Source: VENN Gaming is getting its own network. The Video Game Entertainment and New Network, or VENN, has raised $17 million in seed round funding to launch a network that will focus on gaming and esports entertainment. VENN will launch in 2020 with two live studios, one in New York and one in Los Angeles.
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sarahwolfephotography | Moment | Getty Images For many women, financial security is one of the biggest considerations that factor in when deciding whether to stay in an unhappy marriage or divorce. As a result, a significantly large number of women stay in marriages that are unhealthy and even border on dysfunctional. Various studies show that
An employee wears an orange Home Depot Inc. apron at a store in New York. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home Depot‘s massive investment plan is preventing margin expansion, according to Guggenheim. The firm downgraded the home improvement retailer’s stock to neutral and removed its $230 price target. “We find it difficult to
Dennis Jarvis, Spyder Surf CEO and his MAGA surfboard Karen James | CNBC HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. — Inside Dennis Jarvis’ small workshop, the noise is almost deafening as he buffs and smooths the hard styrofoam before him on a recent afternoon. He’s a surfboard maker — or shaper, as they are called in the industry
Personal finance website WalletHub has ranked 182 U.S. cities for their “fun” factor, weighing entertainment, recreation and nightlife options against local costs. Fun is no joke when it comes to household budgets. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American spent $3,226 on entertainment in 2018, a 0.07% rise over 2017. From 2016
Credit: Getty Royalty Free Getty During your working career but especially at retirement, you might be offered a deal where you must decide whether to take a lump sum or a series of payments stretched over time. Which is better? For answers, we turn to senior financial planners with the Planning Center—Matthew Sivertsen in Moline,
Iranian politicians and officials have reacted with anger to news that a number of Iranian-owned properties in Canada have been sold and the proceeds given to victims of Gaza-based Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah — both of which are supported by Iran but are designated as terrorist entities by the Canadian government. A document filed in
Dear Social Security Commissioner Saul, I write to relay two Social Security horror stories with the hope that you can help these people and take steps to prevent similar cases. The first involves Christopher Carriero, who lives in Georgia (302 Victoria’s Circle St. Mary’s, Ga. 31558). He’s receiving Social Security disability benefits. He has three
An interview with billionaire and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett. In this interview, Warren discusses his strategy for investing in the stock market and the difference to those who speculate. Warren also talks about his life philosophy of not having material goods in excess and the importance of working with others you like. ????Books
The Abercrombie & Fitch store at South Park mall in Charlotte, North Carolina. Chris Keane | Reuters Abercrombie & Fitch cut its full-year sales forecast on Thursday after missing Wall Street estimates in the second quarter, as the apparel maker grapples with the impact of increased U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. Shares of the New
Children pose for pictures with Santa Claus at a shopping mall in Torrance, California. Patrick Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Retailers could be in for a jolly jump in sales this holiday season, despite headwinds like the U.S.-China trade war and the threat of another economic slowdown. Holiday retail sales for 2019 are forecast
Federal prosecutors on Monday accused three J.P. Morgan precious metals traders, including the global head of base and precious metals trading, of participating in a racketeering conspiracy in connection with a multiyear scheme to manipulate the markets and defraud customers. The alleged scheme saw the nation’s largest bank by assets profit handsomely, while investors suffered
Michael Wirth, CEO of Chevron. Adam Jeffery | CNBC The attack against Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities is a wake-up call to dangers in the oil market, according to Chevron CEO Michael Wirth. “Perhaps the market had grown a little bit comfortable with risks that we never became comfortable with,” Wirth told CNBC’s “Closing Bell” Monday. “These
Beer being poured at Night Shift Brewing. Source: Night Shift Brewing Collin Castore started selling beer out of coolers in parking lots at Grateful Dead concerts. It was the mid-1990s and craft beer was a small niche market. While most people were drinking big labels like Budweiser and Miller, Grateful Dead fans had a taste
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Are you prepared to dig a little deeper into your wallet? If not, you may have to make some choices about the products you buy and your budget, thanks to the latest round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods that went into effect earlier this month, as well as
Ted Jenkin (left), CEO of oXYGen Financial, with children Lyla, Louden and Olivia and wife Genna Jenkin. Ted Jenkin It’s official: Apparently, you can go home again. A recent TD Ameritrade survey found that 50% of “young millennials” plan to move back home with their parents after college. The survey polled 1,027 members of Generation
Wayne Himelsein is buying Mastercard. © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP The S&P 500 made a new all-time high last week. Wayne Himelsein, one of my best managers, bought Mastercard even though his confidence in the market has been somewhat weakened by the failure of the Dow and Nasdaq to confirm the S&P 500’s new high,
The IRS has announced a global settlement of cases involving abusive 831(b) captive insurance schemes, which announcement (IR-2019-157) is hyperlinked here and at the bottom of this article and is well worth reading in full, down to the last period in the Appendix. According to the announcement, “The settlement requires substantial concession of the income
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Topline: Apple and the Irish government will this week appeal an European Commission ruling that the Cupertino-based tech giant saved $14.3 billion in taxes by striking a favorable deal with the Irish government. On Tuesday, the European Union’s General Court will
Autumn Calabrese’s stunning Calabassas home Samantha Jacoby Autumn Calabrese is best known as the face of fitness powerhouse BeachBody and as the creator of the 21 Day Fix. Her practical approach to fitness and food is no different than how she approaches her life at home. Originally from Ohio, Calabrese is truly the mom next door,