Month: February 2022

Stock futures fell in overnight trading Thursday following a sharp reversal on Wall Street as investors continued to assess the risks stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 120 points. S&P 500 futures fell 0.4% and Nasdaq 100 futures traded 0.5% lower. The market was initially spooked by
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Lightspeedshutter | Istock | Getty Images After two years of federal student loan payments being suspended because of the Covid pandemic, the government doesn’t expect an easy process to get millions of borrowers back into repayment. That’s the takeaway from a new report by the Government Accountability Office, which found that as many as half
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We know it’s tempting, but don’t put off filing your taxes! Taxpayers must stay on top of tax deadlines to avoid possible penalties and interest charges for late filing. Falling behind on your tax filing obligations can be stressful. It’s better to file taxes early or on time so you can stop worrying about your
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One of the five Ukrainian Boeign 737-800 aircraft that landed yesterday at Castellon airport in the face of the political situation in Ukraine and Russia, on 15 February, 2022 in Castellon, Valencian Community, Spain. Carme Ripolles | Europa Press | Getty Images Russia’s invasion of Ukraine this week is ripping through the air travel industry,
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Russia’s Deputy Prime Ministers Yuri Trutnev, Tatyana Golikova, Andrei Belousov, Alexander Novak and Dmitry Chernyshenkosign joint documents following a video conference call between Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and China’s Premier Li Keqiang at the House of the Government. Dmitry Astakhov | Tass | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s trade with Russia isn’t enough to offset
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In this article BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett. Andrew Harnik | AP Berkshire Hathaway‘s operating profits surged in the fourth quarter and for the full year as the conglomerate’s businesses continued to roar back to life from the pandemic economic slowdown. Chairman Warren Buffett increased his bet on that comeback, buying back
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Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday that the company’s plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will deliver financial benefits internally, in addition to the positive environmental impacts. By 2030, the gold miner plans to reduce emissions by 30% compared with its 2018 baseline, according to Barrick’s most recent sustainability report.
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In this article BIRD A woman walks past an Allbirds store in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Allbirds shares tumbled in after-hours trading Wednesday as the sneaker retailer revealed mounting costs in the fourth quarter that weighed on profits and overshadowed double-digit
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In this article AAPL BRK.A Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc The India Today Group | Getty Images Warren Buffett said he now considers tech giant Apple as one of the four pillars driving Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate of mostly old-economy businesses he’s assembled over the last five decades. In his annual
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