Stubbornly high shipping expenses for businesses are getting sealed into contracts for the next 12 months, forcing companies to pass the extra costs on to consumers. The price for a container of goods from China…
3 million more businesses claimed this Trump tax…
Kiyoshi Hijiki | Moment | Getty ImagesNearly 3 million more business owners claimed a 20% tax deduction on their income last year relative to the prior filing season, according to IRS data.Around 21.2 million returns…
Google is accelerating partial reopening of offices and…
In this articleGOOGLGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on stage during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018.Stephen Lam | ReutersGoogle, one of the first major U.S. companies to send…
The Moneyist: My aunt took over from me…
Dear Quentin, My grandfather recently passed away, and my grandmother has been declared mentally deficient enough that her insurance paid for full-time care in a care facility. After my grandfather’s death, their only surviving child,…
Investors see higher interest rates as the biggest…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 16, 2020 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesWall Street investors largely view higher interest rates as the biggest threat…
NPCI hives off Bharat Bill Pay into new…
Mumbai: The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has transferred all its Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) transaction mandates to a newly set up subsidiary called the NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL), effectively hiving off…
Amazon explored opening home goods, electronics discount stores
Seattle:Amazon.com Inc. has explored opening discount retail stores selling a mix of home goods and electronics, a potentially significant expansion of the company’s growing portfolio of brick-and-mortar locations. The outlets would carry unsold inventory sitting…
Wrecks, DUIs and low credit scores: Here’s how…
Pamela Moore | iStock | Getty Images PlusAh, the joys of the open road and carefree driving, until something happens that makes it cost even more. There are events — i.e., accidents, arrests for driving under…
Satellite company AST SpaceMobile expects to close SPAC…
In this articleNPAUUIRDMAST's corporate headquarters and high-volume manufacturing facility in Midland, TexasAST & ScienceSatellite-to-smartphone broadband company AST & Science expects to close its SPAC merger next week, the company said on Thursday. Its stock will…