getty Women in their 40s and 50s will be faced with a big decision this open enrollment period for benefits and it is one on which they need to take the long view. As employees and their families review their medical plan options, many will have the option of a high-deductible-compatible health care plan. This is a
Topline A report from the New York Times reveals a decade of Donald Trump’s unsuccessful business activities in China, including an undisclosed bank account that paid nearly $200,000 in taxes, undermining his own exaggerated claims of Hunter Biden’s business dealings there, as well as his rhetoric that his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, is soft on
Prasan Kale is CEO of Rise Buildings, a property technology platform powering connections between people & buildings. getty In the initial installment of this two-part series, we discussed how property owners are missing out on a significant opportunity to improve their NOI through incremental revenue related to the transactions of third-party goods and services in their
Members of the medical personnel move a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the CHR Centre Hospitalier Regional de la Citadelle hospital, in Liege, Belgium October 20, 2020. Yves Herman | Reuters The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating across the globe as U.S. cases climb and at least 10 other countries, half in Europe,
Indian commuters travelling past large billboards in Mumbai for ‘Sacred Games’, Netflix’s first original Indian series. The streaming giant is locked in a battle with Amazon Prime for a slice of India’s fast growing on-demand video market. INDRANIL MUKHERJEE | AFP | Getty Images Netflix subscribers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region were the largest contributor
U.S. stock index futures rose slightly in overnight trading on Tuesday after White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have made “good progress” on stimulus talks, before adding that they “still have a ways to go” before an agreement is reached. Futures contracts tied
Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images The S&P 500 is up about 5% since the end of July, and that higher market historically would be a sign President Donald Trump will remain in the White House, if stocks hold their gains into the election. But strategists say the so-called stock market indicator
Paul Bradbury | OJO Images | Getty Images As more Americans push for diversity, equality and inclusion in the world around them, financial advisors are finding ways to adapt. The Black Lives Matter movement and nationwide protests have changed the dynamic, yet many financial firms are still dominated by White males. In 2019, 77.7% of
Mario Gabelli Scott Mlyn | CNBC Investor Mario Gabelli struck a positive note on Tuesday on the U.S. economy even as coronavirus cases in the country are on the rise. More than 8 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the U.S. alone, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. A CNBC analysis also found
Some of the most noticeable names on Wall Street will have a role in Black Entrepreneurs Day online event this Saturday. Daymond John of “Shark Tank” fame, who said he was “frustrated” by the state of Black businesses in the face of the pandemic, said he leveraged his network in the business world to highlight
A careful strategy can help you take calculated investing risks during retirement. getty Today’s uncertain investing environment presents a serious dilemma to many pre-retirees and retirees: How much money can you afford to risk by investing in the stock market? On the one hand, you might be afraid of stock market crashes, since you might
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about the effect of having collected a spousal benefit before filing retroactively for retirement benefits, potential effects of business losses on Social Security benefit rates and which full retirement age (FRA) applies to the earnings test. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and
A perfect example of mid-century modernism, the Kaufmann Desert House is for sale. Daniel Solomon for Vista Sotheby’s International Realty At its best, modernism produced poetically beautiful buildings whose spare simplicity belied their sophisticated design. A stellar example is Richard Neutra’s Kaufmann Desert House. Located in modernism’s spiritual epicenter, Palm Beach, California, it is considered
Ford Motor plans to launch its self-driving vehicle businesses in 2022 with vehicles based on its Escape Hybrid crossover. Ford Ford Motor plans to launch its self-driving commercial business in 2022 with vehicles based on the Ford Escape Hybrid crossover, the company said Tuesday. The vehicles are the automaker’s fourth-generation self-driving test vehicles in partnership
(L-R) Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos attend the “Marseille” Netflix TV Serie World Premiere At Palais Du Pharo In Marseille, on May 4, 2016 in Marseille, France. Stephane Cardinale | Corbis | Getty Images Netflix is set to report earnings for its third quarter of 2020 after the bell on Tuesday. Here are the key
Noam Galai | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. IBM – Shares shed more than 6% after IBM’s third-quarter results showed a third straight quarter of declining revenue. The company earned an adjusted $2.58 per share for the quarter, which was in line with Street forecasts,
Jack Ma, Alibaba Group Jean Chung | Bloomberg | Getty Images A spate of IPOs and robust tech growth helped China’s billionaires add $1.5 trillion to their wealth, bringing the total worth of China’s billionaires to $4 trillion, according to a new report, which described the increase as the country’s fastest growth ever. China minted
Would you talk differently if you knew a machine was listening to you and grading you based on what you were saying, or based on whether you were using positive or negative words, or even if the sound of your voice was optimistic or pessimistic? Apparently, Wall Street executives are talking differently. They are trying to
SEC chairman Jay Clayton testifies during a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee’s subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets on June 25. Brendan Smialowski-Pool/Getty Images Many investments available to mom-and-pop investors aren’t appropriate for that audience to buy, and should instead be held by sophisticated investors, the head of the SEC said
The Covid-19 recession has led to higher unemployment six months and longer for those 55 and older than mid-career workers 35 to 54 in nearly half of a century, according to a new report by The New School’s Retirement Equity Lab (ReLab). First hired and last fired is changing: first in first out is becoming