANDRA FISHER In the spring of 2019, Jade Brandais, the Los Angeles-based founder of Renge, a professional networking app, was searching for an apartment building that would give her the same community feeling she had experienced as a member of WeWork. Although co-working spaces are abundant in LA, co-living facilities aren’t
U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin announces new sanctions on Iran in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, January 10, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that Boeing‘s 737 Max crisis could curb U.S. GDP in 2020 by half a point, though he expects the economy should
If you feel the urge to take profits as stocks hit new highs, PNC Financial’s Amanda Agati has a message for you: Resist it. According to the firm’s chief investment strategist, the market is not at peak levels. “The worst thing that clients and investors can do with the market at current levels is pull
The good news is that stocks are continuing to rally because the market is assuming the magic combination of continuing job growth, a trade truce, a friendly Federal Reserve, and a bottom on declining global growth will produce an expansion of earnings in 2020. The bad news is that stock prices keep going up, but
kate_sept2004 The legal and financial fortunes of gay and lesbian Americans have changed beyond recognition. That’s largely thanks to the legalization and rapid public acceptance of same-sex marriage and antidiscrimination protections, as well as other civil rights shifts, for LGBTQ people across the U.S. in recent years. Whereas same-sex couples, unable to marry, once had