Month: February 2022

U.S. stock market futures were modestly higher in overnight trading Tuesday after the S&P 500 closed in correction territory amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 85 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.35%, while Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.5%. During regular trading the Dow fell
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Years before co-founding Salesforce, CEO Marc Benioff started his career like a lot of people do – as an intern.  Benioff’s first step on the corporate ladder was far from typical. His Apple internship placed him in close proximity to tech icon and company co-founder Steve Jobs. And the future CEO’s “first boss” was Guy
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Today’s Social Security column addresses questions about taking Social Security benefits while earning income before full retirement age, potential effects of foreign pensions on US Social Security benefits and determining whether an ex has passed away. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning,
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In this article DNUT Krispy Kreme on Tuesday reported its first quarterly profit since going public again but fell short of Wall Street’s expectations for its earnings. Shares of the doughnut company rose nearly 2% in premarket trading. Since its initial public offering in July, the stock has struggled, falling 33%. Here’s what the company
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Jim Cramer Scott Mlyn | CNBC CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday the stock market may have “another couple days of this uncertainty,” until it becomes clear whether Russia will invade Ukraine or whether Moscow will stop with recognizing the independence of Luhansk and Donetsk, two breakaway regions there. “The market needs to get a little
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Marko Geber | DigitalVision | Getty Images U.S. stocks are slipping as investors weigh rising tension between Russia and Ukraine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped more than 270 points Tuesday as traders weighed how the ongoing situation between Russia and Ukraine would impact the global economy. The S&P 500 Index, meanwhile, fell about 0.6%
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Desperate Democrats are pushing for a suspension of the 18.4 cents per gallon federal gasoline tax to show their concern over rising prices and demonstrate to voters that they’re taking action. This segment of What’s Ahead points out why that move won’t survive the political laugh test. For starters, the tax gets reinstated shortly after the election. For
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Engineers at aerospace companies dream of going beyond where we have ever been before. Now, residential architects and designers are using that same mentality to change design in new and innovative ways.  Part of the motivation behind researching new design options is an entire cohort of issues and challenges facing housing, such as new sustainability
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For the ultimate in privacy, security and seclusion paired with luxury and great design, there are few better examples for sale than the estate on the bluffs of the world-renowned Paradise Cove Beach in Malibu, California.  Encompassing just over six and one-half acres, the property includes 339′ of beach frontage. To access the beach from
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