Traders and financial professionals work at the opening bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 6, 2019. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Value is seeing the light of day finally. A huge rotation out of momentum stocks is underway as investors pile on bets on economically sensitive, cheap stocks
Month: September 2019
Tony Anderson | DigitalVision | Getty Images Some people will do just about anything to buy their first home. Just under 10% of homeowners surveyed by Bankrate.com, a personal finance website, said they took out money from their retirement savings to help cover the down payment and closing costs on their first dwelling. The site
Welcome to Illinois sign along the state border Getty This is something of a postscript to last week’s articles on Chicago’s pension debt, as I ask myself how realistic the prospects for reform truly are, and try to tie up some remaining loose ends. In particular, with respect to the former, I’ve been chewing on
In a charming cottage on Main Street, guests can try out L.L. Bean furnishings before they buy them, or they simply enjoy them for a night or two. Harraseeket Inn If you live with flannel sheets, hunting and fishing gear, canvas tote bags, rustic furniture and those sturdy leather-on-top, rubber-below boots, then you must be
By Uri Dadush and Laurence Kotlikoff Thirty months into President Trump’s radical trade policy, and as the trade disputes with China <a href=”https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trade-china/wrapup-7-trump-hits-china-with-more-tariffs-sharply-escalating-trade-dispute-idUSL4N24X4MO”>escalate</a> and risk turning into a currency war, it is time to take stock. The president promised to sign <a href=”https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/420023-president-trumps-fight-for-a-better-trade-deal-with-china”>far better trade deals</a>, ensure fair treatment of American firms and <a href=”https://www.npr.org/2019/03/06/700650144/despite-trumps-promises-the-trade-deficit-is-only-getting-wider”>reduce
A pharmacist counts prescription drugs at the at the CentreTown Pharmacy in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 12, 2019. Chris Wattie | REUTERS As Amazon gets into the pharmacy space following its purchase of online pharmacy PillPack in the summer of 2018, its potential competitors aren’t making it easy. Surescripts, a company that manages electronic prescriptions, said this
Customers outside a Game Stop store. Guido Krzikowski | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of GameStop fell more than 15% in extended trading Tuesday after the company reported second quarter earnings and sales that missed analysts’ expectations while significantly lowering its same-store sales forecast. The company has been struggling to grow sales as consumers increasingly
Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on August 19, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Recent trade optimism sparked a rebound in stocks, but Deutsche Bank warned if there’s an escalation in the trade
Goldman Sachs and Bank of America have been added to the growing list of underwriters, sources familiar said, for what will likely be the biggest initial public offering of all time, Saudi Aramco. There will be six global coordinators of the IPO, sources said. The listing is expected to value the world’s most profitable oil
hept27 | iStock | Getty Images More and more college graduates are regretful. A recent survey by Fidelity found 40% of graduates would now make different decisions about their education if they could. Half of college grads polled by Gallup wish they’d studied something else or attended another institution. Graduates’ regrets are mostly financial, Fidelity’s
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 whether you really need to file and suspend before restricting an application to spousal benefits only, questions about Medicaid on a Social Security application, when married couples can file,
When I ask rental property owners how they first got into the business, a common response is they were moving out of their home, and instead of selling it, they decided to turn the home into a rental. Often, this response is followed by a lengthy list of grievances about the obstacles they faced when
Investors have several options to invest extra cash outside of their retirement plan. Building other assets is important as 401(k) savings alone may not be enough to fund retirement and you likely have other financial goals along the way. Getty If you have extra cash to invest after maxing out a 401(k) or other retirement
CNBC’s Jim Cramer expounded on the ongoing rotation of investments in the stock market. The “Mad Money” host goes off the charts to understand if the gold and bond prices are nearing a top. Cramer gives his thoughts on activist investor Elliott Management’s $3.2 billion stake in AT&T and explains why he think the move will
Chinese shipping containers are stored beside a US flag after they were unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, California on May 14, 2019. – Global markets remain on red alert over a trade war between the two superpowers China and the US, that most observers warn could shatter global economic growth,
CEO of WeWork Adam Neumann Getty Images WeWork is worth just a fraction of where it was raising money in private markets, according to a widely followed valuation expert. Aswath Damodaran, professor of finance at the Stern School of Business at NYU, who is sometimes called the “dean of valuation,” analyzed the start-up’s prospectus filed
Photo by Troy Aossey via Getty Images While most of the nation’s youngest adults say they learn about money from Mom and Dad, they also think high schools should step up for future graduates. More than three-quarters (76%) of 18- and 19-year-olds say classes about managing finances should be required in high school, according to
If you’re like most pre-retirees, retirement planning starts by asking if you’ll have enough income during your retirement. If it appears you’ll generate adequate income, the focus shifts to tax and investment techniques that will maximize this income. In other words, “given my income, how can I retain more of it?” However, if you’re upper
It’s no secret that many industries have experienced disruption from technological innovation, from Uber’s effects on the taxi industry to Amazon’s impact on the retail sector. Yet, the commercial real estate industry has been slower to embrace the shift. I decided to look at three companies that are revolutionizing the commercial real estate industry through
I found the case of Denise Celeste McMillan pretty fascinating. One thing that makes it possibly unique is the use of the term “mansplaining” in one of the orders. Jan Ebeling, of the United States, rides Rafalca, past a row of photographers during the equestrian dressage competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 2,
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