Month: April 2022
Liz Cheney denies recording bombshell tape of Kevin McCarthy saying he would urge Trump to resign after Jan. 6 riot
Rep. Liz Cheney on Friday denied recording or leaking audio from a phone call that appears to show House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy saying he would tell then-President Donald Trump to resign after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. A portion of that call, dated Jan. 10, 2021, aired Thursday night on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow […]
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Here’s what to do if you missed the April 18 tax filing deadline
Sergey Mironov | Moment | Getty Images If you missed the April 18 tax deadline, you may cut back on penalties by filing your return promptly, according to the IRS. While it’s too late to request an extension, you can still reduce monthly late fees. Failure to file costs 5% of unpaid taxes per month and late payments incur […]
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House Republicans demand Twitter’s board preserve all records about Musk’s bid to buy the company
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, attends a news conference with members of the GOP Doctors Caucus after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A group of 18 House Republicans is asking Twitter’s board to preserve all records […]
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Major retailers boost Black female entrepreneurship as employment gap lingers
Ulta Beauty has doubled the number of Black-owned brands that it carries. Ulta Beauty Major beauty retailers are boosting small, minority-owned businesses as Black female entrepreneurship helps bridge an employment gap. As of last year, 17% of Black women in the U.S. were in the process of starting or running new businesses, according to the […]
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Britain and India aim for free trade deal by October, says Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi before their meeting at the Hyderabad House on April 22, 2022 in New Delhi, India. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images Britain and India agreed on Friday to step up defense and business cooperation during a visit to New Delhi […]
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It’s the French election this weekend — here’s what Wall Street expects to happen
As French voters head to the polls Sunday, Wall Street is forecasting market upset if far-right candidate Marine Le Pen proves victorious. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images French voters head to the polls on Sunday to cast their ballots in the final round of a close presidential race between incumbent Emmanuel Macron […]
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Fintech giant Stripe jumps into crypto with a feature that lets Twitter users get paid in stablecoin
Illustrative image of two commemorative bitcoins with a green background. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Stripe will allow businesses to pay their users via cryptocurrencies, starting with Twitter, in the latest sign of how large financial firms are warming to digital assets. The $95 billion online payments company said Friday it will start […]
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Russia ties haunt far-right candidate Le Pen as France gears up for election day
France’s far-right party Rassemblement National candidate for the 2022 French presidential election Marine Le Pen. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images The leader of France’s nationalist and far-right political party, Marine Le Pen, has seen her momentum stall in the runup to Sunday’s vote with her previous links to Russia resurfacing in recent […]
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78% of workers are ignoring ‘the greatest money-making asset’ for retirement saving, says CPA
Saving for a secure retirement requires a number of money-smart strategies coming together, and in the eyes of workers, some factors seem more integral to success than others. Topping the list in a recent survey from Principal Financial Group: getting a matching contribution from your employer in your 401(k) plan. Nearly two-thirds — 62% — […]
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A decade of disruption: CNBC’s full interview with Airbnb co-founder Nate Blecharczyk
It’s been 10 years since CNBC published the very first Disruptor 50 list of fast-growing, innovative start-ups on the path to becoming the next generation of great public companies. Among the more notable listmakers? Airbnb — and eight-time CNBC Disruptor 50 company that topped the 2015 list. In this exclusive interview, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin sits […]
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