Getty There are, it will surprise no one, two sides to any story. Whether its private-sector multiemployer pensions or underfunded state and local public-sector pensions, some readers are adamant that benefits should be preserved because they were earned, fair and square, and others who insist, with greater or lesser degrees of sympathy for those affected,
The 1,436 square foot Wee Barn, in Corning, N.Y., was built with modular and panelization by Apex … [+] Homes and designed by architect Geoffrey C. Warner of Alchemy Architects. Courtesy of Geoffrey C. Warner Sheri Koones and her husband lived in a 6,800 square foot house in Greenwich, Conn., but then the kids moved
Pedestrians pass in front of a Tiffany & Co. store. Akos Stiller | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bulgari owner LVMH has reached a deal to buy Tiffany & Co. at $135 a share in cash, or $16.3 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter. The boards of the luxury firms have been discussing a
Consumer sentiment unexpectedly rose in November, according to data released Friday by the University of Michigan. The university’s index of consumer sentiment climbed to 96.8 from 95.5 last month. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected consumer sentiment to dip to 94.9 for November. An index reflecting consumer expectations moving forward also rose to 87.3 from
Passengers entering customs at Miami International Airport, ranked among the bottom five for immigration processing by Airside Mobile. JodiJacobson | iStock Unreleased | Getty Images If you’re traveling abroad this Thanksgiving weekend, you might want to think about waiting until the very last minute to fly home. That’s because you’ll find some of the shortest
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the electric car maker’s first pickup on Thursday night and Wall Street analysts were highly critical of the truck’s dramatic styling. “Tesla’s Cybertruck looks weird … like, really weird. Musk had warned investors that Tesla’s pickup would be ‘really futuristic, like cyberpunk Blade Runner,’ and he wasn’t kidding,” Bernstein analyst
Oscar Carrascosa Martinez | Moment | Getty Images When Kelly Smith had a mammogram in February 2018, she got a clean bill of health. Yet that April, as she was putting on lotion, she noticed a lump in her left breast. Several follow-up visits to her doctors confirmed the worst: She had stage 3B breast
By Diane Eastabrook, Next Avenue Contributor Getty At a cannabis industry job fair near Chicago in October, IT specialist Pam Lefkowitz, 59, was tenth in line to talk to a recruiter from Green Thumb Industries, a Chicago-based cannabis packaged goods retailer with stores across the U.S. Calmly waiting her turn, Lefkowitz exercised the kind of
Rido81 The U.S. economy has now been growing for over ten years, the longest period of economic expansion in our history, but nothing lasts forever. Lately clients have been asking me about how to prepare for the upcoming recession. They’re unsettled by the political environment, threats of climate change and growing tensions with other countries.
The Carte Hotel in Little Italy. Haley Hill Photography San Diego might be one of the most underrated cities in California. From great hotels, restaurants and gorgeous landscaping, it has an incredible amount to offer especially when it comes to interior design. From trendy new hotels to fine dining, shopping and wellness (is there anything
A view of the dashboard in a new Tesla Model S car. Recent updates include a ‘Caraoke’ song library available through the center console, more arcade games, and linking to popular streaming entertainment services like Netflix, Hulu and Spotify. Getty Images The average car already has more than 150 million lines of code, according to
Nathalie Salman | Getty Images Goldman Sachs strategists expect a “baby bear” market in bonds next year, with a mild move higher in interest rates due to a better economy, subdued global inflation and the lack of central bank policy easing. In a sweeping outlook for 2020, the firm’s strategists say they do not expect
Uber Eats workers wait for orders in central Kiev, Ukraine July 31, 2019. Valentyn Ogirenko | Reuters Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday: Stifel upgraded Uber to ‘buy’ from ‘hold’ Stifel said in its upgrade of Uber that the stock’s valuation presents a more “reasonable” entry point among other things. “The
Executive director of the Ain Dah Yung Center, Deb Foster, is joined by contributors at the ribbon … [+] cutting of Mino Oski Ain Dah Yung, an affordable housing development serving American Indian youth in St. Paul, Minn. Elle Moulin Launching and running a business is tough under any circumstances. Yet Native American entrepreneurs have
Getty You’ve heard about the wealth tax proposed by presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. Her wealth tax would target high-net-worth individuals and is intended to address income inequality. But do you know about the other version of a wealth tax that’s getting some buzz? In a recent article in Tax Notes Federal, Dan Palmon and Jay Soled,
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Marcelo Claure laid out WeWork’s new strategic plan. Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit Topline: A day after the company cut almost 20% of its workforce, WeWork’s new chairman, Marcelo Claure, addressed employees at an all-staff meeting on Friday in which he outlined sweeping changes to
Celebrating the holidays with family. LuckyBusiness | iStock | Getty Images The holidays are nearly here, and with six fewer days to shop between Thanksgiving and Christmas, parents need to act fast to grab the hottest toys. This year, kids are gravitating toward toys that feature their favorite characters from television and the big screen.
(This story is part of the Weekend Brief edition of the Evening Brief newsletter. To sign up for CNBC’s Evening Brief, click here.) This month has become a sideways “slowvember” slide in recent weeks, with stocks remarkably steady near record highs, as investors are again left to wonder if the tape is resting or rolling
(This story is part of the Weekend Brief edition of the Evening Brief newsletter. To sign up for CNBC’s Evening Brief, click here.) Venture capital funding for clean energy technology companies has declined after years of lackluster performance drove investors to other sectors. But a new fund is making a big bet that it’s possible
Oxford University Joe Daniel Price | Getty Images For high-school seniors, the world is their oyster. In fact, a growing number of college-bound students are completing their bachelor’s degrees in foreign lands. Rather than just studying abroad for a semester or two, about 50,000 U.S. students are currently pursuing full degrees abroad, with a little