One of Wall Street’s leading authorities on Asia believes China is in no rush to cut a trade deal with the United States. Despite China’s worst quarterly growth number in 27 years, Yale University senior fellow Stephen Roach contends its economy isn’t as bad as the latest figure implies. “I was in China last week,
Month: July 2019
A crop of long-awaited technology companies coming to the public market this year created a “frothy” period, Bernstein said on Tuesday, and a historical pattern may mark the top in the sector that has led the S&P 500 higher this year. Of the tech IPOs that Bernstein highlighted – including Beyond Meat, Crowdstrike, Lyft, Uber,
Blueflames | Getty Images The average family doesn’t feel as good today as yesterday. Middle-class Americans are less optimistic about their economic prospects than they were just six months ago, according to a new report from CUNA Mutual Group. Although the majority of those polled said they feel relatively stable overall, they graded their chances
In order to step away from the day job in your 30s and 40s, you must be able to maximize your savings strategy. That often includes maxing out a number of your tax sheltered accounts, including your 401k or IRA. This creates a problem, though, since you can’t access those funds until you turn 59½.
This is the season when nearly 100 million Americans will take a vacation, according to the Automobile Association of America, about half of them heading out on road trips. Nature is a top draw, with lodging in and near national and state parks often booking up months in advance. Vacation rentals from app-based platforms have
© 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP Netflix is the new Tesla. On Wall Street, that is. Netflix and Tesla are in totally different businesses. But they have a couple of things in common on Wall Street. One of them is that they are both “hot” stocks. This means that they have a strong following among investors
Stewart Butterfield, CEO and co-founder of Slack, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 10, 2019. Gerry Miller | CNBC Microsoft might be the primary competitor for Slack, but the widespread adoption of Microsoft’s software is not a major problem for Stewart Butterfield, co-founder and CEO of
European stocks are set to begin Tuesday’s session mixed as traders monitor a slew of earnings reports. European Markets: FTSE, GDAXI, FCHI, IBEX Britain’s FTSE 100 is seen 12 points lower at 7,529, Germany’s DAX up just 3 points at 12,399, and France’s CAC down 9 points at 5,575, according IG index data. Market players
Jeff Bezos announces Blue Moon, a lunar landing vehicle for the Moon, during a Blue Origin event in Washington, DC, May 9, 2019. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Amazon is looking to expand its empire and Morgan Stanley believes Jeff Bezos‘ ambitious satellite internet plan may become one of its most lucrative businesses.
Scientists the world over are scrambling to cure Alzheimer’s. And information abounds about how we might treat or even prevent the disease to begin with. But in the interim, finding new ways to help the some 43 million Americans who are caring for sufferers is gaining steam. And in this regard, Americans might do well to
Back in 2009, a 94-year-old property management company was looking for technology to help it better manage its properties. There was nothing. A recent article in the New York Times describes how one of the largest property management companies in New York became one of the leaders in proptech: It had to invent its own
Too many people think of investing when they think of retirement planning. It distracts them from the issues that should be the focus of most of their time and energy. When people first learn what I do, most of them soon ask me questions about investing and the markets. It doesn’t seem to matter what
Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are stored in an area adjacent to Boeing Field, on June 27, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. After a pair of crashes, the 737 MAX has been grounded by the FAA and other aviation agencies since March, 13, 2019. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Boeing on Monday sought to reassure aircraft financing
Bay Ismoyo | AFP | Getty Images The second-quarter earnings season kicks into full gear this week, but a trend is already emerging with the companies that have reported so far. The strong dollar is eating away at company profits. Of the 5% S&P 500 companies that have reported so far, more than half of
The depressed valuations for banks and other financial firms mean “this is the time” for acquisitions and mergers in the industry, a former CEO of Wells Fargo said Monday. “Anytime you have high regulations in any industry, you get concentration, and banks are cheap,” Richard Kovacevich said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell. ” “So if you’re
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has concerns about Facebook’s cryptocurrency and its potential illicit use. In a press conference Monday, he Facebook’s proposed digital currency, Libra, “could be misused by money launderers and terrorist financiers” and that it was a “national security issue.” The press conference comes days
It’s become one of the biggest shopping events of the year, yet some discounts are better than others. The 48-hour Amazon Prime Day extravaganza kicks off July 15, with more than 1 million deals for members, including intermittent “lightning deals.” For example, the Toshiba HD 43-inch Fire TV Edition Smart TV is now $179.99, a $120
Richard Cummins | Getty Images Alec Manfre co-founded the tech start-up Bractlet as a student in Atlanta where he went to college, then ran it from an incubator in Santiago, Chile. But it was Texas where he and his two co-founders ultimately put down roots. They got hooked on doing business in the state after
Back in June, researcher Lyman Stone published a report at the American Enterprise Institute titled, “Red, White, and Grey: Population Aging, Deaths of Despair, and the Institutional Stagnation of America,” which, to be honest, didn’t seem to have generated particularly much attention at the time, and I had merely bookmarked it to re-read myself. But
Casteel Creek Retreat borders 1.5 miles of national forest. Scott Cramer/LIV Sotheby’s International Realty About a half-hour drive from Colorado’s Eagle County Regional Airport is a 439-acre retreat nestled in a forested site between the town of Edwards, Beaver Creek Ski Resort and the prestigious Vail Mountain Club. Getting there can be half the fun
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- …
- 36
- Next Page »