The estate tax affects a very small — and very wealthy — number of Americans. Only the estates of about 2 out of every 1,000 Americans who die face this tax right now. Easing or repealing the tax — currently under consideration...
Read MoreU.S. stock indexes edged mostly lower in morning trading Monday as traders returned from the Thanksgiving holiday. Energy stocks were the biggest laggard as crude oil prices headed lower. Technology stocks also fell. Retailers...
Read MoreInvestment management can cost as little as 0.25 percent of a portfolio’s value each year. Yet many people still pay 1 percent, or even more, for financial advice. Whether they’re getting a good deal depends on...
Read MoreLAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A train hauling molten sulfur has derailed in Florida and officials are asking nearby residents to stay inside their homes. Polk County Fire Rescue officials said in a Facebook post that a crew was...
Read MoreJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Mount Agung volcano on Bali has erupted for the first time in more than half a century, forcing closure of the Indonesian tourist island’s busy airport as the mountain gushes huge columns of...
Read MoreThe U.S. consumer watchdog agency, enmeshed in partisan politics since its creation after the 2008 financial crisis, is now at the center of a tug-of-war over who will lead it. Both the departing director — an Obama appointee...
Read MoreKARANGASEM, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities ordered a mass evacuation of people Monday from an expanded danger zone around an erupting volcano on Bali that has forced the island’s international airport to close,...
Read MoreKARANGASEM, Indonesia (AP) — The Latest on a rumbling volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali (all times local): 1.10 p.m. Spokesman for Indonesia’s Disaster Mitigation Agency says lava is welling up in the crater...
Read MoreBEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets tumbled Monday as investors looked ahead to a possible U.S. Senate vote on proposed tax changes and data announcements from major economies. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.8...
Read MoreJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Latest on a rumbling volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali (all times local): 8:30 a.m. Thousands of travelers are stranded in Bali after ash from the Mount Agung volcano on the tourist...
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