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Humberto Cruz: Tax savings key benefit of IRAs

Judging from reader mail and studies, most Americans have no clue whether they're eligible to contribute to an IRA and how much they can put in.

A new 1799 home

Holly Hill Estate in Irvington had definitely seen better days. It had all the signs of deterioration - cracked tile in the foyer, peeling wallpaper, light bulbs out throughout, broken

Identity thieves tax the system

David Hodge got a shock when he filed his federal tax returns last year. An identity thief had beaten him to it.

Business in the Burbs: DiNapoli cconcerned about financial market instability’s impact on government budget

Volatility in the financial markets will spill over into the government's own budget plans this year, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said yesterday at a breakfast sponsored by The Business Council

Preparers hustle as tax deadline nears

Federal-tax rebates are causing a flood of inquiries at many tax-preparers' offices in the Lower Hudson Valley by residents seeking their share of the federal government's $146 billion economic stimulus

Former hedge-fund investor faces sentencing

Samuel Israel appears to face long odds in his quest to convince a federal judge on Monday to give him a lenient sentence for committing one of the largest hedge-fund

Atlas Air to settle FAA engine weld complaint

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. of Purchase said it will pay $95,000 to settle a Federal Aviation Administration complaint concerning an engine weld on one of the company's 747-200 Freighter

Atlas Air settles FAA complaint

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. of Purchase said it will pay $95,000 to settle a Federal Aviation Administration complaint charging that an unqualified employee improperly repaired a crack in an

Asia jolted by GE and poor US data

Asian share markets felt the pain of General Electric's poor results and a 26-year low in US consumer confidence, with Tokyo falling over 3 per cent and Shanghai losing 5.6

Deal to ease EU reliance on Russian gas

The European Union has had a breakthrough in its efforts to lessen dependence on Russian energy with a concrete offer of extra supplies from Turkmenistan