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Sep 19, 2019
Asian markets advanced in early trading Friday following reassuring moves by central banks and as trade negotiations resumed between the U.S. and China.
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Sep 19, 2019
World economic growth is "fragile" and "under threat," former International Monetary Fund director Christine Lagarde says, and is over-reliant on the actions of central banks.
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Sep 19, 2019
In hiring companies known as online program managers, universities give up what is often a large share of revenues.
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Sep 19, 2019
This letter writer is embarking on an around-the-world trip with her husband and is afraid that her relative will insinuate herself into her daughter's life while she's gone.
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Sep 19, 2019
Dollar-cost averaging has long been espoused by the likes of Warren Buffett and Benjamin Graham as a savvy way to mitigate risk and build a portfolio by investing a fixed amount of cash regularly over a period of time. But is that tried-and-true approach better than putting a lump sum to work all in one leap into equities? Or even fixed income?
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Sep 19, 2019
The week of Sept. 22 is the best time to buy a home in the U.S., according to data released Thursday by Realtor.com.
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Sep 19, 2019
Thursday's top personal finance stories
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Sep 19, 2019
Marathon Asset Management CEO Bruce Richards says central banks risk a backlash from the growing universe of negative government bond yields
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Sep 19, 2019
Amazon has set a goal to meet the Paris Climate Agreement objectives by 2040, 10 years early, including a pledge to emit net-zero carbon.
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Sep 19, 2019
Already, the Fed's rate cut has affected banks' decision-making.
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Sep 19, 2019
At least three more major companies are rethinking plastic.
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Sep 19, 2019
‘Folks are more likely to talk about their sex life or their most recent encounter on Tinder than they are to talk about finances.'
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Sep 19, 2019
U.S. stocks struggled to hold on to modest gains on Thursday as investors weighed better-than-expected housing and manufacturing data, a day after the second interest rate cut of 2019 by the Federal Reserve.
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Sep 19, 2019
Dividend-paying ‘inclusive ownership fund' offers employees a leg up as the pay gap widens.
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Sep 19, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats on Thursday unveil a proposal aimed at lowering drug prices, setting the stage for negotiations on a hot issue with President Donald Trump and other Republicans.
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Sep 19, 2019
It's not the sexiest tech IPO in a year of A-list names, but shares of Ping Identity Holding Corp. are up sharply, pushing the software company past $1 billion in market value.
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Sep 19, 2019
On Thursday, U.S. equity benchmarks were staging a test of fresh all-time highs, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the second time in as many meetings.
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Sep 19, 2019
It's not the sexiest tech IPO in a year of A-list names, but shares of Ping Identity Holding Corp. are up sharply, pushing the software company past $1 billion in market value.
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Sep 19, 2019
U.S. Treasurys trade virtually unchanged Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, with divisions among policy makers, casting doubt on the Federal Open Market Committee's appetite for quantitative easing and further interest-rate reductions.
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Sep 19, 2019
‘California, perhaps the epicenter of unaffordable housing, is scheduled to have its primary earlier than in past election cycles.'
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Sep 19, 2019
"Who you would prefer on the court than me?" asked the Supreme Court justice
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Sep 19, 2019
Gasoline takes the spotlight Thursday as reports of massive flooding in Texas leads to concerns of a slowdown in refining activity and lower demand for crude, prompting a rally in futures prices for the motor fuel but also a pullback in U.S. oil prices from their highs of the session.
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Sep 19, 2019
Lim Chow Kiat oversees one of the world's biggest sovereign wealth funds, and he's feeling rather bearish.
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Sep 19, 2019
In hiring companies known as online program managers, universities give up what is often a large share of revenues.
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Sep 19, 2019
Alliance Global Partners initiated coverage of four cannabis companies on Thursday and assigned a buy rating to all four stocks, namely Acreage Holdings Inc., Village Farms International Inc., Green Thumb Industries Inc. and GrowGeneration Corp.
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Sep 19, 2019
U.S. stocks struggle to hold on to modest gains on Thursday as investors weighed better-than-expected housing and manufacturing data, a day after the second interest rate cut of 2019 by the Federal Reserve.
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Sep 19, 2019
It's not the sexiest tech IPO in a year of A-list names, but shares of Ping Identity Holding Corp. are up sharply, pushing the software company past $1 billion in market value.
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Sep 19, 2019
Kevin Muir, longtime trader and market strategist at Toronto-based East West Investment Management, says he's preparing for a market storm that everybody else seems to be discounting. He explains how you can, too.
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Sep 19, 2019
Alliance Global Partners initiated coverage of four cannabis companies on Thursday and assigned a buy rating to all four stocks, namely Acreage Holdings Inc., Village Farms International Inc., Green Thumb Industries Inc. and GrowGeneration Corp.
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Sep 19, 2019
"The Democratic Party seems to be leaning towards the left on policies, which is very harmful for the economy. I don't like the shift to the left," he explained, adding we could see a 25% plunge in the market if Warren gets elected.
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Sep 19, 2019
Gold prices end lower to mark their first loss in four sessions, a day after the Federal Reserve delivered a widely expected interest rate cut but left traders uncertain on the outlook for further easing.
