Month: December 2019

In the run-up to the 2008 Financial Crisis, and in assessing its aftermath, I posited that homeownership limited the mobility of human capital to the detriment of both the economic recovery and the financial wherewithal of homeowners with non-performing mortgages. With housing values underwater in many markets, and deeply underwater in ‘the sand states’ (as
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A customer pulls into a McDonald’s restaurant in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images McDonald’s black franchisees are choosing to leave the chain as the disparity in performance between their restaurants and their white counterparts grows, Business Insider reported Monday. The average cash flow of black franchisees is much less than the
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A customer uses a Joint-Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, or Vietcombank, automatic teller machine (ATM) in Hanoi, Vietnam. Justin Mott | Bloomberg | Getty Images Vietnam’s banking sector is an attractive investment opportunity because it is generating a lot of capital and growing fast, according to a senior banker at J.P. Morgan.
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Slphotography | Getty Images Consumers plan to fight a different battle of the bulge next year. A new survey has found that 84% of individuals said they would rather save $5,000 than lose 5 pounds. What’s more, 84% of consumers also said they would prefer to reduce their debts than lower their computer or phone
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Joe Myszka, a partner at DLA Piper, discussed the proposed rules on cloud computing transactions with Tax Notes legal reporter Kristen Parillo. Read the podcast transcript below. This post has been edited for length and clarity. David Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This week: Regulating the Cloud. Earlier this year, Treasury and the IRS issued
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Construction workers are seen outside a new house being built in Monterey Park, California on March … [+] 19, 2019. – The Los Angeles metro area is one of the worst areas in the country for first-time home buyers, according to a study released by Bankrate.com, which analyzed the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the
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Still from Netflix’s “Marriage Story.” Netflix Netflix made history on Monday. The streaming service finally clinched its first-ever best picture nomination at the Golden Globes. In fact, the platform earned four best picture nominations for the Jan 5. awards show. “Marriage Story,” “The Two Popes” and “The Irishman” were nominated for the drama category and
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The “Options Action” traders share three options trading strategies to kick off the week. Michael Khouw looked into call buying in the Technology ETF.  Dan Nathan illustrated call buying in Starbucks. Khouw and Guy Adami broke down a call calendar in Lululemon.  Disclaimer Trader disclosure: Guy Adami is long CELG, EXAS, GDX, INTC. Guy Adami’s wife,
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Jordan Siemens | Getty Images When Tara Unverzagt started her own financial planning firm, South Bay Financial Partners, in 2014, she already had a head start. That’s because Unverzagt’s mother, Janet Tussing — one of the first female certified financial planners — was retiring and passed along her book of business. Those clients ranged from
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Youth march along Pennsylvania Avenue to the U.S. Capitol Building as part of the Global Climate Strike protests on September 20, 2019 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum | Getty Images Top issues in 2020 will include inequality and climate change, Saxo Bank’s chief economist said on Monday. “Across the board, inequality and climate will actually
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