MIAMI, FL – SEPTEMBER 30: In this photo illustration, an eBay website is seen on a computer screen and the PayPal website is seen on an iphone on September 30, 2014 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Getty Images Christmas came early for the second time in a row for many taxpayers and…
The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) leads the S&P 500 (^GSPC) into positive territory at Monday’s market close, as Tesla (TSLA) shares — a component of the Trump trade — continue to edge higher this week. Market Domination Overtime host Julie Hyman and Yahoo Finance markets and data editor Jared Blikre make note of the day’s market…
The three major indexes (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) closed lower on Monday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) leading in losses as the market braces for Election Day on Tuesday and the Federal Reserve meeting on Thursday. Palantir Technologies (PLTR) shares surge after the company’s quarterly results came in above Wall Street’s expectations. Morningstar equity analyst…
Hong Kong has slashed the liquor tax on spirits with over 30 per cent alcohol content and an import price above HK$200 (US$26) after Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu unveiled the move in his latest policy address. The cut aims to boost the high-end spirits market, with hopes that it will also benefit the tourism…
Hong Kong customs officers have arrested five suspected smugglers and seized about 10 million black market cigarettes worth around HK$45 million from a fishing boat. The Customs and Excise Department revealed on Saturday that officers had intercepted a suspicious fishing boat in the waters off Hong Kong’s southernmost island, Po Toi, the previous morning and…
Following Hong Kong’s pivotal wine tax removal in 2008, the city is now eyeing a similar tax break for spirits in a bid to revitalize its ailing dining and nightlife scene and position itself as a global hub in the US$730 billion spirits industry. Following Hong Kong’s pivotal wine tax removal in 2008, the city…