People approaching Kohl’s department store in Mount Kisco, New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Kohl’s on Tuesday reported mixed earnings for the first quarter but trimmed its outlook for the full year, sending shares tumbling more than 10%. The retailer for the first time in two years also missed same-store sales expectations. CEO Michelle Gass
Month: May 2019
You know there’s an underlying problem when investment firms start to cut exposure to a particular asset class. Goldman Sachs’ decision last week to slash exposure to emerging markets is an indication of the current situation for these economies. The bank’s asset management arm said it had scaled back its “overweight” exposure to emerging market
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., listens during an American Workforce Policy Advisory board meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, not pictured, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images The recent uptick in trade hostilities
When Julie Penwell graduates from Central Washington University this spring, she plans to pursue the career she has been dreaming about since she was 15-years-old — that of a personal financial planner. Penwell decided to pursue the profession after a high school financial planning class gave her what she describes as “base level financial literacy”
Once primarily used for financing purchases such as washing machines or winter coats when the economy was floundering, layaway has a whole new look. Now called point-of-sale loans, installment payments are once again shaking up how consumers finance purchases — on everything from sneakers to skin care. “As brick-and-mortar retailers continue to face challenges, many
The truth about index funds must be repeated over and over because lies are constantly being told. Index funds are not evil, they are not destroying the markets, and will not blow-up your portfolio. To the contrary, they have outperformed most active investment strategies and continue to save investors billions of dollars per year in
The other day I was speaking with a reporter about Americans’ level of retirement preparation. Usually I touch on data on retirement plan participation, average contribution rates, retirement plan assets and average retirement ages – all of which have gone up. But this time I asked a more straightforward question: What share of current retirees
The loft design embraces the unit’s historic architecture—large windows, high pre-war ceilings and Roman columns. Courtesy of Interior Marketing Group New York’s best “studio” apartment has five bedrooms and walls of sound that still reverberate inside the landmark 19th century American Thread Building to this day. Duplex Sound Studio comprised the 2EF/3E portion of this
Travelers wait in line at O’Hare airport in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Taking a plane to your summer getaway? Prepare for even more crowded airports. U.S. airlines will fly a record 257.4 million passengers between June 1 and the end of August, a 3.4% increase from the previous year, Airlines for America
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said rising levels of corporate debt need watching but so far do not pose a threat to the financial system. The central bank chief spoke Monday at the Financial Markets Conference in Amelia Island, Florida, on assessing risks to the financial system a decade after the end of the financial
Boeing Co. 737 Max planes are seen at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2019. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jefferies expects Boeing to launch a new plane later than its analysts anticipated as the company grapples with an ongoing crisis related to its 737 Max plane.
Hero Images | Getty Images When it comes to putting a ring on it, younger generations are saying yes, but for less money. Two-thirds of younger Americans — Generation Z and young millennials — think an engagement ring should cost less than $2,500, according to a new survey from TD Ameritrade. That is about half
Getty Getty The Internal Revenue Service audited only 0.59% of individual income tax returns last year, the lowest audit rate since 2002, according to the IRS 2018 Data Book released today. A closer look shows that it’s the highest earners whose audit rate has dropped the most. For the highest income taxpayers—returns showing adjusted gross
The $75 billion Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) appears to be another case of gross malpractice generally practiced. Getty This morning I participated in an hour-long discussion on Oregon Public Radio focusing on what broke the Oregon state pension and what might fix it. At first glance, the $75 billion Oregon Public Employees Retirement
Is Instagram real estate’s biggest influencer? Melissa Vale Social media platforms, especially Instagram, are changing the way people buy everything from fashion to furniture, and now the same can be said for real estate. While buyers used to visit the MLS or sites like Trulia, use apps such as Redfin, or simply search an individual
John Legere, chief executive officer and president of T-Mobile US Inc., left, gives two thumbs-up as Marcelo Claure, chief executive officer of Sprint Corp., listens during an interview on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, April 30, 2018. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sprint
Source: Lumentum Mobile phone parts producer Lumentum on Monday was the first U.S. company to confirm formally it was halting shipments to Huawei Technologies , following export restrictions put in place by the United States Department of Commerce. The company, which is seen as a major supplier of Apple’s Face ID technology, said it cannot
AlexRaths | Getty Images Start-ups’ fears of being strong-armed to focus on short-term profits is one reason some are opting to stay private. But those fears may be overblown, if the historical performance of money-losing biotechs is any indication. Much like consumer tech companies going public in 2019 — biotech companies rarely make money going
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, carrying the Arabsat 6A communications satellite, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 11, 2019. Thom Baur | Reuters SpaceX has hurtled to the top of the launch industry over the past decade, last year bringing in more revenue than any other rocket company, according
A tribute to Jack Bogle, founder and retired CEO of The Vanguard Group, is displayed on the bell balcony over the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, January 17, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters If you’re a follower of Jack Bogle’s legendary investment philosophy, you want to buy low-cost index
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