Month: November 2019

Flextronics International Apple factory employees work on Apple Mac Pro computer assembly in Austin, TX, November 20, 2019. Tom Brenner | Reuters Economists are boosting their fourth quarter growth forecasts after the trade deficit narrowed and business investment showed a surprise pickup in October. The CNBC/Moody’s Analytic’s rapid update of economists forecasts showed a median
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Robinhood co-founder and co-CEO Vlad Tenev speaks onstage during the TechCrunch Disrupt New York event on May 10, 2016. Noam Galai | Getty Images for TechCrunch Robinhood is no longer looking to become a federally insured bank. The stock-trading start-up announced Wednesday that it was pulling its bank charter application with the Office of the
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While the viral “Ok, Boomer” catchphrase seems to connote a disconnect between baby boomers and millennials and Gen Zs, there is one area that is impacting just about every age group—caregiving. Indeed caregiving is a universal issue: no matter who you are, you’ve needed care, if only as an infant. And chances are if you
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A group of Black Friday online shopping purchases photographed in delivery boxes. (Photo by Neil … [+] Godwin/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Future Publishing via Getty Images Scott Peterson — South Dakota’s former sales tax director and the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board’s first chief — discusses post-Wayfair issues, the controversy in Kansas, and the gig
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Byron Wien Olivia Michael | CNBC The stock market’s rally may be far from over as low interest rates keep valuations in an attractive place, according to Wall Street legend Byron Wien. “People complain that the market is overvalued but … with these interest rates, the market is really below fair value,” Wien, vice chairman
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about the best time to file, lump sum payments and benefit rates, earnings after 70, when public pensions affect benefits and calculating benefit amounts. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc, a company that
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Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The latest data points to a resilient U.S. economy. Getty Topline: Major stock market indexes hit fresh highs on Wednesday, as improved U.S. economic growth in the third quarter, solid consumer spending last month and renewed optimism on Wall Street over a trade deal with China
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Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Deere (DE) – The heavy equipment maker reported quarterly earnings of $2.14 per share, a penny a share above estimates. Revenue also topped forecasts, however Deere said its results continue to be affected by lingering trade tensions and ongoing uncertainties in the agriculture sector. Boeing (BA)
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Getty Forget “OK Boomer” memes. The generational conflicts are really going to heat up when the next recession hits. Gallup polling shows increasing numbers of Americans are worried about a recession. Global trade numbers released Monday and the third quarter report from the International Monetary Fund indicate people may be right—there are serious signs of
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