Month: June 2019

What do tariffs, Mexico, Europe and the defense industry have in common? President Trump tweeted earlier this month that the U.S. and Mexico reached a deal to avert new tariffs. The Mexicans will send 6,000 troops to their southern border to slow migration from Central America. The agreement bolsters the president’s case for weaponizing tariffs. And this strategy
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Concierges are handling everything from package and grocery delivery to making theater reservations. Getty Apartment and condo dwellers have come to expect services that make their lives easier. But in the luxury market, it’s a whole other game. Millennials looking for a healthy work-life balance are turning the multifamily market on its head. To maintain
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Four ways to minimize taxes on your investments. Getty No one likes paying taxes…even though a high tax bill can be considered a ‘good problem.’ Investors sometimes go to great lengths trying to reduce or eliminate their tax bill. Although being tax-efficient with your investments and financial decisions is a great way to maximize your
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There is an adage that cautions about planting seeds of discontent. You reap what you sow. The Verge reported earlier this month that a pair of smartphone app developers are seeking class-action status to sue Apple. They claim the Cupertino-based company maintains an improper monopoly over iPhone apps. It’s part of a growing trend of legal complaints against Apple. This
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The two-story penthouse offers breath-taking views of Chicago’s skyline and Lake Michigan. Onni Group Chicago’s most expensive residential rental property is set to make its real estate market debut June 28 when LEVEL Furnished Living, a division of Onni Group, will list the two-story penthouse for an envy-inducing $45,000 a month. The sprawling three-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath
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A scene from Netflix’s miniseries “Chernobyl”. Source: Netflix We may be living in troubled times, but if you think that means that television shows with distressing subject matter would have trouble finding an audience, think again. Programming that traffics in gloom and doom, such as HBO’s “Chernobyl,” is resonating with large numbers of people, many
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ABRA BELKE WAS IN LAW SCHOOL when she came across the Givling app, which calls itself “the world’s most incredible trivia game.” It promised winners payments toward their student debt. Belke was interested. Her student loan balance was more than $100,000 and she had previously won $62,000 on the syndicated game show, “Who Wants To
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Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP Americans dreaming of a socialist America, but having no clear idea what it would look like, should talk to the Greeks. Greece has tried almost every socialist policy that is there to try, from minimum wage hikes to free education and free healthcare. And it has seen the consequences of these
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