Paul Bradbury | OJO Images | Getty Images Investing can be stressful. Anyone holding stocks and bonds through the 2008 financial crisis knows that all too well. For the financial advisors who help investors navigate the investment markets, it’s no picnic, either. A recent survey of investors and financial advisors by the Financial Planning Association
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The best time to prepare for being let go is while you’re still punching in at work. While employment overall has been rosy — the unemployment rate went down 20 basis points to 3.6% in April, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — signs of job cuts are emerging. Last month, U.S.-based businesses
Traders and financial professionals work at the opening bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), May 6, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Stock picking is making a comeback as active investors are on pace for one of their best years in a
TransferWise co-founders Taavet Hinrikus and Kristo Kaarmann. TransferWise TransferWise, the money transfer company that’s taking on Western Union, is valued at $3.5 billion after a new investment round, making it Europe’s most valuable financial technology start-up. In lowering fees and adding a slick online platform to help consumers move money globally and track their transfers,
Customers shop at a Target store in Seattle, Washington. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Target is set to report first-quarter earnings before the bell Wednesday. Here’s what analysts are expecting, based on Refinitiv data: Earnings per share, adjusted: $1.43 Revenues: $17.52 billion Same-store sales: up 4.2% Target’s earnings follow those of rival Walmart
It’s not fast and may be years from visiting your neighborhood, but a walking robot is part of Ford’s vision for how its autonomous vehicles deliver packages and goods in the future. The robot known as Digit, designed and built by Agility Robotics, walks upright on two legs, goes up and down stairs and can
Once primarily used for financing purchases such as washing machines or winter coats when the economy was floundering, layaway has a whole new look. Now called point-of-sale loans, installment payments are once again shaking up how consumers finance purchases — on everything from sneakers to skin care. “As brick-and-mortar retailers continue to face challenges, many
Deutsche Bank is standing by its call for a 30% return on the S&P 500 this year, despite increasing global fears over the escalating U.S.-China trade dispute. Binky Chadha — head of asset allocation and chief equity strategist at the firm — told CNBC on Tuesday he is keeping the S&P target at 3,250, which
Jonya | Getty Images Economic optimism among young people is at record lows around the world, according to a new research. Deloitte’s 2019 Millennial Survey, published Monday, found that younger generations are not particularly satisfied with their financial situations, jobs, or governments. Researchers from the management consultancy surveyed 13,416 millennials across 42 countries and 3,009
Shoppers enter the Nordstrom store April 1, 2003 on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Scott Olson | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Nordstrom tanked more than 9% in extended trading after the department store reported first-quarter results that missed on the top and bottom lines. Nordstrom reported earnings
People approaching Kohl’s department store in Mount Kisco, New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Kohl’s on Tuesday reported mixed earnings for the first quarter but trimmed its outlook for the full year, sending shares tumbling more than 10%. The retailer for the first time in two years also missed same-store sales expectations. CEO Michelle Gass
Dr. William Hurlbut, Paul Dabrowski and Dr. Samarth Kulkarni during a panel discussion ” Genetics, CRISPR and Medical Ethics” at the CNBC Healthy Returns conference in New York on May 21, 2019. Astrid Stawiarz | CNBC After a Chinese scientist last year made history by using CRISPR technology to genetically modify two newborns, the scientific
When Julie Penwell graduates from Central Washington University this spring, she plans to pursue the career she has been dreaming about since she was 15-years-old — that of a personal financial planner. Penwell decided to pursue the profession after a high school financial planning class gave her what she describes as “base level financial literacy”
Hero Images | Getty Images When it comes to putting a ring on it, younger generations are saying yes, but for less money. Two-thirds of younger Americans — Generation Z and young millennials — think an engagement ring should cost less than $2,500, according to a new survey from TD Ameritrade. That is about half
Boeing Co. 737 Max planes are seen at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2019. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jefferies expects Boeing to launch a new plane later than its analysts anticipated as the company grapples with an ongoing crisis related to its 737 Max plane.