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Sep 19, 2019
The technical and economic barriers to a carbon-free economy are falling rapidly, but entrenched stakeholders could still delay the necessary transition to clean energy.
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Sep 19, 2019
Facebook Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off a lobbying trip to the capital by sparring with senators at a private dinner over a range of online woes including election security, privacy and competition.
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Sep 19, 2019
Users under 18 are being blocked from seeing some diet and cosmetic surgery posts.
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Sep 19, 2019
Patrick Byrne's final parting shot as Overstock CEO led to a huge move by short sellers to cover the positions, and after Byrne, who stepped down last month, sold off his entire stake, many are questioning whether he manipulated the market.
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Sep 19, 2019
This letter writer is embarking on an around-the-world trip with her husband and is afraid that her relative will insinuate herself into her daughter's life while she's gone.
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Sep 19, 2019
The Federal Reserve might not be able to rescue the stock market even if it wants to, thanks to mistakes its already made, says the analyst who called last year's fourth-quarter selloff.
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Sep 19, 2019
The Federal Reserve might not be able to rescue the stock market even if it wants to, thanks to mistakes its already made, says the analyst who called last year's fourth-quarter selloff.
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Sep 19, 2019
Amazon has set a goal to meet the Paris Climate Agreement objectives by 2040, 10 years early, including a pledge to emit net-zero carbon.
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Sep 19, 2019
Kevin Muir, longtime trader and market strategist at Toronto-based East West Investment Management, says he's preparing for a market storm that everybody else seems to be discounting. He explains how you can, too.
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Sep 19, 2019
Probably to Jerome Powell's deep and never-to-be-expressed frustration, the Fed is setting monetary policy in a way that increases the likelihood that Donald Trump will be re-elected next year.
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Sep 19, 2019
Katie Waldman is currently the communications director for Arizona Republican Martha McSally. Before that, she served as deputy press secretary for the DHS, where she was a public defender for the Trump administration and it's controversial policies at the border. Her next gig, according to NBC News: press secretary for Vice President Mike Pence
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Sep 19, 2019
U.K. stocks closed higher Thursday to end a three-day losing run, led higher by more defensive plays.
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Sep 19, 2019
A fresh-faced, more normal-haired version of President Donald Trump grabs a jar of Q-tips, some cotton balls and nail polish as props to explain to his son-in-law how money-laundering works. Of course, it's not real, but one day, it'll be hard to tell.
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Sep 19, 2019
New survey shows that most millennials believe they'll be rich one day — even though they aren't right now.
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Sep 19, 2019
The recent shift in stock-market leadership was to cyclical stocks from defensive sectors, not to value.
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Sep 19, 2019
Starting this year, it will be possible to be officially certified as a financial therapist.
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Sep 19, 2019
The worst paid profession improves the quality of life of millions of Americans and their elderly family members.
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Sep 19, 2019
Yemen's Houthi fighters most recently have shown how much damage can be caused by simple and cheap devices.
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Sep 19, 2019
The U.S. audit industry regulator under scrutiny for a data theft scandal with one of the world's largest audit firms has not held a public board meeting so far this year, in violation of its bylaws
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Sep 19, 2019
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday, yet rates in the mortgage market still rose.
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Sep 19, 2019
Oil futures climb Thursday, finding support after a report Saudi Arabia contacted foreign producers for crude as it attempts to fill holes in its supply chain following last weekend's attacks on the country's production facilities.
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Sep 19, 2019
Man Group CEO Luke Ellis says investors are overstating worries about how debt markets could no longer rely on a back-stop of liquidity as bank trading operations shrink.
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Sep 19, 2019
U.S. stock benchmarks Thursday morning are heading modestly higher as investors weigh better-than-expected housing and manufacturing data in the wake of the Fed interest rate cut Wednesday
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Sep 19, 2019
Competition from Amazon.com Inc was once "fantastical," but now FedEx Corp. CEO Fred Smith says he thinks about it every day.
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Sep 19, 2019
Sales volume remains elevated, but economic concerns may outweigh the bargain low rates offer.
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Sep 19, 2019
The declining prices of renewable power and electric cars mean carbon emissions will come down in earnest in the next decade, no matter what a conservative Supreme Court does.
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Sep 19, 2019
U.S. stock benchmarks Thursday morning drift higher a day after the second successive rate cut of 2019 by the Federal Reserve
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Sep 19, 2019
Our call of the day from Bernstein Research that says 10 years from now, you'll still be better off in equities, whether it hits 4,000 or 8,000.
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Sep 19, 2019
A simple guide to the many options available to young workers.
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Sep 19, 2019
Wishing for early death? Living in a dumpster? Most young adults don't see retirement in their future
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Sep 19, 2019
Advancements in machine translation technology are helping consumers, gamers and small businesses
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Sep 19, 2019
Traditional money managers are scouring the world for information to gain an edge as indexing takes over.
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Sep 19, 2019
Oil futures bounce back Thursday, finding support after a report Saudi Arabia contacted foreign producers for crude as it attempts to fill holes in its supply chain following last weekend's attacks on the country's production facilities.
