While hiring in the U.S. rebounded in March, baby boomers who are still in the work force are not doing so great. Employment for people aged 55 and over dropped 209,000 last month, the biggest monthly decline since February 2015 when 251,000 jobs were cut for the age group, according to data from Bureau of
Month: April 2019
An interview and Q&A with billionaire real estate investor and CEO of Brookfield Asset Management, Bruce Flatt. In this interview, Bruce discusses his approach and guiding principles to investing in real estate. Bruce also talks about how a small investor should invest in real estate and where there is opportunity. Like if you enjoyed Subscribe
It’s no secret that some areas of the country are more expensive to live in than others. Or that salaries, housing costs and taxes can vary. To help figure out how far your money will go based on where you live, new research looks at the amount needed to cover necessities — housing, health care,
Getty Benny retired last week. There was a small party for him in the IT department, and everyone chipped in to get him an Apple Watch, the obligatory successor to the Gold Watch of yore. A couple of decades ago, he and his wife would go off on vacation, doing the travel thing for a
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 the difference between restricted applications and filing and suspending, the merits of a plan based on one spouse filing early, child-in-care spousal benefits, whether to file for spousal benefits
Certain buyers are willing to pay more when they find a home with a kitchen that suits their tastes. Adobe Stock If you’re looking to appeal to home buyers, start with your kitchen. A new Zillow analysis of listing features that fetch a higher sale price found that upscale kitchen amenities can be a recipe
Mondelez and Campbell’s Soup are locked in a stalemate over the sale of the soup company’s Arnott’s cookie brands, people familiar with the matter tell CNBC. The Oreo-owner submitted a final offer a few weeks ago for Campbell’s international business, including Arnott’s, that was below Campbell’s roughly $3-billion price expectation, the people said. The two
President Donald Trump’s potential nominations of Stephen Moore and Herman Cain to the Federal Reserve could be the beginning of a politicization of the central bank, according to Barclays’ chief U.S. economist. “When it comes to nominees, most people that get nominated to the board, regardless of what party is in power, they tend to
Though many American industries have ramped up hiring in recent years amid a strong economy and easier regulations under President Donald Trump, one sector in particular has lagged the rest: retail. Since January 2017, retail has lost more than 140,000 jobs; the sector added to that in March 2019 with a loss of more than
People with student debt may soon have another way to pay their monthly bills. What’s unclear is how much of a help that new method will be. The House Ways and Means Committee earlier this month unanimously passed the Secure Act, which would expand 529 accounts to cover costs beyond college to those associated with
. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) ASSOCIATED PRESS The Indian elections haven’t been held yet. But foreign money has been pouring into Indian equities, giving Prime Minister Narendra Modi a vote of confidence. The SENSEX, which has outperformed S&P 500 in the last five years , increased 2510 points or 6.92% since the beginning of 2019, reaching
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Photocredit: © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP The uptrend in the S&P is likely to persist through the week. Here are a long and a short recommendation. FedEx has been staging a recovery rally since its late November top. The weekly cycle
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 31: The Michigan State Spartans celebrate winning the East Regional game of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament against the Duke Blue Devils at Capital One Arena on March 29, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) Getty With athletic phenomenon Zion Williamson and his star-studded Duke Blue Devils
President Donald Trump’s decision not to follow through with a shutdown of the Mexican border comes as a big relief for U.S. automakers, especially considering the industry is already struggling with the administration’s tariffs on imported aluminum and steel and a slowdown in U.S. sales. Nearly every major automaker saw sales fall in March and
Herman Cain addressed President Donald Trump’s recent announcement that he wants the former pizza chain CEO and Kansas City Fed chairman to join the Federal Reserve Board. In video posted on Facebook, Cain said that a background check would be “more cumbersome” in his case because he has had an “unusual career.” “They have to
An interview with billionaire and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett. In this interview, Warren discuses the 2008 financial crash and his memories from it. Warren also talks about the next potential financial crisis and if the US is prepared. ? Books about Warren Buffett and his favourite books are located at the bottom of
In the U.S., there is a three-digit number that helps determine how much you pay for credit, which can affect virtually all expenses in your life. It’s called a credit score, and it’s totally unique to you. Many U.S. lenders use one type of credit score called the “FICO score.” FICO — or Fair Isaac
When it comes to making plays, NFL linebacker Brandon Copeland is no stranger to risky moves. Since graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 2013, Copeland has gained notoriety with the Detroit Lions and the New York Jets, where he recently re-signed for the upcoming season. Off the field, he plays it very safe. “I
Today I’m discussing three little-known growth stocks that I consider to be hot buys at current prices. A Genuine V(I)P I’m not going to pretend that VP doesn’t carry some degree of risk. The rental equipment provider sources the lion’s share of its profits from the UK, of course, and therefore is in danger of
Here’s something you may not know about closed-end funds (CEFs): they can give you a much lower tax bill than if you buy and sell stocks yourself. And if you follow the first-level strategy most folks do and invest through an index fund like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), you’re almost certainly paying more
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