You know there’s an underlying problem when investment firms start to cut exposure to a particular asset class. Goldman Sachs’ decision last week to slash exposure to emerging markets is an indication of the current situation for these economies. The bank’s asset management arm said it had scaled back its “overweight” exposure to emerging market
Visitors try out the Huawei Mate S smartphone. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Alphabet Inc’s Google said Tuesday that it plans to work with China’s Huawei over the next 90 days, shortly after the U.S. temporarily eased some trade restrictions on the world’s second-largest smartphone maker. The move marks a sudden
There’s an expense lurking on the horizon for retirees that is largely unpredictable but likely: Long-term care. With premiums skyrocketing on insurance policies designed to cover that cost, financial advisors are turning to a variety of other strategies to help clients prepare for a day when they might need help with daily living activities such
Billionaire technology investor and philanthropist Robert F. Smith announces he will provide grants to wipe out the student debt of the entire 2019 graduating class at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Sunday, May 19, 2019. Steve Schaefer | Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP Nearly 400 young men at Morehouse College learned on Sunday that their commencement speaker
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, carrying the Arabsat 6A communications satellite, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 11, 2019. Thom Baur | Reuters SpaceX has hurtled to the top of the launch industry over the past decade, last year bringing in more revenue than any other rocket company, according
Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Eyeballing that Mega Millions jackpot? Good ol’ Uncle Sam is, too. After more than two months of twice-weekly drawings with no one matching all six numbers, the top prize has climbed to $367 million for Tuesday night’s drawing. The last jackpot won was on March 12,
AlexRaths | Getty Images Start-ups’ fears of being strong-armed to focus on short-term profits is one reason some are opting to stay private. But those fears may be overblown, if the historical performance of money-losing biotechs is any indication. Much like consumer tech companies going public in 2019 — biotech companies rarely make money going
Source: Lumentum Mobile phone parts producer Lumentum on Monday was the first U.S. company to confirm formally it was halting shipments to Huawei Technologies , following export restrictions put in place by the United States Department of Commerce. The company, which is seen as a major supplier of Apple’s Face ID technology, said it cannot
Business Wire | Source: Snap, Inc. Snap on Monday announced the appointment of Derek Andersen as chief financial officer. Andersen has served as the company’s vice president of finance since July. He previously spent seven years at Amazon, where he was also vice president of finance after a stint as finance director, and before that
A tribute to Jack Bogle, founder and retired CEO of The Vanguard Group, is displayed on the bell balcony over the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, January 17, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters If you’re a follower of Jack Bogle’s legendary investment philosophy, you want to buy low-cost index
Kevin Plank, CEO, Under Armour Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday: J.P. Morgan upgraded Under Armour to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’ J.P. Morgan upgraded the stock after positive meetings with management. “We hosted HQ meetings in Baltimore with CEO Kevin Plank, COO/President Patrik Frisk, CFO David Bergman and Chief Digital Officer Paul
There are two schools of thought on 61-year-old SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son. To quote from the 1990s animated cartoon theme song for “Pinky and the Brain”: One is a genius, the other’s insane. Son is one of the world’s wealthiest men, with a net worth of more than $20 billion. He founded a Japanese wireless
Cisco’s Chairman and CEO Chuck Robbins speaks to participants during the Viva Technologie show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles in Paris on May 24, 2018. Chesnot | Getty Images Cisco shares rose 3% after hours on Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter of its 2019 fiscal year, which
Oil prices jumped on Monday after Saudi Arabia indicated a possible rollover of output curbs amid political supply risks, but that support is likely to be short-lived due to fundamental changes in the energy industry, an expert said on Monday. “It’s alright to talk about supply-side risks, but that’s sort of near-term … I don’t
Warren Buffett Gerard Miller | CNBC Billionaire Warren Buffett is a master when it comes to investing. The Berkshire Hathaway CEO is famous for buying and holding stock — and not giving in to the volatility of the market. He’s also well-known for taking big stakes in companies, such as the $900 million worth of
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