James Quincey, the CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, December 9, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said that the beverage giant waited too long to make a sparkling water brand. “We should’ve done AHA, yeah, sooner,” Quincey
Soybeans are harvested from a field on Hodgen Farm in Roachdale, Indiana, November 8, 2019. Bryan Woolston | Reuters China is buying more U.S. soybeans, as both countries try to reach an initial agreement on trade. Between September and November this year, Chinese imports of American soybeans increased 13 times from the same period last
Shares of Agilent Technologies gained more than 3% in after-hours trading on Monday after hedge fund investor Bill Ackman revealed he has taken a stake in the lab testing equipment maker. A regulatory filing showed Ackman’s hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital, owns more than 2.9 million Agilent shares, bringing his stake to around $246 million.
Lauren Schaefer, 31, was managing events for the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism when she quit to start her own wedding coordination company. Source: Lauren Schaefer When Lauren Schaefer started planning weddings, she never imagined it would become a full-time job. The 31-year-old worked in the events management industry for 10 years before she
Planning is very important so that you don’t run out of funds stock.adobe.com As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, the number one question I am asked repeatedly is ‘will I have enough money to last during retirement?’ According to a Consumer Reports’ 2017 nationally representative Financial Security Survey, 46% of baby boomers (individuals born between
WATERLOO, IOWA, DECEMBER 5, 2019: Presidential candidate Joe Biden addresses supporters.-(Photo … [+] credit should read Preston Ehrler / Echoes Wire / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) Barcroft Media via Getty Images When I heard that Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden was proposing to raise taxes by $3.2 trillion over 10 years, I flashed back
In the run-up to the 2008 Financial Crisis, and in assessing its aftermath, I posited that homeownership limited the mobility of human capital to the detriment of both the economic recovery and the financial wherewithal of homeowners with non-performing mortgages. With housing values underwater in many markets, and deeply underwater in ‘the sand states’ (as
A customer pulls into a McDonald’s restaurant in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images McDonald’s black franchisees are choosing to leave the chain as the disparity in performance between their restaurants and their white counterparts grows, Business Insider reported Monday. The average cash flow of black franchisees is much less than the
A customer uses a Joint-Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, or Vietcombank, automatic teller machine (ATM) in Hanoi, Vietnam. Justin Mott | Bloomberg | Getty Images Vietnam’s banking sector is an attractive investment opportunity because it is generating a lot of capital and growing fast, according to a senior banker at J.P. Morgan.
Slphotography | Getty Images Consumers plan to fight a different battle of the bulge next year. A new survey has found that 84% of individuals said they would rather save $5,000 than lose 5 pounds. What’s more, 84% of consumers also said they would prefer to reduce their debts than lower their computer or phone
James Gorman being interviewed in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2016. David A. Grogan | CNBC Morgan Stanley is cutting roughly 2% of its workforce due to an uncertain global economic outlook, according to people with knowledge of the situation. The job cuts at the investment bank, the world’s biggest equities trading firm and a leading
Jim McGuire | Getty Images A new proposal in Congress aims to resurrect an old tradition: mailing Social Security statements to your home. Since 2011, the Social Security Administration has cut back on the number of paper statements it puts in the mail in order to save money. A new bill, called the Know Your
Starling Bank CEO Anne Boden Starling The financial crisis was not just a wake up call for the world’s biggest banks – for some, it was a sign of opportunity. For Anne Boden, the CEO of British mobile-only challenger bank Starling, it was a time to totally rethink the financial services. Speaking with CNBC at
Should taxes drive your decisions? Most experts say not entirely. Other factors may take precedence. Getty Along with Christmas trees, Santa hats, and office holiday parties, year-end is also a key time for financial and tax planning, especially for the millions of employees and executives who have stock compensation, participate in an employee stock purchase
Joe Myszka, a partner at DLA Piper, discussed the proposed rules on cloud computing transactions with Tax Notes legal reporter Kristen Parillo. Read the podcast transcript below. This post has been edited for length and clarity. David Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This week: Regulating the Cloud. Earlier this year, Treasury and the IRS issued
Construction workers are seen outside a new house being built in Monterey Park, California on March … [+] 19, 2019. – The Los Angeles metro area is one of the worst areas in the country for first-time home buyers, according to a study released by Bankrate.com, which analyzed the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the
Still from Netflix’s “Marriage Story.” Netflix Netflix made history on Monday. The streaming service finally clinched its first-ever best picture nomination at the Golden Globes. In fact, the platform earned four best picture nominations for the Jan 5. awards show. “Marriage Story,” “The Two Popes” and “The Irishman” were nominated for the drama category and
The “Options Action” traders share three options trading strategies to kick off the week. Michael Khouw looked into call buying in the Technology ETF. Dan Nathan illustrated call buying in Starbucks. Khouw and Guy Adami broke down a call calendar in Lululemon. Disclaimer Trader disclosure: Guy Adami is long CELG, EXAS, GDX, INTC. Guy Adami’s wife,
Desmond Chang has spent much of the past year in steaming kitchens and pungent food production facilities scattered around Chengdu — arguably the city with the spiciest cuisine on the planet. In all-night sessions over hotpots and baiju (a potent alcoholic spirit), he conspired with local residents Xu Fan and Yang Wen to make this
Every year around the holidays, I run into the same challenge: what to buy, when to buy, how much to buy and who’s offering the best deal. Not about food or gifts, but stocks. Year-end might be an arbitrary goal post, but it’s all we’ve got. Therefore, we think hard about where the market and its