Month: May 2019

The gig economy has exploded in recent years, and it’s changing the way we think about traditional “work.” For instance, many people are choosing to freelance full-time, work part-time while freelancing or even work full-time while pursuing side hustles. While gig economy workers enjoy a lot more freedom than they might in the corporate world,
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Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chipmaker Nvidia will issue an earnings report for the first quarter of fiscal 2020 after the market close on Thursday. Here are the numbers to watch: Earnings: Excluding certain items, 81 cents per share as expected by analysts, according
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Alys Tomilson | Getty Images Student loans aren’t the reason there’s a student debt crisis in this country. The real problem is that there’s not adequate education, information or support systems in place to help students (and their families) make smarter college choices while they are still in high school. Nationwide, college student loan debt
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Michael Roman, CEO, 3M Scott Mlyn | CNBC Shares of industrial products maker 3M have been hit hard since the company’s disappointing first-quarter earnings report in April, and J.P. Morgan warned investors on Friday that there is more pain to come. J.P. Morgan analyst Stephen Tusa said in a note that 3M’s “premium valuation is unjustified by
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FluxFactory | E+ | Getty Images Nobody likes to get a poor grade. But those online “test-your-financial-literacy quizzes can be irresistible. They’re short. You think you’ll do pretty well. Then, wham. You failed. How bad should you feel? Probably not very. When U.S. managers, including corporate executives, were tested on basic financial literacy, the average
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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 explores the wisdom of relying on ‘knowledgeable’ friends for Social Security advice, whether a restricted application is possible for a couple, filing for spousal benefits while retirement benefits are suspended
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Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff, left, and the company’s chief technology officer, Parker Harris, look on during a keynote address at Salesforce’s 2013 Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on Nov. 19, 2013. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Salesforce said on Friday that a technical snafu resulted in customers losing access to some
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A technician checks on a stack of wafers at the Applied Materials facility in Santa Clara, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Applied Materials forecast third-quarter profit and revenue above estimates and reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Thursday, allaying investor concerns about slowing semiconductor demand. Shares of the company rose nearly 6%
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Bloomberg | Getty Images Amid concerns about trade wars and political dysfunction, the wealthiest investors are padding their cash cushions. Members of TIGER 21, a group of more than 600 individuals with at least $10 million to invest, increased their allocation toward cash and cash equivalents to 12% from 10% during the first quarter, according
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