The Car Is An Extra Half-Mil, But Never Mind: A private Arbore-designed villa on “The Pearl,” the new $15-billion island development off Doha, Qatar (Photo credit: Arbore) Arbore & Partners From Leonardo da Vinci and Andrea Palladio, whose influence on architecture and the philosophies of it cannot be overestimated, to Ettore Sottsass (buildings, furniture), Carlo
Month: April 2019
A interview with billionaire debt investor and founder of Oaktree Capital Management, Howard Marks. In this interview, Howard discusses how he invests in market cycles and the mentality of a successful investor. Howard also talks about starting a Hedge Fund/Asset Management firm and the trade war. ? Books by Howard Marks and his favourite books
Pressure is mounting in Washington D.C. to take action against Facebook’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg for the company’s handling of customer data. Two Democratic senators voiced support for Zuckerberg to be held personally responsible for the company’s privacy fumbles following a Washington Post report that claimed the Federal Trade Commission is considering how to hold
United Continental Holdings, the parent company of United Airlines, reported first-quarter earnings Tuesday that beat Wall Street profit expectations but fell shy of revenue estimates as the airline grapples with the prolonged grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max jets. Here’s what the company reported versus what analysts polled by Refinitiv expected: Adjusted earnings per share: $1.15
The revenue Robinhood gets from a controversial practice of selling customer trades to high frequency trading firms is skyrocketing, according to new research. The popular millennial stock-trading app brought in $69 million in order routing revenue in 2018, according to a new estimate from Alphacution Research, three times what the company brought in a year
The debuts of Pinterest and Zoom Video Communications on public markets also came with froth, which could lead to a market peak, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday. Froth is a condition that usually precedes a market bubble. “The top of the market always comes when there is tremendous euphoria, and today we saw that euphoria
Step aside, Florida. New Mexico is the new top retirement destination. Those were the findings from a survey by United Van Lines. The relocation company polled 26,998 of its customers who moved last year, through Nov. 30, 2018. Among those who moved to New Mexico, 42% said they did so because of retirement, making the
Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard Thaler made a splash on Thursday at the Brookings Institution, slamming 401(k)s and promoting Social Security. It was a bit surprising given Thaler’s conservative bent. He proposed that the Social Security Administration should get into the annuity business by allowing retirees to direct some of their retirement savings toward their Social Security balances to
Say it ain’t’ so, Karl! No less than Karl Rove, longstanding Republican kingmaker, recently made big news by concluding that Bernie Sanders – self-declared “Democratic Socialist” – has a real shot at unseating Donald Trump in the White House next year. Amazingly, Sanders staked this claim on no less than the Fox News Network, drawing
“The Brady Bunch” house is as iconic as its TV stars. Its staircase will be a key feature of HGTV’s ‘A Very Brady Renovation.’ (ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images) Getty If you think ABC milked The Brady Bunch franchise, HGTV is squeezing every last residual drop from that cash cow. Get ready for the
A interview and Q&A with value investor and author, Joel Greenblatt. In this interview, Joel discusses how he values a business and the value investment strategy. Joel also talks about the decline in money being managed by active managers and how he weights and sizes stocks in his portfolio. ? Books by Joel Greenblatt and
When Instagram exploded in popularity, so did posting photos of food. Restaurants took note of the free marketing possibilities and invented eye-catching concoctions like rainbow bagels and Starbucks’ Unicorn Frappuccino. But now the Instagram trend has evolved to include more expensive investments — from customized tiles to handmade tables. “I feel like Instagram is basically
The two biggest U.S. banks each just posted record first-quarter profit, the result of years of work building coast-to-coast franchises that have attracted billions in customer deposits. On Friday, J.P. Morgan Chase said it made $9.2 billion in the first three months of the year. Bank of America said Tuesday that it generated $7.3 billion.
Earnings season shifts into a higher gear in the week ahead, as investors also watch for fresh economic data that could show that the economy is pulling out of a temporary rut. Amazon, Boeing, Microsoft and ExxonMobil are among more than 140 S&P 500 companies reporting quarterly results. According to Refinitiv, 74% of the companies
The chief operating officer and general counsel of MedMen Enterprises have both resigned amid a broader employee shakeup at the American marijuana retailer. Chief Operating Officer Ben Cook and General Counsel Lisa Sergi Trager — who also served on the company’s board — have quit, a source familiar with the matter tells CNBC. Senior Vice
It’s a good time to be a graduate. Those armed with a newly minted diploma will enter a job market with unemployment near the lowest level in 50 years and job prospects up significantly from just last year. Employers plan to hire nearly 11% more graduates from the class of 2019 than they did from
There’s long been a group in Congress determined to end the Stretch IRA, and this year they might have their way. The Stretch IRA is not a particular type of IRA comparable to a Roth IRA or SEP IRA. Instead, a Stretch IRA is a group of strategies applied to a traditional IRA or Roth
A SEP IRA can help small business owners Getty A SEP (Simplified Employee Pension) IRA can be a good way for a small-business owner to set up a pension plan, and get potential tax-benefits at the same time. You might be more familiar with 401(k) plans, but those can be a little more complex to establish, whereas
Dining room Warburg Realty A new listing at The Manhattan House, a building made famous for being home to Grace Kelly in the 1950s, has come on the market for $6.495 million. Belonging to David A. Sackler, the 4-bedroom, 5-bathroom unit measures just over 3,300 square feet overlooking the Lenox Hill neighborhood of Manhattan. The Sackler family business is Purdue Pharma.
A Brooklyn judge on Thursday ruled against a group of parents who challenged New York City’s recently imposed mandatory measles vaccination order, rejecting their arguments that the city’s public health authority exceeded its authority. In a six-page decision rendered hours after a hearing on the matter, Judge Lawrence Knipel denied the parents’ petition seeking to
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