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☆ Hate in America is on the rise. It's making it more dangerous for everyone from politicians to librarians to do their jobs.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Marguerite Ward | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Politicians, poll workers, and even librarians report growing harassment, threats, and attacks. "I'm scared for this country," Ringer told Insider. B-A-D," George Rattay, the chair of the Democratic Party in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, told Insider. Poll workers and even librarians face violenceThere have been multiple reports of increasing threats and violence targeting poll workers. The breadth of the threats to politicians, poll workers, and other civic employees like librarians indicates hate in America has become prolific.

☆ Chief Justice Temporarily Blocks House Access to Trump’s Tax Returns
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Jess Bravin | Richard Rubin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Former President Donald Trump never delivered on a campaign pledge to release his tax returns. WASHINGTON—Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked a House committee from obtaining Donald Trump’s tax returns, issuing an administrative order Tuesday suggesting the Supreme Court won’t act on the former president’s emergency plea to shield his finances from congressional investigators until after next week’s midterm elections. Tuesday’s order gives the House Ways and Means Committee until noon on Nov. 10 to file its response, after which the chief justice or the full court could act on Mr. Trump’s request.

☆ Trump Asks Supreme Court to Block Release of Tax Returns to Congress
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Jan Wolfe | Richard Rubin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON—Former President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to block a House committee from obtaining his past tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service before a Thursday deadline for the material to be turned over. In an emergency application filed on Monday to Chief Justice John Roberts , who is responsible for such requests for the D.C. Circuit, Mr. Trump’s lawyers asked the court to issue an interim order known as a stay by Wednesday. Such an order would block the Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee from accessing the tax documents until further legal briefs are filed before the justices.

☆ Members of Congress Fear Insufficient Security After Pelosi Attack
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Richard Rubin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON—Security arrangements for members of Congress and their families are coming under increasing scrutiny following last week’s attack at the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in which her husband was severely wounded. U.S. lawmakers say they worry about rising violence against politicians and the ways that heated rhetoric can motivate potential attackers. The attack that left Paul Pelosi, 82 years old, injured at the couple’s home in San Francisco renewed worries from some members of Congress about whether the existing security arrangements outside the Capitol, which focus on congressional leadership, are sufficient to meet the threats.

☆ IRS Says Tax Compliance Rising, but Hundreds of Billions Still Go Uncollected
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Richard Rubin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The IRS said this week that it had hired 4,000 of the 5,000 customer-service representatives it is seeking to improve telephone wait times. WASHINGTON—Americans paid a greater share of the taxes they owe in recent years, according to new estimates from the Internal Revenue Service. In tax years 2014 through 2016, Americans paid 85% of their taxes on time, up from the agency’s 83.7% estimate for tax years 2011 through 2013, the IRS said Friday. That compliance rate climbed to 87% after IRS enforcement and late payments were included, from 85.9% in the prior estimate. The IRS projects that those higher percentages were consistent for tax years 2017 through 2019.

☆ IRS Leader’s Looming Exit Leaves Hole at Tax Agency as Expansion Begins
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Richard Rubin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The IRS can be an unwieldy agency, with a long list of mandates, layers of bureaucracy and about 80,000 workers across the country. WASHINGTON—With less than three weeks left in Charles Rettig ’s term as Internal Revenue Service commissioner, President Biden hasn’t picked anyone to replace him, leaving the tax agency without a leader to spearhead the $80 billion agency expansion that Democrats just pushed through Congress. The delay in choosing and confirming Mr. Rettig’s replacement nearly certainly means an interim IRS commissioner after Nov. 12. That acting commissioner might be reluctant to make binding decisions that affect the agency’s long-term future.

☆ NFL: Welcome Back Dak, Cowboys' Prescott returns to face the Lions
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Hannah Brewitt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

CNN —Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback Dak Prescott will be back in action this week after missing the last five games with an injury. Ross D. Franklin/AP Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen hurdles Kansas City Chiefs safety Justin Reid as he scrambles for a first down. The Colts beat their division rivals 34-27 thanks to a last-gasp touchdown from quarterback Matt Ryan to rookie Alec Pierce. Adam Hunger/AP Dallas Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush celebrates with Dak Prescott after the team's 22-10 win against the Los Angeles Rams. Gary A. Vasquez/USA Today Sports/Reuters New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas makes a reception against Atlanta Falcons cornerback A.J.

