Do your co-workers email you with timely requests even when you’re on vacation? If so, you might be writing your out-of-office email wrong, says Brandon Smith, a therapist and career coach known as The Workplace Therapist.  Generic messages like, “I’ll be OOO until [insert date] with limited access to email” …

Jayme Thornton | Tooga Productions | Getty Images The IRS is testing a system that would allow taxpayers to file federal tax returns for free online directly with the agency, with a pilot program launching for some filers next year. Known as Direct File, the pilot program will begin during …

Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Take-Two Interactive Software — Shares jumped 8.1% Wednesday during after hours trading. The video game company reported $1.39 billion in adjusted revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter, topping analysts’ estimates of $1.34 billion, according to Refinitiv. Meanwhile, the company’s estimates for …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on-stage during the Google I/O keynote session at the Google Developers Conference in Mountain View, California, on May 10, 2023.  Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Google‘s effort to rapidly add new artificial intelligence technology into its core products is making its way into …

While bitcoin and ether were flat on Wednesday, altcoins rose higher. Litecoin rose 5.67% and XRP added 6%, according to Coin Metrics. The Sandbox token jumped 4%. The price of the Axie Infinity token added about 8%. Among the Ethereum competitors, the Solana token gained 2%, Cardano’s ada added 3.5% …

A logo for Pfizer is displayed on a monitor on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, July 29, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Pfizer plans to raise $31 billion through a debt offering to fund its proposed acquisition of cancer drug maker Seagen, for what would be its …

Ghislaine Maxwell and Elon Musk attend the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter on March 2, 2014 in West Hollywood, California. Kevin Mazur | vf14 | Wireimage | Getty Images A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Virgin Islands can serve a subpoena for Elon Musk …

Carla Gottgens | Bloomberg | Getty Images Americans are upbeat on gold and have soured on stocks — perhaps to their detriment. Twenty-six percent of Americans ranked gold as the best long-term investment in 2023, almost double the 15% who thought so in 2022, according to a recent Gallup poll. …

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol Building on May 4 in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images For many Americans, a medical emergency can lead to a financial crisis due to the high cost of health care in …

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, speaks with CNBC on May 16th, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Shares rose 3.9% following the company’s annual shareholder meeting the previous day. CEO Elon Musk announced the company would deliver its first Cybertrucks later …