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A flooded neighborhood in Pacific, Washington. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Individuals and businesses in the state of Washington affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides that began on Dec. 9, 2025, now have until May 1 to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.Processing ContentFollowing the disaster declaration issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, individuals and households that reside or have a business in Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Kittitas, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Samish, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Whatcom and Yakima Counties qualify for tax relief.The declaration permits the IRS…

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee is warming to the idea of a tax on the wealthy as one way to bolster the state’s resources after a particularly turbulent year for its economy. Processing ContentA proposal for a 3% surtax on incomes of more than $640,000, or the top 1% of earners, is getting a closer look from lawmakers because of the budget hole created by federal cuts to Medicaid, food-assistance and other programs. McKee in an interview said he’s open to the surtax if it’s paired with tax cuts for businesses, seniors and other groups, a contrast to comments last spring…

Visitors to the OC Auto Show at the Anaheim Convention Center check out the newly unveiled Ford Expedition in Anaheim on Thursday, October 3, 2024.Leonard Ortiz | Medianews Group | Getty ImagesDETROIT — Ford Motor on Tuesday said its U.S. vehicle sales last year increased 6% to achieve the company’s best annual sales since 2019.The Detroit automaker reported sales of 2.2 million vehicles in 2025, including a 2.7% uptick to more than 545,200 units during the fourth quarter. In 2019, the automaker sold 2.42 million vehicles in the U.S.Ford finished the year as the third-largest automaker in the U.S. behind…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Yasmin Santos, a former Meta ad specialist and the founder of the herbal alcohol alternative brand Altar Native. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I stopped drinking in 2018, it was for my health, not my career. It turned out to be great for both.I gave up alcohol to heal a gut issue, thinking it would just be temporary. But when I was finally healthy enough to drink again, I realized something had shifted. My body no longer wanted it. The buzz wasn’t fun; it just felt wrong.Still, I…

Crowds walk through midtown Manhattan on Oct. 16, 2025 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Office leasing in Manhattan surged substantially higher in the fourth quarter of 2025, driven by continued return-to-office and increased tech hiring, especially for artificial intelligence.Leasing increased by more than 25% from the third…

In 2017, I quit my job as a paralegal, packed up my life in England, and bought a one-way ticket to Paris. The new chapter was full of surprises, and though most of them were positive, I was in for some unexpected challenges in those early months — from navigating the notoriously tricky French bureaucracies (and supremely unhelpful bureaucrats operating them), to the weird and wonderful world of the Parisian soirée. However, the strongest culture shocks came in the workplace, and even now, after eight years in France, I still find aspects of French office culture surprising.Adjusting to French social…

Warren Buffett’s late business partner, Charlie Munger, once said the “hard part” of getting rich is pulling together the first $100,000, as that’s often a “long struggle” for someone starting at zero.Elon Musk is at the polar opposite end of the wealth spectrum — worth so much on paper that he can gain or lose tens of billions of dollars and barely move the needle on his net worth.After just two trading days this year, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has added $24 billion to his personal fortune, lifting it by about 4% to $644 billion, per the Bloomberg Billionaires…

Getting fired can feel isolating, but it’s actually a fairly common experience.In an era of near-constant layoffs and companies raising the bar for efficiency and performance, it can feel easy to fall short.LHH’s John Morgan told Business Insider that the biggest takeaway for job seekers is that changing jobs is “pretty normal.””People are leaving companies, whether it’s voluntarily or involuntarily, and are looking to do something different,” said Morgan, who is the talent firm’s president of career transition and mobility, and leadership development and coaching.Whether you were laid off, fired, or chose to quit, you should approach the aftermath in…

A woman holds a portrait of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday after he was captured by U.S. forces. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images Now that ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is on U.S. soil, the criminal case against him is in motion. Maduro pleaded not guilty to the four charges against him — narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine-importation conspiracy, and possession of and conspiracy to possess machine guns — during his initial court appearance in Manhattan, N.Y., on Monday. His wife, Cilia Flores, who was also charged in…

What’s old is new again — at least when it comes to living with family.American families are increasingly moving back in together — or never separating in the first place. The number of people living in multigenerational households — or those with two or more adult generations — quadrupled between 1971 and 2021, according to Pew Research. The share of people in these living arrangements soared from 7% to 18% in that time period.Homebuyers are increasingly choosing properties designed for multigenerational living, the National Association of Realtors found. Zillow similarly saw a nationwide rise in searches for accessory dwelling units, also known as…