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Early reviews of the IRS Direct File free tax-prep tool are in. Here’s what taxpayers say so far.

‘It was the fastest I’ve ever done my taxes,’ says one user. An estimated 19 million people could be eligible to use Direct File, the IRS says.

Biden now ahead or tied in 3 swing states, as Trump still leads in 4 others: poll

President Joe Biden has gained some ground versus presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump in the U.S. states that are likely to decide this year’s White House race, according to a poll released Tuesday that focuses on seven swing states.

Reddit stock charges higher, even as it picks up a neutral rating

Reddit’s stock is continuing its sharp ascent in Tuesday trading, even as an analyst took a sidelined stance on the social-media name.

What could spark the next stock-market selloff? Here’s what history tells us.

The S&P 500 has marched higher by nearly 30% over the past five months, prompting even bullish market strategists to entertain, or even welcome, the prospect of a “healthy” correction.

Consumer confidence dips in March on more pessimism about the future of the economy

Consumer confidence fell in March to a four-month low as persistent inflation and the 2024 presidential election made Americans more anxious, a new survey showed.

BlackRock’s Larry Fink calls for urgent national action on retirement crisis

The retirement crisis facing America is so “big and urgent” that government and corporate leaders need to stop business as usual and tackle the problem so that future generations will be able to grow older with dignity, according to the chair and chief executive of investment-management company BlackRock Inc.

Medicare Advantage is overbilling Medicare by 22%

If Joe Biden or Donald Trump or anyone else wants to know how to “cut” tens of billions from the Medicare budget without taking a single nickel from seniors, an obscure government body just revealed how.

Trump’s stake in Truth Social swells by $2 billion in less than 24 hours

Trump Media & Technology Group’s stock soared Tuesday on their debut under the new DJT ticker symbol, providing a windfall for the former president.

Shares of Danish shipping giant Maersk tumble after Baltimore bridge accident

Shares of the Danish shipping and logistics giant A.P. Moeller Maersk tumbled on Tuesday as the company said it chartered the ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

Home prices reach new high in January, Case-Shiller says

Case-Shiller 20-city home price index up 6.2% year-on-year in January.

Visa, Mastercard agree to lower credit-card fees in landmark merchant settlement

Visa and Mastercard agreed to lower and cap credit-card interchange rates as part of a landmark settlement with U.S. merchants.

Citi’s Jane Fraser tells employees to ‘believe’ while suggesting more job cuts

Fraser said that in the coming weeks, “this final phase of changes will affect the largest number of colleagues at any point during the reorganization.”
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