Companies last year defied the coronavirus pandemic to go public at arecord pace. Now, market volatility, inflation, and fears of adownturn have brought an abrupt end to the listing party. Companies have raised a combined… Read More »US IPOs Can’t Shake 2022 Slump After Thriving Through Pandemic
A speedy recovery from a disaster can depend on your recordkeeping.Kiplinger’s Personal Finance writer Rivan Stinson tells us how to getour papers in order. Transcript: David Muhlbaum: What documents can you throw out, and which… Read More »PODCAST: Which Documents to Keep, Which to Shred, and Which to Scan
The chaotic mix of record fuel prices and an unending supply chaincrisis have retailers considering the unthinkable: Instead ofreturning your unwanted items, just keep them. In recent weeks, some of the biggest store chains, including… Read More »Just keep your returns: Stores weigh paying you not to bring back unwanted items
Tech firms and banks, including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs,Citigroup, and JPMorgan Chase, add a ‘critical healthcare’ package Many large US corporations have moved swiftly to provide support andfinancial assistance to employees seeking abortions in… Read More »Many US companies move to pay travel costs for employees seeking abortions
A pair of U.S. central bankers said on Friday they supported furthersharp interest rate hikes to stem rapid price rises, even as investorscheered economic data showing inflation expectations to be lessworrisome than initially feared. Last… Read More »Fed policymakers embrace more rate hikes, markets a little less
This year has been an especially tough one for seniors on fixedincomes. To stay on track, try these eight financial survival tips. Why is this year different from all other years for seniors?Inflation. The latest… Read More »8 Money Tips for Seniors Suffering from Inflation
KEY POINTS The percentage of people who are uncomfortable with the money theyhave set aside is now 58%, up from 44% two years ago, a newBankrate.com survey finds.“Inflation being at four-decade highs will erode your… Read More »High inflation has 58% of people nervous about their savings, a survey finds. One trick may help you boost your emergency cash
At the end of May 2022, the agency had a backlog of 21.3 millionunprocessed paper tax returns, an increase of 1.3 million over thesame time last year. On June 22, National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M.… Read More »IRS Still Has Backlog of 21.3 Million Tax Returns
Equities have yet to fully price in the risk of a recession and mayhave further fall, according to Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs GroupInc. strategists. Although this year’s slump in US stocks has left them… Read More »Morgan Stanley and Goldman see more stock market losses
NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to Stephen Cecchetti, professor ofinternational finance at Brandeis University, for a preview ofPowell’s testimony which follows the Fed’s biggest rate hike since1994. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Inflation is also the focus of… Read More »Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will testify before 2 congressional panels