The Motley Fool

SCHA and VB Offer Similar Small-Cap ETF Advantages, but Which Is the Better Buy?

VB is marginally more affordable on fees, and it also offers a slightly higher dividend yield. The difference in expense and yield is minimal, but cost-conscious investors may still appreciate VB’s ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Visual Effects Society Awards: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Leads With 7 Wins

'KPop Demon Hunters' tops the animation categories. By Beatrice Verhoeven Awards Editor The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced the winners for the 2026 VES Awards, recognizing excellence in ...
Hindustan Times

VB-G RAM G is snatching away rural job rights: CM

Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday urged people in Karnataka to support the Congress party’s nationwide agitation seeking restoration of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, ...
The Hindu

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah demands re-implementation of MGNREGA, abolition of VB -G RAM G

Karnataka’s Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on February 23 urged the Centre to abolish the newly-enacted Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevik Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, and re-implement ...
The Motley Fool

Small-Cap Showdown: How Vanguard's VB Compares to Schwab's SCHA on Fees, Risk, and Diversification

VB holds much greater assets under management and a slightly higher yield, while SCHA offers a marginally lower expense ratio. SCHA outperformed over the past year, but VB saw a smaller drawdown and ...
PC World

Spotify’s hidden Basic tier can save you cash, if you can find it

PCWorld reports that Spotify offers a hidden “Basic” tier launched in mid-2024 for $10.99/month, providing music-only streaming without audiobooks or lossless audio. This plan requires existing ...
Forbes

Direct File Is Gone. Here’s How You Can Still File Your Taxes For Free

The IRS shut down its direct filing program for 2026, but Free File, Fillable Forms, MilTax, and some private tools remain—if you know where to look. Here’s how to navigate the free options still ...
Business Wire

VB Spine Completes Acquisition of Cestas Manufacturing Facility from Stryker

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VB Spine LLC (“VB Spine”) today completed the acquisition of Stryker’s spine implant manufacturing facility in Cestas, France. Known for its state-of-the-art operations and ...
Oregonian

How to file taxes for free in 2026, after IRS Direct File is scrapped

IRS Direct File, a free online system for filing federal taxes, has been scrapped for 2026. Almost 300,000 people used IRS Direct File in 2025. So, are they out of luck, along with millions of others ...
WUWM

73% of MPS fourth graders can't read at a basic level. What will it take to fix that?

Step inside a sixth grade classroom in Milwaukee and there are silent clues about how well each student can read. Teacher Anna Luberda looks for two specific things. She has been teaching since 2010, ...
The Hill

IRS Direct File is gone. This is how you can still file taxes for free

(NEXSTAR) – In 2025, nearly 300,000 Americans used a new electronic system to file their taxes directly with the IRS for free. In 2026, that’s no longer an option. IRS Direct File launched as a pilot ...