The Romance of Gift Cards
The most preferred gift this Valentine's Day is — wait for it — a gift card. The bits of plastic are twice as popular as flowers
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Newest first · Page 190Valentine’s Day Spending to Top $26 Billion
Americans are expected to spend $26 billion for Valentine's Day gifts this year. That works out to more than $130 in spending for the 81% of the population that plan to celebrate the holiday.
150 Million People Filed Taxes in 2016
It is probably a sign of things to come, just as Americans prepare to file their 2016 tax returns during 2017. For those who file early, the check is in the mail, as the…
Is Your Valentine True? Warning About Costly Sweetheart Swindles
With Valentine's Day just around the corner, now is the time to be on the lookout for online romantic scams.
US Trade Deficit in 2016 Was the Biggest in 4 Years
Special from ZeroHedge In a report that will be closely watched by Donald Trump, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that the US trade deficit in December decreased modestly last December: In the…
Universities Raise $41 Billion, Harvard Leads With $1.2 Billion
Last year America's colleges and universities raised $41 billion, according to the Council for Aid to Education. Of the total, $1.2 billion was raised by what is already America's richest university.
60% of Americans Have Not Made a Will
More than half of Americans have no will or estate planning document. If you're in that group, maybe it's time to consider changing that, no matter how old you are.
Trump Immigration Ban Now Opposed by 97 Companies
97 companies added their names to an amicus brief in Washington seeking to overturn President Trump's executive order restricting immigration.
4 Reasons to Remodel Your Home in 2017
Why 2017 will be a good year to tackle a home remodeling project.
Unemployment Rate Among Black Americans At 7.7%
While the economy has added millions of jobs over the last year, and in January added 227,000 which drove an unemployment rate of 4.8%, the rate among Black Americans remained high at 7.7% The…
Do Immigrants Really Cost US Taxpayers $279 Billion Annually?
Among the reasons that President Donald Trump is coming down hard on immigration may be the fiscal burden that first-generation immigrants levy on the government budgets.
Trump Becomes America’s Richest President, Pushing Out George Washington
George Washington has been America’s richest president, as well as its first. According to the ongoing 24/7 Wall St. study of the net worth of presidents, Washington’s fortune peaked at $580 million. Donald Trump’s…
Trump’s Plan to Burst the H1-B Bubble: Which Tech Firms Will Feel It Most?
By Kashif, Investment Analyst at PrivCo, a private company financial intelligence platform President Trump’s controversial immigration reform plans include amending the H1-B visa program, which is widely used by tech companies to hire engineers…
Why a Solid January Payrolls Gain Created Such an Unusual Market Reaction
After ADP posted a shockingly higher than expected payrolls figure for January, the solid jobs news was more than confirmed by the U.S. Department of Labor in its key employment situation report.
Choosing Up Sides in the Border Tax Battle
Friday will see the first meeting of President Trump's business advisory council. While we can't be sure what the president will want to talk about, there are certainly plenty of issues on the table.