Month: December 2023

The retirement planning industry is going through a quiet revolution that could be easy for you to miss. After all, a quick scan of today’s headlines paints a grim picture for America’s retirees—bear markets, rising inflation, lack of savings, a looming recession. Well, I’m feeling a little uncomfortable now, are you? It’s true that conditions
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The Hamburg flag flies in front of Hapag-Lloyd containers on the Hapag-Lloyd containership “Berlin Express” at Burchardkai in the Port of Hamburg. Marcus Brandt | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Two shipping giants, Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk, are pausing their travel through the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Middle East following a
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In this article TRMB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Visoot Uthairam | Moment | Getty Images Company: Trimble (TRMB) Trimble is a provider of technology solutions that enables professionals and field mobile workers to improve or transform their work processes. It operates through four segments: Buildings and Infrastructure, Geospatial, Resources and Utilities, and Transportation.
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These days, fewer people feel financially comfortable, let alone rich. The average household’s net worth has soared in recent years, rising 37% between 2019 and 2022, according to the survey of consumer finances from the Federal Reserve. Yet, even as households became wealthier, inflation and instability have left more people in the bucket of so-called
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The HSBC Holdings Plc headquarters building in Hong Kong, China. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Markets have entered a “new paradigm” as the global order fragments, while heightened recession risk means that “bonds are back,” according to HSBC Asset Management. In its 2024 investment outlook, seen by CNBC, the British lender’s
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In this article GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sydney Boyo DETROIT — General Motors‘ plans to diversify its business through trendy industries such as ridesharing and other “mobility” ventures or startups have largely fallen flat since the automaker started investing in such growth areas in 2016. Cruise, its majority-owned autonomous vehicle subsidiary, is
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FG Trade A growing number of mutual funds are converting to exchange-traded funds, which is a positive trend for investors, experts say. Since early 2021, there have been more than 70 mutual fund to ETF conversions, including nearly three dozen in 2023, according to Morningstar Direct, and experts say more conversions are coming. “It’s steadily
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The Powerball jackpot hit $1.2 billion on Oct. 3, 2023, the third-biggest prize in the game’s history. Scott Olson | Getty The Powerball jackpot has grown to an estimated $535 million — and with the year-end approaching, the winner may wonder whether it’s better to claim the prize in 2023 or 2024. There have already
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Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin As we move into 2024, it is clear that the market and the world in general is changing quickly. The ability to adapt and to change with the times is a necessity. How does that happen in the investing world? Doing very careful research into stocks,
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In this article DRI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Olive Garden restaurant in Fremont, California, US, on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. Darden Restaurants Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on September 21. Bloomberg | Getty Images Darden Restaurants on Friday reported quarterly earnings that beat expectations and raised its annual guidance, helped
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Rows of twinkling lights and the sweet aroma of mulled wine — ’tis the season that Christmas markets come alive. But if visiting one Christmas market isn’t enough, a new cruise explores 20 markets in a single trip. Luxury river cruising company European Waterways‘ new “Christmas Markets Cruise” departs from Strasbourg, France and sails through
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