: Child-care costs are outpacing inflation — the average cost of daycare for infants now exceeds in-state college tuition fees
The average annual cost of daycare for infants hit just over $12,300 in 2020, according to a new report from Child Care Aware.
TaxWatch: ‘There’s no talk about immediate relief for tax year 2021’: Don’t count on the IRS tax code catching up with high inflation
The tax code is a thicket of rules and write-offs that often adjust for inflation --- but sometimes not.
Financial Crime: University of Wisconsin engineering professor admits bilking foreign students out of $1.2 million in phony tuition expenses
Troy Liu pleaded guilty to taking tuition payments from Chinese research assistants whose tuition had been waived by the university.
AMD’s $49 billion Xilinx deal closes, company names CEO Lisa Su new board chair
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. shares are up nearly 3% in Monday trading after the chipmaker announced that its $49 billion deal for Xilinx has officially...
Delta Air’s workforce increased by about 9,000 jobs in 2021
Delta Air Lines Inc.'s workforce increased by a net 9,000 jobs in 2021, but was still about 9% below prepandemic-2019 levels. The air carrier said...
Bank of America leads investment round in U.K. payments company Banked Ltd. and launches product
Bank of America Corp. said Monday it's leading an investment round in Banked Ltd. and also teaming up with the company to offer payment services...
Splunk shares jump 8% on Cisco buyout reports
Shares of Splunk Inc. climbed more than 8% Monday on reports that Cisco Systems Inc. has made a $20 billion acquisition offer for the software...
Gold futures mark highest settlement since mid-November
Gold futures climbed sharply on Monday, with concerns surrounding a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine boosting prices for the precious metal to their highest finish...
U.S. closing Kyiv embassy and relocating operations to western Ukraine, Blinken says
The U.S. is temporarily closing its embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, and relocating operations to the western city of Lviv, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said...