Business

Many of your recent shows may have just wrapped up (for me, Friends and Neighbors and Euphoria), but there’s always something new to find. And how about a series with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes critic score and a 94% audience score?Things are a little confusing here with the show being…

ToplineTicket prices to get in to game 3 of the NBA Finals have dropped nearly 50% in the day leading up to the New York Knicks clash against the San Antonio Spurs, down to just under $5,000 from a sky-high cheapest entry price of nearly $10,000 on Friday night after…

This Friday (June 12), Olivia Rodrigo will return with her third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love. Less than a month before the full-length’s street date, the singer-songwriter chose “The Cure” as the project’s second single, and it arrived a little more than a month…

The IRS provided Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with last-known address information for nearly 47,000 people under a controversial data-sharing agreement, according to a new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). According to TIGTA, last year, ICE asked the IRS for address information tied to more…

Eileen Fisher has come full circle.The company’s Renew take-back program reached a milestone of three million items returned, Eileen Fisher said. Renew, Fisher’s circular label, is made up of donations of clothing and other products from earlier seasons. Customers get a $5 credit per piece, which by the company’s own…

I’m on the road again! It’s tax conference season, and my first stop in June was San Antonio, Texas, for The Tax Retreat. It’s been a terrific experience meeting up with my fellow tax professionals. I even ran into Charles Barkley (okay, I suspect he was here for the NBA…

Last week, Drake completely dominated Billboard’s R&B, hip-hop and rap charts. He had three albums’ worth of material for fans to consume, as he dropped a trio of full-lengths – Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour – at the same time. As is typically the case whenever a musician fills…

Netflix continues its bumpy pursuit of an original film lineup, with some stellar hits and other big misses. Plus, there’s the endless debate over what should or should not be allowed to hit theaters, however briefly. One that has been planted firmly on Netflix and Netflix alone is Office Romance,…

When Ariana Grande delivers the first single from a new album, her fans typically respond with such fervor that the tune debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Launching a song atop the most competitive ranking for individual tracks in America used to be a nearly unheard-of feat,…

Elon Musk loudly quit California after years of attacking its taxes, politics and business climate, moving SpaceX to Texas. Now the biggest fiscal event of his career could hand the state he trashed a giant tax windfall anyway.That is the awkward punchline hanging over SpaceX’s expected IPO next week. Because…

Last week on the PGA Tour it was Russell Henley coming from behind to beat Eric Cole in a playoff at the Charles Schwab Challenge, and it was another playoff this past week at the Memorial to decide who would win the signature event. The final round of the 2026…

ToplineIran outlined its latest peace proposal on Tuesday, including demands for ending U.S. sanctions and a naval blockade, several hours after President Donald Trump claimed he called off a planned military strike to allow for ongoing “serious negotiations.” Key FactsIranian state media outlet IRNA quoted Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem…

Minimizing taxes when selling your business is a critical step to maximizing your net proceeds. Before selling your company, work with your tax, legal, and financial advisors to project various outcomes and understand the tax implications. Entity and deal structure often drive the tax treatment in a business sale. Too…

Stocks are up, and the media is finally coming around to what we’ve been saying for months now.Last week, The Economist wrote a breathless piece about how the US economy is firing on all cylinders—and fears that a recession will sideswipe stocks are just plain wrong.We’re happy to see a…