Whether the White House “won” its trade negotiations with the European Union is debatable: Americans will now pay more for French wine and German cars, while Europeans get a tax cut on US goods.
Most sales conversations fail because they’re built on outdated tactics that create pressure instead of connection.
There’s a movement underway to improve retirement investments through personalization, but it will do more harm than good in the next stock market crash because it uses the wrong information for defaulted participants.
Integrating tax expertise into your practice not only mitigates this risk but also transforms the way you serve your clients. Here are three compelling reasons to partner with a tax firm this year.
Some 15 Super Bowls ago, Chrysler wowed the viewing public with a long car commercial starring Eminem that featured the tagline “Imported From Detroit”.
Trying to do too much without a focused strategy reaps negligible results over time — it also causes burnout.
Donald Trump’s world tour of arm-twisting on trade has landed its latest deal: A 15% baseline tariff on European Union goods, lowered from the recently threatened 30%, in return for an apparent smorgasbord of continental investments into the US and huge purchases of energy and military equipment.
With 2 billion monthly users in 200 countries, Google’s AI Overviews can claim to be the most popular generative artificial-intelligence product yet released to the public.
A challenging housing market is pulling builders away from metros they’ve long favored to smaller cities, where it’s easier to construct the kinds of homes Americans can afford.
When it comes to investing, I’ve learned that common sense isn’t all that common. In fact, I’ve seen brilliant people lose millions of dollars on investments without using one ounce of common sense.
AI is rapidly increasing the speed and accuracy needed for financial market research and trade execution.
“Everyone knows” falling interest rates are good and rising interest rates are bad for bond investors. But “everyone” is generally wrong.
The outcomes resulting from headline items in 2025, such as inflation, monetary policy, and tariffs, remain unknown. However, staying disciplined and following a plan through a robust asset allocation is key.
One idea unites the left and right lately: a zero-sum view of the world. Unfortunately, nice as it would be to hail a rare instance of ideological harmony, both sides are very much mistaken.
The world’s hottest postcode for oil exploration is Namibia, attracting a who’s who of the petroleum industry.
The US and European Union agreed on a hard-fought deal that will see the bloc face 15% tariffs on most of its exports, including automobiles, staving off a trade war that could have delivered a hammer blow to the global economy.
Every month Neros Inc. makes hundreds of drones designed to drop warheads on adversaries.
A solid earnings season shows Corporate America’s profit engine is humming along, potentially easing worries that the record-setting rally in US stocks is starting to overheat.
Star founders, Beijing officials and deep-pocketed financiers converge on Shanghai by the thousands this weekend to attend China’s most important AI summit. At the top of the agenda: how to propel Beijing’s ambitions to leapfrog the US in artificial intelligence — and profit off that drive.
Ordinary investors have won the battle of fees. The challenge will be holding on to that victory as Wall Street mounts a counteroffensive.
Much of the history of the modern corporation could be written in terms of two slogans: Ford’s “from mine to finished car: one organization,” and Apple’s “designed in California, assembled in China.”
Paramount Global’s merger with Skydance Media was approved by the US Federal Communications Commission, which backed the deal after the Trump administration extracted concessions on the news and entertainment company’s political coverage and diversity practices.
Alphabet Inc. said demand for artificial intelligence products boosted quarterly sales, and now requires an extreme increase in capital spending — heightening pressure on the company to justify the cost of keeping up in the AI race.
Blackstone Inc. reported a 25% jump in distributable earnings for the second quarter, buoyed by profits from its retail and evergreen funds.
Ever since he picked up a trombone in middle school, Jackson Spellman has wanted to pursue a career in music.
The US economy hasn’t seen tariffs like these in around 80 years.
The secret to getting a trillion-dollar valuation on a struggling car company is to convince everyone that you are not in fact a car company.
There are times you can’t get someone to see something that might actually be in their own best interest. All you can do is share your viewpoint.
Native capture isn’t about bells and whistles — quite the opposite. It’s about authentically recreating the conversation that has taken place, ensuring accuracy, auditability, and trust.
The record-breaking rally in US equities continued on Wednesday as President Donald Trump reached a trade deal with Japan and investors geared up for the first round of big tech earnings later today.
Crypto does have a future — as a speculative asset that enhances risk for gamblers, the paranoid, and less sophisticated investors, all the while diverting capital from more productive uses.
In news of the future, Google is buying a boatload of fusion energy. The only problem is that its supplier lacks a power plant, has produced no energy to date, and may never do so on commercially viable terms.
“The size, scale and scope of JPMorgan Chase also offer huge advantages,” Jamie Dimon wrote in a letter to shareholders — his first as chief executive officer at the end of 2005.
By rooting your practice locally, you can build deeper relationships, provide more contextually relevant advice, and grow your business through word-of-mouth and trust — two things no digital marketing funnel can replicate.
Cathie Wood snapped up shares of Tom Lee’s BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc., a US-listed Bitcoin miner that recently pivoted to pursue a treasury strategy tied to Ether, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency.
Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc. joins the coveted S&P 500 on Wednesday, a symbolic milestone that puts the digital finance firm — pursuing everything from mobile banking to Bitcoin mining — under Wall Street’s spotlight.
The new “Trump Account” provision in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” is being promoted as a game-changing way to help American families.
Phantom income refers to tax liabilities that arise from investment gains allocated to an investor but never received in cash. It is a recurring challenge for ultra-high-net-worth families.
PR’s unique strategic contribution starts with direct access to company leadership. With an intimate knowledge of the business’ vision, the PR team can propose communications strategies tied to the core business objectives.
After it emerged from the rubble of Lehman Brothers, Trilantic Capital Partners exemplified the success of private equity’s vast middle market for more than a decade.
A year ago, Andrew Lo asked ChatGPT for its opinion on Moderna Inc., a biotech stock that soared during the pandemic era. The advice: sell. He didn’t. The stock plunged.
A relentless wave of optimism is sweeping the nearly $4 trillion crypto market, driven by a frenzy of Washington policy moves accelerating its assimilation into regulated finance.
One of the most totemic deals in the consumer goods industry could soon be unwound – the 2015 combination of HJ Heinz Co. and Kraft Foods Group Inc.
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. formed a partnership with crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc. to offer its banking customers access to digital-currency services.
By following a structured prompting workflow, wealth managers can maximize the potential of AI and reduce operational inefficiencies.
Baby boomers in TDFs should consider getting out and moving to safety. Stock investors should consider less expensive stock markets, and safer asset classes like TIPS and Treasury bills.
“Liberation Day” feels like a long time ago. Since President Donald Trump shocked markets with sky-high new tariff rates and a hasty U-turn, the S&P 500 Index has rebounded to all-time highs.
Nvidia Corp. traders keep getting reasons to buy the stock, but the breakneck rally is showing signs of overheating.
Every so often, activist investors swarm around underperforming companies in a certain industry and pressure them to change strategy. Right now, it’s biotech startups that are flush with cash but still years from successful drug approvals that are in the crosshairs.
US equities advanced on Monday as traders prepared for a busy week of earnings, with big names such as Tesla Inc. and Alphabet Inc. set to report.