☆ Robin Hood Foundation picks Goldman Sachs executive Dina Powell McCormick as new chair
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Dina Powell, former deputy U.S. national security advisor, speaks during the Saudi-U.S. CEO Forum in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Goldman Sachs executive Dina Powell McCormick has been named chair of the Robin Hood Foundation, a nonprofit backed by Wall Street executives and other business leaders that aims to combat poverty. McCormick, who was the group's vice chair, was elevated by the board to chair on Wednesday, the foundation announced in a statement. "For 35 years, Robin Hood has been fighting to elevate New Yorkers out of poverty. Being elected chair by her peers is a powerful recognition of Dina's history of service, leadership, and commitment to our mission," Robin Hood CEO Richard R. Buery, Jr. said in a statement.

☆ Madagascar minister fired for voting against Russia's Ukraine annexation
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Foreign Minister of Madagascar Richard Randriamandrato signs a book of condolence at Lancaster House in London, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Jonathan Hordle/Pool via REUTERSANTANANARIVO, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Madagascar's president has fired his foreign affairs minister for voting at the United Nations to condemn Russian-organised referendums to annex four partially-occupied regions in Ukraine, two sources at the president's office said. read moreOf the 193-member General Assembly, 143 countries voted in support of a resolution that also reaffirmed the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders. Russia's invasion of Ukraine this year has put many African countries in an awkward diplomatic position. Until last week, Madagascar always abstained during the various votes on resolutions related to the crisis in Ukraine.

☆ Inflation Causes IRS to Raise Tax Brackets, Standard Deduction by 7%
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Richard Rubin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service adjusted key tax code parameters for 2023 to reflect higher inflation, raising the standard deduction and the income thresholds where tax rates take effect. The 37% top marginal tax rate will apply to individual income above $578,125 and married couples’ income above $693,750 next year, as those thresholds go up 7% from 2022 under inflation adjustments announced by the agency on Tuesday.

☆ GOP Gains in Congress Would Challenge Biden’s IRS Expansion
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Richard Rubin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and other Republicans discussed their Commitment to America agenda at the U.S. Capitol last month. WASHINGTON—Republican control of either the House or Senate could jeopardize the Biden administration’s plans to expand the Internal Revenue Service, with GOP lawmakers positioned to withhold funding should they gain power. Republicans unanimously opposed the IRS spending that Congress just passed, and their stance effectively puts the future of tax enforcement on the midterm election ballot. Winning would give them ample opportunities to use government-funding bills to reverse or weaken the Democrats’ tax-enforcement agenda.

Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBenefits of bundlingFor consumers that buy many streaming services already, purchasing a bundle of them for a discount would be an instant money saver. For corporations, pushing together streaming services reduces the number of people who cancel each month, known in the industry as churn. But those companies also offer their own competing streaming services – The Roku Channel, Prime Video and Apple TV+, respectively – which could deter broader partnerships. Wireless companies already offer promotional pricing to streaming services as sign-up bonuses. From the standpoint of niche services, Peacock hasn't come to them with a coherent strategy, according to several people familiar with the talks.

☆ Amazon has temporarily shut some warehouses in Florida as Hurricane Ian nears
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon has temporarily shut some warehouses in Florida ahead of Hurricane Ian's approach, per CNBC. The warehouses are expected to stay shut until Friday, per the news outlet. Amazon did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, sent outside regular business hours, regarding whether workers in the temporarily closed warehouses would still receive pay. The National Hurricane Center upgraded Hurricane Ian from a tropical storm to a Category 3 storm on Tuesday. —National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 28, 2022The National Hurricane Center said weather condition are expected to deteriorate across central and south Florida on Tuesday evening.

☆ IRS Failed to Send Child Tax Credit Payments to Millions of Households, Report Finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Richard Rubin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The IRS didn’t send payments to 4.1 million eligible households, the report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said. WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service sent $1.1 billion in advanced child tax credit payments during 2021 to people who shouldn’t have gotten them, and failed to send $3.7 billion to eligible households, according to an inspector general’s audit released on Tuesday. The audit found 1.5 million taxpayers received the payments in error, and the IRS didn’t send payments to 4.1 million eligible households. Still, the agency was 98% accurate in sending more than 175 million child tax credit payments, made as part of the government’s response to the economic challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, the report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said.

☆ IRS Failed to Send Child Tax Credit Payments to Millions of Households
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Richard Rubin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The audit also found the Internal Revenue Service sent 1.5 million taxpayers the child tax credit payments in error. WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service sent $1.1 billion in advanced child tax credit payments during 2021 to people who shouldn’t have gotten them, and failed to send $3.7 billion to eligible households, according to an inspector general’s audit released on Tuesday. The audit found 1.5 million taxpayers received the payments in error, and the IRS didn’t send payments to 4.1 million eligible households. Still, the agency was 98% accurate in sending more than 175 million child tax credit payments, made as part of the government’s response to the economic challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, the report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said.

