Volunteer firefighters, who risk their lives for little to no pay, will now get some extra help from the state to cover their expenses. Lawmakers recently signed a bill into law that will give volunteer firefighters a $500 tax credit from Illinois. $500 Tax Credit From Illinois: Who Will Get […]

Being married not only can help people emotionally but could benefit you financially as well, especially when it comes to Social Security. If you are not eligible for Social Security benefits because you never worked or didn’t work enough, you may still qualify for spousal Social Security benefits. You may […]

A reading on leading U.S. economic indicators decreased in line with economist estimates in the month of May, the Conference Board revealed in a report released on Thursday. The Conference Board said its leading economic index slid by 0.7 percent in May after falling by 0.6 percent. The continued slump […]

Turkey’s central bank raised its key interest rate for the first time in more than two years on Thursday, and massively, in the first meeting chaired by its newly appointed chief with the aim of establishing disinflation immediately and anchoring the inflation target. The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central […]

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (FDS), a financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, reported Thursday that its third-quarter net income surged 80 percent to $134.66 million from last year’s $74.91 million. Earnings per share were $3.46, up 79.3 percent from the prior year’s $1.93. Adjusted net income was $147.67 million […]

British packaging firm DS Smith Plc (SMDS.L) reported Thursday that its fiscal 2023 profit before tax climbed 75 percent to 661 million pounds from last year’s 378 million pounds. Basic earnings per share from continuing operations were 35.8 pence, up from 20.4 pence last year. Adjusted basic earnings per share […]

The World Economic Forum (WEF) reports that the global gender gap should close by 2154, which is 131 years away. While it is impossible to be that precise, the figure gives some sense of how long it will take to get what CNN identifies as “a measurement of equality across […]

A report released by the University of Michigan on Friday showed U.S. consumer sentiment has improved by much more than expected in the month of June. The University of Michigan said is consumer sentiment index climbed to 63.9 in June from 59.2 in May. Economists had expected in the index […]

Raytheon Technologies (RTX) announced that it will provide an update on its long-term growth strategy, business realignment and financial outlook on its Investor Day tomorrow, June 19, 2023. As part of its portfolio realignment, which remains on track for July, the company announced that it will now be represented as […]

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