Billionaire Robert Smith said young Americans need a better understanding and appreciation of capitalism, as wealth and success come under attack on the Democratic campaign trail. “This country needs to make sure that our young people understand the importance of capitalism,” he told CNBC. Smith was in New York to celebrate the IPO of Ping
(L to R) Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss, Clifton S. Robbins, and Dr. Rajiv Shah during a panel discussion at the 2019 Delivering Alpha conference on Sept. 19. 2019. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Several investors have been wary of incorporating environmental, social and governance standards into their strategies. However, two investors think increased attention to ESG will
Self-made billionaire Warren Buffett has been called the greatest investor in the world. So it should come as no surprise that the Berkshire Hathaway CEO has scores of investors hoping to follow in his footsteps by adopting his investing principles. Former hedge-fund manager and Buffett follower Whitney Tilson attributes the 89-year-old’s success to his “off-the-charts
Eliminating the racial wealth gap benefits all families as it results in faster economic growth. Getty Racial equality has become a central theme of this presidential election cycle. The racial wealth gap – the massive difference in the wealth that African-Americans and whites own – has gained particular attention, in large measure because it has
Getty The United States may be taking a hard line on cryptocurrency, but not all countries are seeking to collect from the virtual currency boom. The Portuguese Tax & Customs Authority (PTA) has announced that buying or selling cryptocurrency in Portugal is tax-free. The announcement came at the same time that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin “The Collages for the Esplanade Apartments” by Chicago-based artist, Assaf Evron. Peter McCullough In conjunction with EXPO CHICAGO and the Chicago Architecture Biennial, Israeli-born, Chicago-based artist Assaf Evron has unveiled The Collages for the Esplanade Apartments, a temporary site-specific work mounted on the facade of an
Rivian delivery truck for Amazon Amazon handout 2019 Jeff Bezos said Amazon has ordered 100,000 electric delivery vehicles from start-up Rivian Automotive in a push to make the company’s fleet run entirely on renewable energy. The order which was confirmed via tweet by David Clark, Amazon’s senior vice president of operations is the largest order for electric
General Mills’ Cheerios for sale on a store shelf. Lisa Baertlein | Reuters Cheerios maker General Mills Inc’s quarterly sales fell short of Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, hit by weak demand for its baking products and snacks in the United States and challenges in key emerging markets such as Brazil and India. The company,
British pounds Matt Cardy | Getty Images The British pound jumped on Thursday after European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he is confident a Brexit deal will get passed before the deadline. “I think we can have a deal,” Juncker said in an interview with Sky News. “I am doing everything to have a deal
Steve Schwarzman speaking at the 2019 Delivering Alpha conference in New York on Sept. 19. 2019. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Steve Schwarzman, Blackstone CEO and one of the world’s best investors, learned early in his career that everyone makes mistakes. His biggest one as an investor was “disastrous.” Speaking Thursday at the Delivering Alpha conference
Source: Twenty/20 College graduates in 2018 are even deeper in debt than prior classes, signalling that the student loan crisis is swelling. Two in 3 college graduates in 2018 had borrowed for their education. The average graduate owed $29,200, up from $28,650 in 2017, according to a report by The Institute for College Access &
Source: Stock.Adobe.com It’s time to start using your “risk-management muscles” again I continue to be astonished about something relating to the stock market, and particularly the S&P 500 Index. Specifically, I am amazed at how much wealth aimed at funding people’s retirement is sitting in vehicles tied to the fate of the broad stock market
New York, United States of America: Facade of the New York Stock Exchange building on Wall Street photo credit: Getty Getty The stock market these days is insane–and taking investors on a financial roller coaster ride. It’s been down 900 points one day, up 250 another day, repeat, repeat, repeat! If you’ve logged into your
Black Friday Prices for Homes Getty Images The week of September 22, 2019 is considered the Black Friday for home sales, with a deal-delivering trifecta of less competition, more price reductions and higher inventory, according to new data from Realtor.com. According to the report, buyers will have 26 percent less competition and 6.1 percent more
A interview with billionaire debt investor and founder of Oaktree Capital Management, Howard Marks. In this interview Howard discusses the structure of a market cycle and the factors that influence its rise and decline. Howard also talks about where we are in the current market cycle and the history of market cycles. ???? Books by
Do you prefer reading an e-book or a physical version? It might be a surprise, but for most people, old school print on paper still wins. Publishers of books in all formats made almost $26 billion in revenue last year in the U.S., with print making up $22.6 billion and e-books taking $2.04 billion, according
Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe, attends a media event in Mumbai on May 3, 2017. Abhijit Bhatlekar | Mint | Hindustan Times | Getty Images Adobe shares fell as much as 4% on Tuesday after hours, as the company reported better-than-expected fiscal third quarter earnings and soft quarterly guidance. Here’s how the company did: Earnings:
A visual representation of a cryptocurrency coin on display in front of the logos for Facebook and Libra. Chesnot | Getty Images Policymakers around the world have upped the pressure on libra, the digital currency being introduced by Facebook, amid concerns it could heavily disrupt the global financial system. On Tuesday, European Central Bank board
Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell shut down the notion that the Fed would use negative rates as a tool
JohnnyGreig | E+ | Getty Images While a gym workout can be a lot of fun, the cliche “no pain, no gain” is also true. The same goes with finances. Savers and investors who want secure financial futures tomorrow often have to face painful financial facts today — and it can fall to financial advisors