U.S. corporate bond debt continues to grow and protections are getting weaker for high yield bonds. Getty Non-financial corporate debt in the form of loans and bonds is now about $16 trillion, an equivalent of about 75% of U.S. GDP. This is an over 50% rise since 2007. Presently about a third of that debt
Month: August 2019
Today’s data for July housing starts and permits was very mixed. Of course, the month on month data is volatile (and subject to very large revisions) due to difficult seasonal adjustment factors and changes in the weather, but the Year on Year (YoY) trend is more reliable. For housing starts, July’s result was far below
Kurbo app Scott Mlyn | CNBC Do your homework! Clean your room! Count your Weight Watchers points? Weight Watchers, which now calls itself WW, this week introduced a new app called Kurbo by WW to “help kids and teens ages 8-17 reach a healthier weight.” WW last year acquired Kurbo, a digital health start-up whose
Traders work before the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 14, 2019 in New York City. JOHANNES EISELE | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading on Friday: General Electric — Shares of General Electric rose nearly 9% after analysts and the company’s CEO stood
Ray Dalio, founder of investment firm Bridgewater Associates, speaking at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2019. Adam Galica | CNBC Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio said he wouldn’t rule out China using its Treasury holdings to gain an upper hand against the U.S. in the trade war — a view that contrasts
Back to school is an increasingly costly time of year, particularly for families with college-bound children. A college education is now the second-largest expense an individual is likely to make in a lifetime — right after purchasing a home. Tuition and fees for a four-year private college averaged $35,830 in 2018-19; at four-year, in-state public
What if there was a way you could tap this market correction to grab the biggest S&P 500 stocks cheap—all while hedging your downside and getting a 7.2% dividend yield? It’s not only possible, but you can do it in one single buy. More on that in a moment. First, I’m pounding the table on
The living room of North Lake Tahoe’s “Elevation,” with panoramic lake views. Photo-tecture As the Tahoe luxury real estate market remains red hot, it’s always nice to find a relative bargain at the top. “Elevation 6229” is a unique elevated lakefront home in Tahoe Vista with an intriguingly creative design aesthetic, both inside and out
Smoke billows from a fire outside Ljusdal, Sweden in July, 2018. Sweden is fighting its most serious wildfires in decades, including blazes above the Arctic Circle, prompting the government to seek help from the military, hundreds of volunteers and other European nations. Maja Suslin | TT | AP Smoke from massive fires in the Arctic
Fraud finder Harry Markopolos took GE stock down more than 11% in one day with a dizzying array of charts and numbers, but also some choice words accusing analysts, ratings agencies and GE’s management of Enron-era behaviors. A day later, GE stock rebounded nearly 10% on Friday after GE CEO Larry Culp invested $2 million on the
Attendees and judges gather around a 1966 Ferrari 330 P4 Drogo Spyder motor vehicle during the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach, California, U.S., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Routinely described as the world’s most popular, elegant and exclusive classic car show, the annual Pebble
General Electric bounced back Friday after the CEO shored up confidence by purchasing a bulk of company shares, and analysts defended the industrial giant. GE’s stock was up more than 6% on Friday morning following its biggest drop since April 2008 a day earlier. GE shares had tanked 11% on Thursday. The stock began its
When Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., travels the country to talk about his plan for Social Security reform, he often holds up a Starbucks coffee cup. The cost of that latte — about $4.50 — could also cover nine weeks of Social Security payments if you’re making $50,000 per year, Larson said he points out to
Credit: Getty Royalty Free Getty Even though you may be retired, the tax man is ready to take a slice of your Social Security and retirement fund payouts. How can you minimize his cut? Stephen Nelson, a wealth manager at Aldrich Wealth in Carlsbad, Calif., has some very good advice here: Larry Light: With boomers
Fitness meets interior design. Lily Glass Photography Most boutique fitness studios in Los Angeles have pretty standard builds. They’re clean, have a calming vibe, and are contemporary or modern in terms of design. However, there’s nothing really remarkable about the aesthetics. Enter Paris Pilates, which opened in spring 2019. Located in the trendy Silver Lake
President Donald Trump, right, speaks as Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, listens during the American Technology Council roundtable hosted at the White House in Washington, D.C. Zach Gibson | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday that he plans to have dinner with Apple CEO Tim Cook. “Having dinner tonight with Tim
Esther George, John Williams and Jerome Powell, at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, August 24, 2018. David A. Grogan | CNBC If the markets get their way, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will use the Fed’s Jackson Hole symposium to clarify whether the Fed is at the beginning of a serious rate cutting cycle — or just intending
WeWork’s parent company just filed for an IPO this week, and it could go public as early as Septmeber. The company joined the flurry of tech IPOs in 2019, but also revealed a massive $900 million loss in the first half of 2019, causing investors to worry about the downside risks. What if the economy
The allegations by Madoff whistleblower Harry Markopolos of a $38 billion fraud at General Electric are “at best disingenuous” and “at worst highly inaccurate,” according to Nick Heymann, co-group head of global industrial infrastructure at the William Blair financial services firm. “You got the stock on sale yesterday for absolutely no basis. This is why
For anyone holding a long-term-care insurance policy, new allegations of financial trouble at one insurer may make you wonder what would happen to your policy if your underwriter went belly up. While insurance companies have been bolstering their reserves to cover future claims and raising premiums to counteract inaccurate pricing when the policies were first
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