At the beginning of the year, the Fed was expected to increase interest rates in the midst of a booming economy. Now, just months later, it has reversed course, not just maintaining interest rates, but dropping them. They seem to know something we don’t know. Or, perhaps, the writing is on the wall and we’re
Month: August 2019
Mall of America, Minneapolis, MN. Sanford Stein Triple Five Group, the owner of the Mall of America, has put up Minnesota’s signature retail destination as collateral in a high-stakes gamble on a big dream. Specifically, the American Dream, a new mega-attraction near the New Jersey Meadowlands sports complex. City officials in Bloomington MN, where the
A job seeker shakes hands with a representative during a Hiring Our Heroes career fair in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its new state level employment report on August 16, 2019. Photographer: Allison Hess/Bloomberg © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP The federal government just released its
An international air traveler is cleared by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer inside the U.S. Customs and Immigration area at Dulles International Airport. Paul J. Richards | AFP | Getty Images A computer problem on Friday prevented U.S. immigration officials from processing arrivals at airports around the country, officials said. It wasn’t immediately
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins being interviewed in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2016. David A. Grogan | CNBC Cisco shares fell by as much as 7% after hours on Wednesday after the company reported weaker-than-expected guidance. It had already dropped 4% during the day on a disastrous day for stocks. Here’s what the company reported: Earnings:
U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services’ sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services | Handout | Reuters An investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s possible suicide attempt last month —
The Hennessey Venom F5 concept vehicle is displayed during the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach, California, U.S., on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images For classic car fans, there’s only one place to be this week: California’s Monterey Peninsula where more than a dozen different events
President Donald Trump held a conference call with the CEOs of the three biggest U.S. banks as the stock market plunged Wednesday. Trump held the call with J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, Bank of America‘s Brian Moynihan and Citigroup‘s Michael Corbat, according to people with knowledge of the situation. The Dow plunged 800 points, or 3%, in
The average American has $38,000 in debt — a quarter of which comes directly from credit card charges. In December 2018, consumer debt overall hit a record high $4 trillion. Experts say a significant amount of this debt can be explained by what they call “money disorders.” Brad Klontz, author of “Mind Over Money” and
Congratulations, you have finally signed your estate planning documents. Now, where do you keep them? Many lawyers (myself included) will hold your original documents in their firm’s will vault. Years ago, that consisted of an actual vault or bank safe that was locked and fire proof. Nowadays, many law firms use fireproof, locked file cabinets.
The Long Island City skyline from across the East River on September 19, 2017. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP) (LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images) AFP/Getty Images If Long Island City, N.Y. needed Amazon, you wouldn’t know it from continued robust development, sales and leasing momentum just across the East River from Midtown Manhattan. For many years
Social Security may be one of your largest assets. What and when you collect will make a huge difference to your lifetime benefits. Today’s column addresses taking benefits early to invest them in a 401k, whether filing a restricted application was a mistake, taking retirement benefits before spousal benefits, when to file to get the
Lisa Batitto wearing a dress from Rent the Runway. Source: Pia Wilson When Lisa Batitto needed an outfit for a themed work event, she turned to Rent the Runway instead of Stitch Fix or her local department store. Through the apparel rental company, she knew she could find the perfect dress for the animal-print themed
John Deere combine harvesters sit on display during the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Deere fell on Friday after the equipment company missed earnings expectations for its fiscal third quarter and lowered guidance for the full year, saying farmers
The “Fast Money ” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Pete Najarian was a buyer of Industrials ETF puts. Karen Finerman was a buyer of Target. Dan Nathan was a seller of the Financials ETF. Guy Adami was a buyer of Eastman Chemical. Disclosure Trader disclosure: Pete is long calls ALLY, AMD, DISCA, DOCU,
Actor Sean Connery, as James Bond, on the set of Eon Productions’ “Goldfinger” with a 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Bettmann | Getty Images One of the most famous movie cars of all time – James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 – sold at auction Thursday night for $6.4 million. The car, one of just three surviving
A visitor at Intel’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Day walks past a signboard during the event in Bangalore, India Manjunath Kiran | Getty Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday: Bank of America downgraded Dow Inc. to ‘underperform’ from ‘neutral’ Bank of America said it downgraded the chemical company due to global demand
Tricking yourself may be an effective strategy for getting better at managing money. Some people swear by spreadsheets, others by budgets. But what about people who freeze up at the very idea of using a calculator? It’s easy. Or not as hard as you’d think. Make a few behavioral changes. It’s mind over money, and
FRANKFORT, KY – APRIL 13: Kentucky Public school teachers rally for a “day of action” at the Kentucky State Capitol to try to pressure legislators to override Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin’s recent veto of the state’s tax and budget bills April 13, Getty Images Earlier this week, the National Institute on Retirement Security published a
Nearly three years into the Trump Administration, you may think the pendulum for banking regulations — Dodd-Frank rules created after the 2008 crisis — has swung to a more permissive position. President Trump campaigned promising to dial back regulations, and legislators from both parties promised some “recalibration.” Certainly, some changes have happened. Following the 2018
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