Smoke billows from a fire outside Ljusdal, Sweden in July, 2018. Sweden is fighting its most serious wildfires in decades, including blazes above the Arctic Circle, prompting the government to seek help from the military, hundreds of volunteers and other European nations. Maja Suslin | TT | AP Smoke from massive fires in the Arctic
Fraud finder Harry Markopolos took GE stock down more than 11% in one day with a dizzying array of charts and numbers, but also some choice words accusing analysts, ratings agencies and GE’s management of Enron-era behaviors. A day later, GE stock rebounded nearly 10% on Friday after GE CEO Larry Culp invested $2 million on the
Attendees and judges gather around a 1966 Ferrari 330 P4 Drogo Spyder motor vehicle during the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach, California, U.S., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Routinely described as the world’s most popular, elegant and exclusive classic car show, the annual Pebble
A visitor at Intel’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Day walks past a signboard during the event in Bangalore, India Manjunath Kiran | Getty Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday: Bank of America downgraded Dow Inc. to ‘underperform’ from ‘neutral’ Bank of America said it downgraded the chemical company due to global demand
When Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., travels the country to talk about his plan for Social Security reform, he often holds up a Starbucks coffee cup. The cost of that latte — about $4.50 — could also cover nine weeks of Social Security payments if you’re making $50,000 per year, Larson said he points out to
U.S. corporate bond debt continues to grow and protections are getting weaker for high yield bonds. Getty Non-financial corporate debt in the form of loans and bonds is now about $16 trillion, an equivalent of about 75% of U.S. GDP. This is an over 50% rise since 2007. Presently about a third of that debt
Credit: Getty Royalty Free Getty Even though you may be retired, the tax man is ready to take a slice of your Social Security and retirement fund payouts. How can you minimize his cut? Stephen Nelson, a wealth manager at Aldrich Wealth in Carlsbad, Calif., has some very good advice here: Larry Light: With boomers
Today’s data for July housing starts and permits was very mixed. Of course, the month on month data is volatile (and subject to very large revisions) due to difficult seasonal adjustment factors and changes in the weather, but the Year on Year (YoY) trend is more reliable. For housing starts, July’s result was far below
A interview and Q&A with billionaire debt investor and founder of Oaktree Capital Management, Howard Marks. In this interview Howard discusses how he got interested in finance and why he started Oaktree. Howard also talks about his views on the market and the role of risk in investing. ???? Books by Howard Marks and his
Take-Two Interactive Software: Plugged in for success Take-Two Interactive Software has gained more than 10% since reporting better-than-expected revenues in its fiscal first quarter and raising its full year revenue outlook. The company’s upside surprise included a 46% year-over-year increase in net bookings and 39% year-over-year improvement in net revenue. A leading video game publisher,