☆ Amazon temporarily closes some Florida warehouses as Hurricane Ian approaches
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Annie Palmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon is temporarily closing warehouses in parts of Florida as Hurricane Ian churns toward the state. The company on Tuesday shuttered sites near Tampa and Orlando, according to notices sent to employees and reviewed by CNBC. The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday upgraded Hurricane Ian to a Category 3 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour. Amazon is the latest company to adjust its operations as Hurricane Ian approaches the southeastern coast. WATCH: Florida's Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Ian to make landfall

☆ Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway Could Be Among Top Payers of New Minimum Tax
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Richard Rubin | Theo Francis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Warren Buffett, wearing glasses, and other very wealthy Americans could be affected by the new tax law. WASHINGTON—A handful of large companies, such as Berkshire Hathaway and Amazon.com could bear most of the burden from a 15% corporate minimum tax President Biden signed into law last month. Researchers at the University of North Carolina Tax Center analyzed securities filings to determine what companies would have paid if the tax had been in place last year. They found fewer than 80 publicly traded U.S. companies would have paid any corporate minimum tax in 2021, and just six—including Amazon and Warren Buffett ’s conglomerate—would have paid half of the estimated $32 billion in revenue the levy would have generated.

☆ Should boys start school a year later than girls?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailShould boys start school a year later than girls? Richard Reeves, author of 'Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male is Struggling,' joins Tyler Mathisen and 'The News with Shepard Smith' to discuss whether boys should actually start school a full year later than girls.

Our experts answer readers' student loan questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess student loans). You may consolidate your student loans at the same time, which combines your loans into one. In many cases, refinancing your student loans will do just that. Follow these steps to decide if refinancing your student loans makes sense. Note which loans are federal and which are privateWhile going through your loan list, also note if they are federal student loans or private student loans.

Making credit card payments directly with another credit card is not allowed. Can I pay a credit card with another credit card? A credit card payment can't be directly paid by another credit card. The bottom lineMaking a credit card payment with another credit card is indirectly possible by using balance transfers and cash advances. "Paying a credit card bill with another credit card is usually ill-advised," Selita says.

However, closing a student-loan account after loan forgiveness may ding your credit score initially. What does student-loan forgiveness mean for your credit score? Additionally, your credit mix accounts for 10% of your credit score and is made up of both revolving and installment credit. Your payment history makes up a significant percentage of your credit score, and lenders prefer to see consistent and reliable past payments. The bottom lineWhile some borrowers may see their credit score take a short-term hit after student-loan forgiveness, the financial benefits far outweigh any negative impact.

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When it comes to managing your money and planning to reach long-term financial goals, understanding the language is key. This glossary of terms focused on money management, saving, investing, retirement planning, loans, and other areas of personal finance can help you decipher the jargon you're likely to encounter along the way. Conforming mortgage: A mortgage that meets the requirements to be purchased by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. JJumbo loan: A mortgage that exceeds the borrowing limit for regular mortgages set by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. USDA mortgage: A mortgage offered by a private bank or lender that's guaranteed by the Department of Agriculture.

A real estate limited partnership (RELP) is a private investment that pools investors' funds to buy, develop, and sell properties. Cue the real estate limited partnership (RELP), which lets you pool your money with other investors to buy, lease, and ultimately sell buildings. A real estate limited partnership, or RELP, is a legal entity formed to invest in real estate ventures. "Limited partnerships exist for varying durations, from months to decades, based on the business plan with the target investments," says Tom Blake, founder of Flexible, a tech-enabled real estate company that offers bespoke real estate transactions. The bottom lineReal estate limited partnerships let investors pool their resources to buy and develop real estate.

Our experts answer readers' credit card questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess credit cards). Here are four ways credit cards affect your credit score that you should be aware of:1. Credit historyThe age of your credit card account matters. Here's a few types to get you started:Secured credit cardSecured credit cards are great for those with little credit history or a low credit score. Credit card with no annual feeCredit cards with no annual fee are more your everyday variety of credit card. Use a budgeting and credit monitoring appWith multiple credit cards, it's good to have a central location for information.

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Our experts answer readers' personal loan questions and write unbiased product reviews (here's how we assess personal loans). Some lenders allow you to get a loan without a job, though you'll likely need some form of income. It is possible to get a loan when you're unemployed, though more difficult than it would be if you had steady work. You'll never know what you may qualify for unless you actively look for help and ask for it. You'll never know what you may qualify for unless you actively look for help and ask for it.

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