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If you paid a tax penalty between January 2020 and July 10, 2023, there is a federal court ruling that says the IRS may have charged you incorrectly. The government is fighting that ruling in court. And by July 10, 2026, your window to get in line for a potential refund closes permanently. July 10, […]

What happened in the Persian Gulf on July 7 may affect your pocketbook in a negative way. Again. The problem: Iran fired drones and other projectiles at ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. and British officials said. Three ships were struck, Axios said, with one catching fire. Related: Iran peace deal resets gas

Sometimes a stock does so well that Wall Street starts worrying about its price. That is roughly where Delta Air Lines (DAL) finds itself this week. Financial research firm Raymond James still likes the business, but it thinks the near-term gains have already been made after a significant pump in the shares.  As a result, it cut its rating

Pet food recalls create a different kind of consumer anxiety. For many households, dogs are part of the family, and feeding them is part of a daily routine that usually happens without much thought.  When you open a can and pour the food into a bowl, as a pet parent, you expect the product to

Tesla CEO (TSLA) Elon Musk is back again, pushing one of his boldest claims about the AI boom, in which the technology might eventually make work optional. Musk first made that prediction at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum. Sitting alongside Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Musk told the crowd, “My prediction is that work will be optional.” 

The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since July 2009. That is 17 years without a single increase, the longest freeze in the history of the Fair Labor Standards Act. A full-time worker earning that rate takes home $15,080 a year, less than a third of the average American salary of around $60,000.

Comcast, which owns Xfinity Mobile, is promoting a free offer it is now aiming at T-Mobile customers frustrated by the carrier’s latest wireless plan changes. Last week, T-Mobile raised eyebrows when it confirmed that it is retiring several legacy wireless plans, including Simple Choice, ONE and Magenta. Customers affected by this change will automatically be

Salesforce Inc. (CRM) said Tuesday it will invest $1 billion in Switzerland over the next five years to accelerate the country’s adoption of agentic AI, according to a Seeking Alpha report. The pledge comes as Salesforce shares trade near a two-year low, weighed down by investor doubts about whether all of its AI spending will

During my childhood in the 1980s, my family sometimes ate out at a cafeteria-style steak chain that has almost entirely disappeared. Before that chain collapsed down to a single restaurant, I got a chance to eat there in the 2000s. It was basically what I remembered, and while I could see what young me liked

Costco treats credit cards differently from pretty much any other major retailer. Instead of taking any credit card and offering its own branded card with bonus perks, the chain has an exclusive credit card partner. For a long time, the warehouse club worked exclusively with American Express and did not accept Visa or Mastercard in