A salesman preparing a bag of sweets for a customer in the Sicilian confectionery shop Mazzone on February 02, 2024 in Catania, Italy. Fabrizio Villa | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesInflation in the 20-nation euro zone eased to 2.6% in February, flash figures showed on Friday, but both the headline...
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IRS targets wealthy ‘non-filers’ with new wave of compliance letters
IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel speaks during an IRS event in McLean, Virginia, on Aug. 2, 2023.Alex Wong | Getty ImagesThe IRS has unveiled plans to target "non-filers" with a new round of letters, starting with high-income taxpayers who haven't filed federal returns since 2017.Starting this week, the agency will send...
Christie’s just sold a Rothko painting for $100 million in a secret sale. Here are the details
Christie's auction house in New York.CNBCA version of this first article appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Auction house Christie's just sold a painting for more than $100 million, although the...
First Solar jumps on strong quarter, record backlog in rare bright spot for beaten-down renewable sector
A solar field is seen on site at First Solar in Perrysburg, Ohio, on July 8, 2022.Megan Jelinger | ReutersFirst Solar shares jumped Wednesday after reporting another solid quarter, with the company booked solid through 2026 and an order backlog that stretches into the end of the decade.The stock traded...
‘Ghosting’ gets more common in the job market: It’s not a ‘passing fad,’ report says
Fotostorm | E+ | Getty Images"Ghosting" isn't just a dating phenomenon: It has grown more common at the workplace, too. And that unreliable behavior risks reputational harm to employers and job seekers, said career experts.The concept of ghosting — abruptly and unexpectedly ceasing communication with someone (i.e., disappearing) — arose...