Dear Quentin, I’ve been with my boyfriend for 10 years and we now co-own a home together in Tennessee. A lawyer helped us create a “cohabitation agreement” for our house purchase. We’ve never lived in a common-law state and — with the exception of a joint bank account to pay for our mortgage, utilities and …
Verizon Communications Inc. said limits on its 5G expansion haven’t hurt its ability to connect customers, though the wireless company is still waiting for firm government rules on where its signals can reach in the months ahead. Chief Executive Hans Vestberg said Tuesday that the company already covers 95 million people with the high-speed service despite temporary …
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The Internal Revenue Service says it’s looking into reports that some families have received inaccurate figures from the IRS about their child tax credit payments — an important number that determines how big their tax refund will be this year. “We are still looking into some of the information we’ve heard about the information on …
Stock benchmarks on Monday were headed significantly lower near the open, as investors braced for a Federal Reserve gathering early this week that could set the tone for the rest of 2022, amid tensions centered on Russia over the military buildup on the border with Ukraine. On Monday, the S&P 500 index SPX, -2.10% was …
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Peloton Interactive Inc., which has seen its stock battered over the past year, is dealing with another potential PR disaster after a main character on Showtime’s “Billions” was shown suffering a heart attack while using a Peloton machine. The “Billions” scene comes on the heels of a fatal onscreen Peloton heart attack for a major …
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A consortium backed by activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP has offered roughly $9 billion to buy department store Kohl’s Corp. KSS, -2.60%, according to people familiar with the matter. A group led by Acacia Research Corp. ACTG, -0.69%, which Starboard controls, offered to buy the department-store chain for $64 a share in cash Friday, the people …
How big a toll has omicron had on the economy? Economists have been scratching their heads for weeks to estimate the damage the highly contagious COVID-19 variant is causing. The U.S. Census Bureau has some early answers. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that omicron was the most dominant COVID-19 strain in …
Microsoft Corp.’s head of Xbox addressed fears late Thursday that the company will shut out competing consoles from Activision Blizzard Inc.’s flagship “Call of Duty” franchise. Microsoft’s MSFT, -0.57% gaming chief Phil Spencer tweeted regarding the company’s intentions late Thursday in an apparent bid to allay fears from those who use Sony Corp.’s SONY, +3.26% …
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In 2021, the enhanced Child Tax Credit gave millions of families some financial cushion through monthly payments. In 2022, the same tax credit might take away from the size of many income tax refunds — or even give some unanticipated tax bills — according to tax professionals who are bracing for agitated clients. “There’s going …
Alcoa Inc. shares rose in the extended session Wednesday after the aluminum company topped Wall Street estimates for the quarter. Alcoa AA, -0.70% shares rose 2% after hours, following a 0.7% decline in the regular session to close at $59.63. The company reported a fourth-quarter loss of $392 million, or $2.11 a share, compared with …
