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(Bloomberg) -- Billionaire David Tepper has returned to New Jersey -- a move that may cost him $120 million in state income taxes this year.Tepper, 63, moved back to the Garden State in January for family reasons, people familiar with the matter said. Last year, he married a long-time New Jersey resident.Tepper had been living in Miami for the past five years. His return to one of the highest-taxing U.S. states comes as other wealthy individuals have said they are relocating to Florida and Texas, which have no state income taxes.New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney disclosed the move last week in a floor debate over the state’s so-called millionaires tax.During the debate, Senator Joe Pennacchio, a Republican, used Tepper as an example of someone who had fled New Jersey because of high taxes.“He moved back to New Jersey,” replied Sweeney, a Democrat overseeing the voting session. “He called me and...
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Rocket Companies Inc (NYSE: RKT) shares traded higher by 7.6% on Thursday after the company inked a new deal with popular real estate listings platform Realtor.com.What Happened? Homebuyers shopping on Realtor.com will now see advertising from Rocket Mortgage for pre-approved mortgages. The ads will allow Realtor.com users to connect directly to a Rocker mortgage application, according to Inman.Why It's Important: Rocket shares have been on a bumpy ride since its August IPO, but investors were certainly bullish on the Realtor.com deal.Rocket subsidiary Quicken Loans is leaning into an extremely strong 2020 housing market. In early September, the company reported a $3.5 billion second-quarter profit on revenue of more than $5 billion. Loan origination volume was a record $72.3 billion for the quarter, up 126% from a year ago.The housing market has been booming since the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to near 0% back in March to stimulate the economy. On...
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- In many cases, the pandemic has served to entrench the previously existing winners and losers in the retail sector. Chains such as Macy’s Inc. and Kohl’s Corp., already deeply challenged before the public health crisis, look no closer to a turnaround. Walmart Inc. and Target Corp., meanwhile, have solidified their dominance with turbocharged sales. Against that backdrop, the latest quarterly earnings results from Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. stand out, because they show the long-suffering home goods chain to be in comeback mode. Bed Bath & Beyond, which also owns stores such as Buybuy Baby and World Market, reported on Thursday that comparable sales rose 6% in the three months ended in August from a year earlier, its first gain on that measure since the end of 2016. Executives said on a conference call that the trend continued into September, suggesting the company is sustaining momentum as the crucial holiday season approaches. Despite recording a 89% increase in...
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President Trump signed a continuing resolution that avoided a government shutdown and extended the current transportation funding program. ...
