Month: November 2019

Retiring early has obvious advantages, but it can also have disadvantages. Early retirement is often envisioned as ditching the daily grind for a worry-free lifestyle in your 50s and 60s. However, if you are not properly prepared, a tighter budget might make that lack of the daily grind seem less enjoyable. However, if you are
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DETROIT, MI – JULY 24: Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) … [+] participates in a Presidential Candidates Forum at the NAACP 110th National Convention on July 24, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. The theme of this years Convention is, When We Fight, We Win. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Getty Images You’ve heard
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Occidental Petroleum  Jay L. Clendenin | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Occidental Petroleum said on Monday it would slash spending on big projects by 40% next year, as it missed earnings estimates in its first results after closing its $38 billion purchase of rival Anadarko Petroleum. Analysts and activist investors have been pushing the
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A visitor holds illuminated controllers while wearing a prototype of the Sony Project Morpheus virtual reality gaming headset at the IFA tech show in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 3. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images LISBON, Portugal — Europe’s technology industry is thriving and showing signs that it can compete with the U.S., the
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren‘s wealth tax would not generate enough money to make a dent in income inequality, said David Rubenstein, the billionaire co-founder of private equity powerhouse The Carlyle Group. “I don’t think all of a sudden a wealth tax, for example, would solve all of our society’s problems, if one could
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Vertical Research Partners is the first firm to begin covering Virgin Galactic, initiating the space tourism venture’s stock with a “buy” rating and saying its risk “is misunderstood.” “We think the technical risk to SPCE’s human spaceflight program is less draconian than the stock appears to be pricing in,” analyst Darryl Genovesi said in a
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Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren lashed out at billionaire Leon Cooperman on Monday for his stake in student loan servicer Navient and stressed the importance of forgiving student debt. “I care about an entire generation of students being crushed by student loan debt — deferring their
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Some Robinhood users have been manipulating the stock-trading app to trade with what they’re calling “infinite leverage.” The cheat code was being shared on social media site Reddit, with one trader claiming he took a $1,000,000 position in stock using only a $4,000 deposit. Through Robinhood Gold, the start-up’s subscription service, users can borrow money
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