Taxes


There’s Trouble Brewing In the Grocery Aisle. Coffee Prices Jolt Higher.

Pumpkin spice season has just begun, but coffee sellers say a combination of poor weather in coffee producing regions and the latest tariffs on imported beans are raising prices on the grocery shelf.

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Big Changes Are Coming to Charitable Giving. How to Get Maximum Savings.

Many Americans may get a new tax break, but those who itemize face new limits on deductions. Planning now makes sense.

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Stocks Are Shrugging Off Trump’s Fed Gambit. This Corner of the Market Isn’t.

Sticky inflation, rising deficits, and ballooning debt levels don’t often combine to drive stock markets higher.

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Trump Takes Aim at Digital Taxes. What It Means for Tech Stocks.

Digital taxes largely hit U.S. firms such as Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Meta Platforms.

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‘Slow-Motion Crisis’ in Bonds Will Break Stocks. Listen to the Dean of Perma-Bears.

A reality check for stock investors is coming, the Société Générale strategist says.

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Renewable-Power Stocks Are Taking Off. Their Prospects Are Mixed.

Shares are rising across the sector because changes to eligibility for tax credits weren’t as draconian as feared.

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Trump Says Tariff Rate on Semiconductors Could Reach 300%. Nvidia and AMD Stocks Fall.

The president indicates he would set tariff rates on chips and steel sometime in the next two weeks.

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Retiring Early? Prepare for Higher Healthcare Premiums.

Health insurers are requesting the largest monthly premium increases in more than five years

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Social Security Is 90 Years Old. Trump Just Weighed In.

The president celebrated his administration’s commitment to the program even as it remains in dire need of a fix.

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Stocks Can Climb the ‘Wall of Worry’ as Long as These Anchors Remain in Place

Markets are quietly focused on growth factors despite the din of political pressures.

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H&R Block Stock Inches Up After Mixed Earnings Report

The company’s longtime CEO Jeff Jones announced his retirement on Monday.

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Plug Power CEO Says His Company Is Square With Trump Administration

The hydrogen producer’s stock fell Tuesday after disappointing earnings, but the CEO said his company has key support from President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress.

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The IRS Is Slashing Audits. That Doesn’t Mean You’re in the Clear.

The tax agency had ramped up scrutiny of high earners in the past two years. Now, budget cuts are leaving fewer staffers to do the work.

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Trump Dumps IRS Chief, Again. Bessent to Fill in for Now.

The former Missouri Congress member has been in the job for less than two months and will now serve as the ambassador to Iceland.

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Here’s Americans’ Favorite Tax-Prep Service. It Isn’t the Biggest.

A new survey from J.D. Power suggests that the increasing sophistication and ease-of-use of do-it-yourself tax programs is putting pressure on professional tax preparers.

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Companies Are Sounding Ebullient on Trump’s Tax Law. Tariffs Could Be a Killer.

The tax legislation, which President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, makes permanent a trio of corporate tax breaks.

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Services Sector Posts Weaker Activity, Even as Costs Are Rising

The latest report card on the services sector of the U.S. economy shows a pullback in business activity and employment, even as input costs are rising.

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Earnings Season Is Going Really Well. Don’t Overthink It.  

Companies are reporting beats time and again—and offering upbeat outlooks. Their reward: big gains from Wall Street.

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Why Copper Prices Are Falling After Trump’s 50% Tariff Order

The levies will take effect this Friday.

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Trump Ends the ‘De Minimis’ Tax Exemption Globally. What It Means for Retail Stocks.

Starting Aug. 29, imported items valued at $800 or less will be subject to taxes and duties.

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Who Needs to Replace Powell? Politicians Are Already Doing the Fed’s Job

Washington power games signal a fundamental shift in the relationship between the Fed and the rest of the government, Eric Leeper writes in a guest commentary.

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There’s a New Twist on a Capital-Gains Tax Break. How You Get It.

A policy that allowed deferral of capital-gains tax by investing in certain developments is now permanent.

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Treasury Expects to Borrow Over $1 Trillion This Quarter

The department began July with a small cash balance and expect less cash flow in the coming months.

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Trump Strikes a Trade Deal With the EU. The U.S. Meets With China Next.

White House officials are meeting Chinese officials in Stockholm this week to hammer out more details for a framework between the world’s two largest economies.

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Trump to Meet With EU Sunday, Tariff Rebates Are Possible for Some Americans

The president also said he has the “confines of a deal with China” and nothing with Canada.

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