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
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: AutoZone (AZO) – The auto parts retailer earned $14.30 per share for its first quarter, better than the $13.74 per share consensus estimate. Revenue beat forecasts as well, and comparable-store sales rose 3.4% versus the 2.5% rise expected by analysts surveyed by Refinitiv. HD Supply (HDS)
At the Dead Sea, travelers slather thick, mineral-rich mud onto their bodies and bake under the sun. In India, hot stones are strategically placed along the spine. From Iceland to New Zealand, people luxuriate in steaming natural hot springs. And in Morocco? Travelers are buried alive in sweltering hot sand in the name of health
J.P. Morgan stock is up more than 37 percent this year, but analysts at Keefe Bruyette & Woods don’t expect a repeat of that performance in 2020. The firm downgraded the stock to “market perform” from “outperform,” and placed a target price of $135 on the shares, which were trading for $134.41 at the close
Jamie Grill | Getty Images Why is it so difficult for people to do the right thing when it comes to money? We know what we should do — save for the future, track our spending and avoid credit card debt, for example. But for many of us there is a gap between what we
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses switching from retirement to spousal benefit, from spousal to retirement benefits, the availability of lump sum payments after filing and suspending, qualifying for spousal benefits and whether Social Security benefits can be garnished for back taxes. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the
The news that PG&E agreed to a $13.5 billion fire settlement with lawyers for victims means that plaintiffs are a step closer to getting compensated. But there are conditions, including approval from the Bankruptcy Court. Even assuming that court approval comes, there are big mechanics to work out too. Most big settlements of this nature
If there is one governing principle I have tried to follow in my nearly 40 years in the real estate world, it is that one should aim high at every opportunity. I’ve said before that I could have never imagined that our company would make transactions of the magnitude it has over the years, but
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
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The record-setting stock market rally will gain steam in 2020 as the stage is set for the global economy to recover, according to J.P. Morgan. Dubravko Lakos-Bujas, the bank’s chief U.S. equity strategist, set his 2020 price target for the