H&R Block, Inc. HRB

Trusted with millions of tax returns each year, the company is building its nationwide team of tax professionals and support staff.KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- H&R Block (NYSE: HRB), a global leader in tax preparation services, is preparing for the upcoming tax season by filling key roles across its nationwide network of offices. These positions include tax professionals and client-facing support associates who provide financial confidence throughout the tax filing proces

If you think your tax extension buys you a free pass, think again. Big Idea host Elizabeth Gore explains why the weeks before the extension deadline are actually one of the most important stretches for small business owners. From financing decisions and retirement contributions to digital sales and overlooked deductions, learn why working with a tax professional could save your business real money.

Serial entrepreneur Adrian Balfour grew up herding sheep in rural Ireland. These days, he's building AI software at Envorso and Empwr.AI, running a wool empire in rural Pennsylvania, and helping to bring the Rugby World Cup to the U.S. for the first time. Big Idea host Elizabeth Gore talks with Balfour about his singular career, from bootstrapping his first startup, PCubed with no venture capital, to co-founding Major League Rugby and the Seattle Seawolves club, to his current day-to-day as both a tech CEO and sheep farmer.

Trintech, the trusted AI platform for governed autonomous finance, today announced its annual Trintech Connect 2026 events. Across four cities, the events will bring together hundreds of finance and accounting leaders from around the world to explore how organizations are moving AI in the close from pilot to production — without giving up control. The events will feature speakers from more than 20 leading organizations, including American Airlines, H&R Block and AT&T, sharing real-world perspect

Intuit has shed more than half its value while peers like ADP and Paychex held steady or climbed, leaving analysts split on whether a cratered franchise is a generational buying opportunity or the first casualty of an AI disruption nobody priced in.

The low valuation multiples for value stocks provide a margin of safety that growth stocks rarely offer. However, the challenge lies in determining whether these cheap assets are genuinely undervalued or simply on sale due to their potentially deteriorating business models.

Consumer discretionary businesses are levered to the highs and lows of economic cycles. Over the past six months, it seems like demand may be facing some headwinds as the industry’s 1.8% return has lagged the S&P 500 by 14.5 percentage points.

The Big Idea host Elizabeth Gore breaks down two of the penalties the IRS charges when you don’t file or pay your taxes on time, and how mixing them up could cost your business way more than you think. If you're a small business owner staring down a tax deadline you're likely going to miss, this one's for you.

Danny Alexander might have the best job title in the business: Chief of Product and Purpose at Who Gives a Crap. The co-founder and Chief of PP walks host Elizabeth Gore through how his company turned a relatively unsexy product into a global brand with a cult following, why they’ve donated over $14 million to clean water and sanitation projects worldwide, and how the pandemic toilet paper panic nearly broke their supply chain.

Many small-cap stocks have limited Wall Street coverage, giving savvy investors the chance to act before everyone else catches on. But the flip side is that these businesses have increased downside risk because they lack the scale and staying power of their larger competitors.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is rewriting some tax rules for small business owners, and that instantly matters for H&R Block (HRB). Expanded bonus depreciation and higher Section 179 caps are reshaping planning conversations. That new tax backdrop arrives as H&R Block’s share price has cooled in the short term, with a 30 day share price return down 10%, even after a 90 day share price gain of 31.21%. Over the past year, total shareholder return declined 8.25%, although the 5 year total...

Alluvium Asset Management, an asset management company, released its “Conventum – Alluvium Global Fund” second-quarter 2026 investor letter. The letter can be downloaded here. The second quarter reflected a sharp shift from geopolitical uncertainty and oil market volatility to a powerful equity rally led by semiconductor companies. Despite the broader market strength, the Fund declined […]

Alluvium Asset Management, an asset management company, released its “Conventum – Alluvium Global Fund” second-quarter 2026 investor letter. The letter can be downloaded here. The second quarter reflected a sharp shift from geopolitical uncertainty and oil market volatility to a powerful equity rally led by semiconductor companies. Despite the broader market strength, the Fund declined […]