European stocks are set to open higher Thursday as investor sentiment improved on the back of easing U.S.-Iran tensions. Britain’s FTSE 100 is seen climbing 24 points to 7,590, Germany’s DAX rising 87 points to 13,401 and France’s CAC increasing 31 points to 6,055, according to IG index data. It comes after comments from President
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), speaks in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 16, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Governments should consider raising taxes on society’s wealthiest to tackle inequality, according to the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In a blog post on Tuesday, Kristalina Georgieva, managing
Members of the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force walk above a portrait of US President Donald Trump as they hold a condolences meeting following the killings of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, on January 6, 2020 in Karrada in central Baghdad. Ahmad Al-Rubaye | AFP | Getty Images The latest
Natasha Alipour Faridani | DigitalVision | Getty Images A new federal regulation aimed at providing increased investor protection isn’t slated to go into effect until later this year. But a fight is already brewing in one state — Massachusetts — over the potential enforcement of a stronger rule. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s new rule,
Shot of a senior woman using a laptophttp://195.154.178.81/DATA/i_collage/pu/shoots/804767.jpg Getty Let’s cut through the thousands of market predictions out there and dive into what’s really ahead for your dividends in 2020. We’ll also discuss two things that should be high on your “must have” list for any dividend stock you buy this year. In fact, these
AI in taxation ShutterStock Governments are leveraging the benefits of AI and robotics in many fields like healthcare services, transportation, defense, and national security. Governments are rapidly accepting the use of AI, which is opening up new opportunities for innovation in government services, like taxation. Tax is the primary source of money for the government
Housing sales in Houston made quite a splash in 2019, having reached $30 billion in 2019, a new … [+] record. CALpix Houston home sales in 2019 hit new levels in volume and value. Houston Association of Realtor’s (HAR) annual report, released today, cited single family home sales of 86,205, a 4.8 percent increase over
Shoppers walk past a Bed Bath & Beyond store in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bed Bath & Beyond withdrew its fiscal 2019 outlook on Wednesday, saying that it would reveal its strategic plans in early 2020. With a new CEO at the helm, there has been plenty of shake-up at Bed
A case of Constellation Brands Inc. Corona beer sits on a shelf in a cooler during a delivery in Ottawa, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Daniel Acker| Bloomberg | Getty Images Constellation Brands raised its full-year adjusted earnings forecast and beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, driven by strong demand
It’s not particularly difficult to argue that Quibi, the streaming video service invented by longtime entertainment executive Jeffrey Katzenberg and former HP Enterprise and eBay CEO Meg Whitman, is a flawed idea. When entrepreneurs build companies, it’s standard procedure to identify a problem that needs to be solved first. The more pressing the problem, the