Category BUSINESS

Facebook’s New Name Comes From a Fictional Dystopia

By rebranding itself as Meta, Facebook named itself an evil empire. It did so on purpose, and quickly enough to express its long-time motto, “Move fast and break things,” which, investors take note, is the antithesis of a long-term strategy.…

A $124B tax increase? Wall Street shrugs.

Democrats are proposing the first-ever tax on corporate stock buybacks. Wall Street is yawning. Market veterans say the 1 percent levy lawmakers aim to include in their reconciliation package isn’t big enough to make a difference to most companies. “It’s…

A $124B tax increase? Wall Street shrugs

Analysts say they expect total buybacks this year to approach levels unseen since shortly after Republicans slashed the corporate tax rate as part of their 2017 tax cuts. Democrats are proposing the first-ever tax on corporate stock buybacks. Wall Street…

Elon Musk vs. Bernie Sanders

Five years ago, the question of wealth inequality was already a dominant issue in the news. The COVID-19 pandemic may have eclipsed it temporarily but it also exaggerated its effects. Wealth inequality will continue to maintain its place in public debate for…