Wealth
A travel insider explains how people who hate cruising — can learn to enjoy it
Canadian Tammy Cecco wasn’t a fan of cruising. “The thought of being on a ship with thousands of other people and not being able to get off,” she said, “was something that I wanted to avoid.” That didn’t change when Cecco, a travel magazine publisher, boarded a surprise cruise booked by her husband to renew […]
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Tourism is roaring back in China. But the $6 trillion consumer market place is digging alone out of a deep slump
BEIJING — China’s usage recovery from zero-Covid is finding off to a stable start out – right after a depressing fourth quarter. When Michelin-starred cafe Rêver reopened Thursday from a Lunar New Calendar year crack, it was entirely booked, reported Edward Suen, chief operating officer of the Guangzhou venue. Reservations for the next 3 days […]
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Tax season starts with boosted IRS workforce, new technology as agency begins to deploy $80 billion in funding
kate_sept2004 | E+ | Getty Images Tax season kicked off for individual filers Monday with a bigger IRS customer service team and enhanced technology as the agency begins to deploy its nearly $80 billion in funding. Over the past several months, the IRS has hired 5,000 new customer service staff, aiming to “significantly increase” the […]
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Roth IRA conversion taxes may be trickier than you expect. Here’s what to know before filing — or converting funds in 2023
If you made a Roth individual retirement account conversion in 2022, you may have a more complicated tax return this season, experts say. The strategy, which transfers pretax or non-deductible IRA funds to a Roth IRA for future tax-free growth, tends to be more popular during a stock market downturn because you can convert more […]
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LeBron James NBA Finals jersey expected to fetch up to $5 million at auction
LeBron James game-worn jersey from the athletes NBA finals game 7 victory over the Miami Heat in 2013, is on display during a press preview at Sotheby’s auction House on January 20, 2023, in New York City. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Sotheby’s is listing an iconic jersey worn by LeBron James during […]
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Amid inflation, more middle-class Americans struggle to make ends meet
As inflation spiked, Americans in the middle class were particularly hard hit. For them, prices increased faster than their income, according to a September report by the Congressional Budget Office. Households in the lowest and highest income groups saw their income grow faster than prices over the same time period, the report found. Even though […]
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Over 200 millionaires urge Davos elite to up taxes on the ultra-rich
Over 200 millionaires are urging the elite echelons in attendance at this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos to “tackle extreme wealth” and “tax the ultra-rich” to help relieve the cost-of-living strain off ordinary households. The Patriotic Millionaires — self-described as “a group of high-net worth Americans who share a profound concern about the […]
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Gen Z is driving luxury sales as wealthy shoppers get younger
Peter Cade | Stone | Getty Images Luxury shoppers are getting wealthier and younger, with purchases by some of the newest consumers expected to grow three times faster than older generations over the next decade, according to a new report. Generation Y, also known as millennials, and Generation Z accounted for all of the luxury […]
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There’s still time to avoid a penalty for fourth-quarter estimated taxes — but the clock is ticking
Constantine Johnny | Moment | Getty Images There’s still time to avoid a penalty if you didn’t pay enough taxes in 2022 — but the clock is ticking. If you are self-employed or receive income from gig economy work, investments and more, the deadline for your 2022 fourth-quarter estimated tax payment is Jan. 17. Your […]
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Chinese vacationers are returning to Singapore, but a whole recovery is not envisioned this year
Singapore is welcoming them back, but a comprehensive return of Chinese travelers isn’t really probably in 2023, Singapore Tourism Board executives stated at a push convention Tuesday. Singapore Tourism Board’s CEO Keith Tan cited limited flight capability and the pace of China’s border reopening as some of the reasons a whole restoration from Chinese tourists […]
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