It has become the two-word rallying cry at Sen. Elizabeth Warren presidential campaign events: “Two cents! Two cents!” Warren’s wealth tax, which taxes wealth over $50 million at 2%, has quickly become the energizing force of her campaign and helped propel her rise in the polls. Her surge not only speaks to the popularity of
Employees use hand tools to assemble components of a LEAP jet engine at the General Electric Aviation plant in Lafayette, Indiana, July 19, 2019. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images The top analyst on General Electric sounded the alarm on Friday, in a warning to shareholders that one of the struggling conglomerate’s key businesses
aldomurillo | E+ | Getty Images Congratulations! You’ve saved enough for retirement. Now what? For those fortunate enough to have accumulated a nest egg large enough to last them through their post-working years, some hard decisions can still arise. You don’t want to jeopardize your savings by keeping too much in the stock market (or
Workers assemble washing machines at the Samsung plant in Newberry, S.C., in March 2018. Sean Rayford | AP NEWBERRY, S.C. — While concerns about a potential manufacturing slowdown swirl in the face of an ongoing trade war, the sector is facing a bigger and more immediate problem — a growing skills gap that is leaving
Social Security may be one of your largest assets. What and when you collect will make a huge difference to your lifetime benefits. Today’s column addresses filing restricted applications in light of recent changes, which month to file an application, eligibility for spousal benefits, potential effects of a public pension survivor benefit, and spousal benefits
Tax credits for buying a new Tesla in the U.S. are winding down at year-end. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images Is your car eligible for a $7,500 green tax break? Maybe. Maybe not. In a new audit report, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that millions of dollars in potentially erroneous plug-in tax credits
Experts predict mortgage rates will stay low for the foreseeable future. Getty Mortgage rates logged their lowest monthly average in over three years last month, and it seems it wasn’t just a blip on the radar. According to three industry forecasts, the trend toward low mortgage rates, slowing home price growth and increased housing construction
An interview with billionaire quantitative investor and co-founder of AQR Capital Management, Cliff Asness. In this interview, Cliff discusses his momentum trading strategy and how to exploit other investors psychology. Cliff also talks about the worth of Hedge Funds, Bubbles and Liberty.????Books by Cliff Asness and books on him are located at the bottom of
An Indian-operated SpiceJet Boeing 737-800 aircraft (foreground) takes off. Indranil Mukherjee | AFP | Getty Images NEW DELHI — India needs to fix structural issues in its aviation market that keep operating costs high for domestic airlines, a top industry leader told CNBC. Aviation has a bright future in the country but carriers are struggling
Customers push shopping carts while exiting a Costco Wholesale Corp. store in Richmond, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Costco dipped 1% during extended trade after the company reported sales that missed analyst expectations for the fourth quarter. The wholesaler reported
Microsoft came out with major announcements this week, and possibly its biggest hardware risks since Xbox. The Surface Neo, which has two screens with a hinge in between, is coming next year. Plus, the Surface Pro X, is arguably the first ARM-based computer to run full Windows 10. Has Microsoft changed the game here? Or are
Brand new Tesla motors electric cars, including the Tesla Model 3 on a car carrier truck awaiting delivery near the company’s headquarters and factory in the Silicon Valley, Fremont, California, July 28, 2018. Smith Collection/Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Tesla’s third-quarter deliveries miss may reveal a more worrying trend, according to JMP Securities. “The delivery data
Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis once made a huge money blunder — and he’d like others to learn from it. “The biggest money mistake I’ve made — I’ve made a lot of those, by the way — was investing in a project that didn’t exist, that never came to fruition,” said Davis, who
By Grace Birnstengel, Next Avenue Editor Courtesy of Cindy Gallop Cindy Gallop loves to tell people how old she is. She says it’s a special number because it’s a subtotal of your learnings, life experiences and everything you’ve been through to date. “I’m fifty-nine and shout it from the rooftops,” she says. Gallop, an iconoclastic
photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images In Pictures via Getty Images EXPANDED SAFE HARBOR FOR LANDLORDS UNDER 199A (HOORAY) Just when we finished our Section 199A book, and started to promote, The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2019-38, to let a few more landlords float. Under this new part of the Section 199A Rules,
The famous Champs Elysees avenue in Paris with the Arc de Triomphe at the top. Getty It’s a new record price for real estate in what’s known as “the most beautiful avenue in the world:” A building located at 79, avenue des Champs Elysées, with an area estimated at 7,700 square meters (83,000 square feet),
An interview with billionaire Hedge fund manager and activist investor, Nelson Peltz. In this interview, Nelson discusses what he looks for in companies before he makes an investment and how he has been superior over other activist investors. Nelson also talks about the lessons he has learnt from battling P&G and other companies. Thanks you
A woman smokes an E-Cigarette at Digital Ciggz in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The number of cases of a deadly vaping illness continues to rise “at a brisk pace” with 18 confirmed deaths and more than 1,000 cases in almost every state across the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease
A woman grabs a bottle of Diet Pepsi in Atlanta, Georgia. Chris Rank | Bloomberg | Getty Images PepsiCo on Thursday announced quarterly earnings and revenue that topped expectations. Shares of the food and beverage giant jumped 3% in premarket trading. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on
Dow Jones Industrial Average rises 122 points The Dow gained 122.42 points, or 0.47% to close at 2,6201.04. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% to 2,910.63. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.12% to 7,872.26. Thursday’s gains chipped away at the market’s massive two-day sell-off to start off the fourth quarter. Faith in the Fed boosts stocks Stocks