President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a Keep America Great Rally at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, November 4, 2019. Yuri Gripas | Reuters President Donald Trump is not expected to impose new tariffs on China this weekend, but he may not have much of a trade deal to show either. That promise, however,
A Warby Parker’s store in The Standard, Los Angeles, California. Michael Buckner | Getty Images When Dave Gilboa lost a pair of eyeglasses early on a post-college backpacking trip, little did he know it would lead him to form and co-CEO a company that would not only take on the biggest glasses entity in the
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters It may have been quite the decade for the U.S. exchange-traded fund market, but the next one could see its assets surge tenfold to $50 trillion, Bank of America predicted. “The current growth rate points to ETF assets approaching $50tn
Hiroshi Watanabe | Getty Images You’re probably already aware that wealth in America is a tale of haves and have-nots. But new research shows just how big the disparity is in 401(k) plan accounts — workplace retirement savings plans that were created to help all individuals get ahead. There are two main reasons why the
Fullerton Police officer wears his Axon body camera on his chest while on patrol in Fullerton, California, on February 16, 2017. A proposed bill in the California legislature would ban law enforcement in the state from using facial recognition software and biometric scanners in body cameras. Axon body cameras do not use facial recognition software.
Top secret red grunge stamp Getty Since the dawn of regulation of mutual funds in America (1940) until early in the new millennium, the fund industry enjoyed a largely underserved reputation for responsible stewardship and high integrity. While I remain the only mutual fund compliance director in history to ever turn whistleblower, I can assure
WASHINGTON, USA – DECEMBER 21 : A Christmas tree stands in front of the U.S. Capitol building in … [+] Washington, DC, United States on December 21, 2018. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Getty Images Congress must pass a comprehensive funding bill by the end of next week to avoid a repeat of last
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Chartwell Estate Gitlin Properties Another record-breaker has hit the books in California. The Los Angeles estate known as Chartwell has reportedly sold to Lachlan Murdoch, son of News Corp CEO and executive chairman Rupert Murdoch, as the Wall Street Journal reported earlier today. Lachlan Murdoch is co-chairman of
CNBC’s Jim Cramer has made a u-turn on Tesla from an “agnostic skeptic” to an “outright bull” on the stock. The “Mad Money” host on Wednesday exclaimed “I’m a true believer in Tesla,” breaking down his metamorphosis on the electric-car company he classifies as a “battleground stock.” “All my career I have been fascinated by
GameStop cut its full-year profit forecast on Tuesday as the video-game retailer struggles with customers delaying console purchases ahead of new launches and a shift to digital downloads of games, sending its shares plunging 20%. The company, which gained popularity by selling video games for Atari consoles in the 1980s, now also faces the rise
A Lululemon sign hangs in front of their store at the Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets shopping mall on November 17, 2019 in Central Valley, New York. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Lululemon Athletica slipped 5% during extended trading Wednesday despite the
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, as well as three other Democratic Presidential hopefuls Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Gov. Jay Inslee and react to questions during the Daily Kos/Netroots Nation candidate forum, at the Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA, on July 13, 2019. Bastiaan Slabbers | NurPhoto | Getty Images A new study from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton
A General Electric (GE) sign is seen at the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China November 6, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters General Electric shares rose after a new analyst at UBS assumed coverage on the troubled conglomerate with a buy rating. “We believe the stock is at a positive inflection point
MoMo Productions | DigitalVision | Getty Images More than 2 million Americans could soon have access to mandatory paid parental leave. Senior congressional members have reached a bipartisan deal that would provide federal workers with 12 weeks of guaranteed paid time off for parents following the birth, adoption or fostering of a child. The proposed
WASHINGTON, D.C. – APRIL 14: Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) speaks to a crowd gathered on the West … [+] Front of the U.S. Capitol building for a rally with Teamsters Union retirees who traveled from across the country to voice their opposition to deep cuts to their pension benefits on April 14, 2016, in Washington,
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses switching from retirement to spousal benefit, from spousal to retirement benefits, the availability of lump sum payments after filing and suspending, qualifying for spousal benefits and whether Social Security benefits can be garnished for back taxes. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the
How many times in your life have you felt like just a number? In your classes at university? At the car dealership? When you’re speaking to a bot over the phone? When you inquire about something and never hear back? Chances are, that made you feel pretty small, and not in a good way. When
What do the soft white sands of Cabarita Beach in New South Wales, the isolation of Tasmania’s Maria Island, and the banks of a river 170 miles from the nearest coast have in common? They were all on Thursday named among Australia’s top 10 beaches for 2020. Ranked No. 9, the inland Wagga Beach stands
Scott Mlyn | CNBC Home Depot on Wednesday forecast fiscal 2020 sales growth below Wall Street expectations, three weeks after the home improvement chain cut its 2019 sales forecast. The company said last month that its One Home Depot strategy, which aims to improve the online and brick-and-mortar businesses, was not yet generating as much
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell made it clear the central bank will not move on interest rates unless it sees a significant and persistent move in inflation, which has been stubbornly below the Fed’s target. Markets took Powell’s comments as dovish, meaning the Fed is leaning toward an easing policy and keeping interest rates low