Plus alphabet and meta are in talks with Hollywood Studios. Canva takes on adobe users. Lets get a check on the markets. Lots of green on the screen. A nice way to end the week. The nasdaq tech heavy, the semiconductor index, both rebounding, moving higher after inflations expert patient Inflation Expectations data made us feel more comfortable with rate cuts. We are going to talk about this throughout the program. It is down one percentage point but on track to have its best week in a year. Lots to discuss with the potential of spot etfs with sonali basak. Lets go to the private markets. Bloomberg is reporting spacex is considering an offer that would value the company at 200 million. That is where a company allows staff, employees, and some early investors to sell the shares they already own, existing shares, to outside investors. The price is set by elon musk, the cfo, and a lead outside investor. We are hearing the price could be up to 110. You do the math and that would be a jump
The hearing is two hours and 20 minutes. Chair Wyden Finance Committee will come to order. Today the Committee Meets to discuss tax Filing Season, which closed yesterday. I think thank commissioner werfel for being here at a busy time for everybody in the agency. There are lots of issues to discuss, and one that certainly is important to the American People is direct file. Anyone who denies that the direct file was a huge success, my guess is just living in another universe. It is open to a fairly small percentage of taxpayers, but the reviews it got from its initial users were overwhelmingly positive. It seems like a whole lot of people were very stunned that a federal agency, particularly one as frequently vilified as the irs, was able to build a helpful website that works. Tens of thousands of taxpayers who use direct file this year collectively save millions on fees that they wouldve paid to one of the tax software giants. Website is userfriendly. It is quick and easy to use and di
The hearing is two hours and 20 minutes. Chair Wyden Finance Committee will come to order. Today the Committee Meets to discuss tax Filing Season, which closed yesterday. I think thank commissioner werfel for being here at a busy time for everybody in the agency. There are lots of issues to discuss, and one that certainly is important to the American People is direct file. Anyone who denies that the direct file was a huge success, my guess is just living in another universe. It is open to a fairly small percentage of taxpayers, but the reviews it got from its initial users were overwhelmingly positive. It seems like a whole lot of people were very stunned that a federal agency, particularly one as frequently vilified as the irs, was able to build a helpful website that works. Tens of thousands of taxpayers who use direct file this year collectively save millions on fees that they wouldve paid to one of the tax software giants. Website is userfriendly. It is quick and easy to use and di
Including wow. The world has changed. Today a fast reliable Internet Connection is something that one can live without so wow is there for our customers with speed, reliability, value and choice. Now more than ever it all starts with great internet. Wow supports cspan as a Public Service, along with these other Television Providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. Coming up, irs commissioner danny warfel testifies on the 2024 tax Filing Season and president bidens 2425 budget request for the industry. During the hearing commissioner warfel fields question from the Senate Finance committee on modernization efforts and improving Taxpayer Services. T. The hearing is two hours and 20. Minutes. Chair Wyden Finance Committee will come to order finance committee will come to order. Today the Committee Meets to discuss the irs budget and tax Filing Season, which closed yesterday. I want to thank commissioner werfel for being here at a very busy time for everybody at the agency. There
The hearing is two hours and 20 minutes. Chair Wyden Finance Committee will come to order. Today the Committee Meets to discuss tax Filing Season, which closed yesterday. I think thank commissioner werfel for being here at a busy time for everybody in the agency. There are lots of issues to discuss, and one that certainly is important to the American People is direct file. Anyone who denies that the direct file was a huge success, my guess is just living in another universe. It is open to a fairly small percentage of taxpayers, but the reviews it got from its initial users were overwhelmingly positive. It seems like a whole lot of people were very stunned that a federal agency, particularly one as frequently vilified as the irs, was able to build a helpful website that works. Tens of thousands of taxpayers who use direct file this year collectively save millions on fees that they wouldve paid to one of the tax software giants. Website is userfriendly. It is quick and easy to use and di