Month: November 2020

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Cathy Cheney | Portland Business Journal | AP Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Friday announced a “two-week freeze” on most activities and non-essential business across the state to curb what she described as an “alarming spike” in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. The new
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Extinction Rebellion environmental activists protest around Bank Junction in the financial district on the 7th day of their ‘October Rising’ campaign on October 14, 2019 in London, England. Ollie Millington | Getty Images The Federal Reserve is going green, and that could mean a substantial change for the way financial institutions have to prepare for
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Fixed index annuities can be complex financial products, and I will conclude this chapter* by discussing some of the other various features one may come across when investigating FIAs. We begin with surrender charges or, more formally, contingent deferred sales charges. FIAs are meant to serve as long-term tools and surrender charges help the insurance
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Rod Khleif Real Estate Investor, Mentor, Coach, Host, Lifetime Cash Flow Through Real Estate Podcast. getty In the world of multifamily financing, a non-recourse loan is considered to be the gold standard for acquisition financing because they are considered to be less risky for the borrower. Typically, these facilities are offered by specialty lenders and government-sponsored
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WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 08: A supporter of President Donald Trump (L) and a supporter of former … [+] Vice President Joe Biden (R) dance together at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House as others celebrate on November 8, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Getty Images Joe Biden is
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday that investors should feel more confident that an orderly transition of power from President Donald Trump to President-elect Joe Biden should occur — suggesting a “Black Swan” event that Trump refuses to leave the White House, despite losing a democratic election, appears unlikely. Cramer pointed to a number of developments
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Volunteers distribute food to the needy in Orlando, Fla. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images Continuing claims Continuing claims for unemployment benefits are the best available proxy for the total number of people receiving jobless aid. Claims have fallen by more than 10 million since the early summer. There were around 21 million continuing claims through
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The former U.K. chancellor Philip Hammond. Getty Images Corporations, foreigners, and rich people could be the answer to the £40 billion ($52.7 billion) hole in the U.K.’s public finances caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Philip Hammond, the former U.K. chancellor says that government borrowing will take the lion’s share of the debt burden until after
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Chuck Robbins, CEO, Cisco Systems, speaking at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020. Check out the companies making headlines after hours on Thursday: Cisco Systems — Cisco shares rallied nearly 9% in after-hours trading on the back of better-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter. The company reported earnings per share of
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