Zoe Henry, reporter for INC. Magazine, discusses how the tax overhaul is affecting both corporations and middle-income Americans.
In the new year, major corporations such as AT&T and Wal-Mart have handed out employee bonuses. Now that the corporate tax rate is lower for some companies, Henry speculates about how much these bonuses are really affecting the companies' bottom lines.
Overall, Henry notes that these companies are making great financial decisions, but ordinary Americans may not see a major payoff.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday that the majority of iPhones sold in the U.S. in the current fiscal quarter will be sourced from India, while iPads and other devices will come from Vietnam as the company works to avoid the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on its business. Apple’s earnings for the first three months of the year topped Wall Street’s expectations thanks to high demand for its iPhones, and the company said tariffs had a limited effect on the fiscal second quarter’s results. Cook added that for the current quarter, assuming things don’t change, Apple expects to see $900 million added to its costs as a result of the tariffs.
Visa is hoping to hand your credit card to an artificial intelligence “agent” that can find and buy clothes, groceries, airplane tickets and other items on your behalf.
Skift Editor-In-Chief Sarah Kopit discusses how summer travel plans remain uncertain for most as many international travelers are leery to travel abroad. Watch!
