T. Boone Pickens, BP Capital Management Scott Mlyn | CNBC Magnates and friends of prominent wildcatter T. Boone Pickens remembered him fondly in comments to CNBC following his passing. Pickens died Wednesday of natural causes at age 91. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett told CNBC’s Becky Quick on Thursday that “they grow big personalities in Texas,
Month: September 2019
When it comes to the forecast for your Social Security benefits in 2020, there’s good news and bad news. Your Social Security checks are poised to grow next year; however, the annual increase likely won’t be as much as you got in 2019. That’s according to The Senior Citizens League, which on Thursday released its
Democratic presidential hopefuls (fromL) US Senator from New Jersey Cory Booker, US Senator from California Kamala Harris and former Vice President Joe Biden applaud ahead of the second round of the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by CNN at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan on July 31, 2019.
Source: Stock.Adobe.com How to avoid the danger of relying on “annual returns” to evaluate your portfolio Like other sports fans, I am drawn to how a player is doing during the current season. After all, sports is very much about being in the moment, and in this season. The old Brooklyn Dodgers cry of “wait
Getty As part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), Congress capped the amount of state and local taxes (SALT) that taxpayers can deduct on their federal returns. Taxpayers who were impacted complained that they were unfairly targeted, and some scrambled to find ways to protect the deduction (including filing lawsuits to protect workarounds).
With low unemployment rates and a great job market, many industries are facing a talent shortage on some level. This is the reality for the property management industry today, and it’s not merely a result of the job market. There’s another factor making the shortage felt harder in property management: their talent is retiring, fast.
Last week, Jim Cramer held his annual fantasy stock draft, and the “Mad Money” host now is helping investors scan the market “waiver wire” to find some bargains. “That’s some authentic fantasy football gibberish that means trying to pick up some bargains, players not signed by other teams that have turned out to be interesting
Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on August 15, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Consumer inflation and the outcome of the European Central Bank’s rates meeting could both be market movers Thursday, ahead of the Fed’s meeting
Jim Cramer Scott Mlyn | CNBC CNBC’s Jim Cramer said on Wednesday that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell should be cutting interest rates further, but should not go to negative rates as President Donald Trump suggested. “Negative rates, no. You don’t want negative rates. That’s just a sign that we’re not a robust economy,” said
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
Are you responsible for keeping the wheels rolling on your company’s 401(k) plan? It’s probably not your main job, and that’s the problem. Supersize firms can afford to hire dedicated staff to manage and administer their 401(k) plan. You can’t. And if it’s your own firm, you may not want to. You may prefer keeping
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building, Washington DC Getty I find it surreal that someone has to tell the president of the United States that hard working, dedicated, and smart officials of America’s central bank, the Federal Reserve Bank, are not boneheads. Yet, this is the current sad and distracting state of affairs
There’s no question that the right investment property is an incredible financial opportunity. Whether you purchase a residential or commercial property, tapping into its potential, such as renovating and then renting out a space, can help you generate passive income and even turn a nice profit when you eventually sell. However, you shouldn’t just buy
Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of President Donald Trump, departs the U.S. Capitol after testifying before a closed House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 28, 2019. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Michael Cohen has agreed to cooperate in an investigation into whether the Trump Organization falsified business records, a source familiar
Mark Hurd, CEO of Oracle. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Oracle dipped as much as 5% during extended trading after the company’s CEO, Mark Hurd, announced a medical leave of absence and $15 billion stock buy back. Founder and Executive Chairman Larry Ellison said in
T. Boone Pickens, the wildcatter “Oracle of Oil,” hedge fund founder and philanthropist who rewrote the playbook for corporate raiders, has died. He was 91. He died Wednesday of natural causes. Pickens had been in declining health, suffering from a series of strokes and a serious fall in 2017. In late 2017, he put his
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
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
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
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