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Sep 19, 2019
Our call of the day from Bernstein Research that says 10 years from now, you'll still be better off in equities, whether it hits 4,000 or 8,000.
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Sep 19, 2019
U.S. stocks on Thursday are poised to slip as Wall Street digests the second successive interest rate cut of 2019 by the Federal Reserve that is intended to forestall sluggish global economic growth and harmful trade clashes. However, the central bank failed to signal a commitment to further interest-rate reductions.
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Sep 19, 2019
Manufacturing has been hurt by U.S.-China trade tensions, weighing on some key gauges for the sector.
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Sep 19, 2019
U.S. initial jobless claims, a rough way to measure layoffs, rose 2,000 to 208,000 in the seven days ended Sept. 14, the government said Thursday.
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Sep 19, 2019
Gold trades modestly lower, building on losses seen after the Federal Reserve delivered a widely expected interest rate cut but left traders uncertain on the outlook for further easing.
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Sep 19, 2019
Our call of the day from Bernstein Research that says 10 years from now, you'll still be better off in equities, whether it hits 4,000 or 8,000.
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Sep 19, 2019
U.S. stocks on Thursday are poised to slip as Wall Street digests the second successive interest rate cut of 2019 by the Federal Reserve that is intended to forestall sluggish global economic growth and harmful trade clashes. However, the central bank failed to signal a commitment to further interest-rate reductions.
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Sep 19, 2019
These are the exact dates to start searching for the best deals, and the best days to fly.
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Sep 19, 2019
The Trump administration proposed multiple solutions to the homelessness crisis, including deregulation and policing.
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Sep 19, 2019
At least 20 states have free college programs in some fashion, in addition to another 150 cities, counties and school districts.
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Sep 19, 2019
For all of the complaints from major banks about the potential disruption from Brexit, fewer than 1,000 positions have been moved out of the U.K. to Europe, according to a survey released Thursday.
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Sep 19, 2019
‘It feels like a good step forward'
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Sep 19, 2019
Already, the Fed's rate cut has affected banks' decision-making.
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Sep 19, 2019
In hiring companies known as online program managers, universities give up what is often a large share of revenues.
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Sep 19, 2019
‘There's basically that 24-hour cooling period before you actually execute on that transaction,' a consumer psychologist said.
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Sep 19, 2019
A new study says some people are Grinches when it comes to adding that 20%. Do you fit that bill?
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Sep 19, 2019
Central bankers are chasing the wrong target — 2% inflation — with interest-rate policies that have demonstrated little effectiveness for at least the last decade.
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Sep 19, 2019
The worst paid profession improves the quality of life of millions of Americans and their elderly family members.
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Sep 19, 2019
‘By the time we retire in early 2027, we should have about $2 million in investments.'
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Sep 19, 2019
Here's the rundown on jobs, housing, weather and cost of living in the Sunshine State.
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Sep 19, 2019
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Thursday downgraded its assessment of the global economy to the worst growth rate since the financial crisis.
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Sep 19, 2019
A little prep work can help you get cash without the expense on your next trip.
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Sep 19, 2019
There's no doubt about the health benefits of taking a break from regular alcohol consumption.
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Sep 19, 2019
‘There's basically that 24-hour cooling period before you actually execute on that transaction,' a consumer psychologist said.
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Sep 19, 2019
Banks led European stock markets higher on Thursday, as central banks across the globe loosen monetary policy while making it easier for lenders to obtain short-term financing.
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Sep 19, 2019
They should be holding more fixed-income investments than every other generation.
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Sep 19, 2019
The world's largest liquor maker said it expects first half organic operating profit growth in-line with, or slightly behind, organic net sales growth.
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Sep 19, 2019
The group maintained its guidance of GBP725 million in pretax profit for the year, and said that earnings per share is expected to rise 5.2%.
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Sep 19, 2019
What can we learn from other countries to help our retirees?
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Sep 18, 2019
Asian markets were mixed in early trading Thursday, as the Bank of Japan kept its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged following the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest-rate cut.
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Sep 18, 2019
In another blow to the vaping industry, CBS Corp., WarnerMedia and Viacom Inc. reportedly said Wednesday that they will no longer air commercials for electronic cigarettes.
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Sep 18, 2019
Patrick Byrne's dramatic exit from Overstock.com Inc. had a surprise second act Wednesday, as the former chief executive sold his large stake in the company and blamed the Securities and Exchange Commission, which he referred to as "the Deep State's pets."
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Sep 18, 2019
Apple Inc. and the Walt Disney Co. could have merged had Steve Jobs not died, Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger believes.
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Sep 18, 2019
Fed Chair Jerome Powell doesn't know the answer, he knows he doesn't know, and he knows you know he doesn't know. So quit asking.
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Sep 18, 2019
Apple Inc. said Wednesday its head of communications was leaving the company, the latest of several senior executive departures this year as the tech giant reorients its business amid flagging iPhone sales.
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Sep 18, 2019
AT&T Inc. is exploring parting with its DirecTV satellite unit, people familiar with the matter said, a move that would mark a sharp course correction for the phone giant's chief executive, Randall Stephenson, after years of bulking up the company into a media conglomerate.
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