WeWork’s parent company just filed for an IPO this week, and it could go public as early as Septmeber. The company joined the flurry of tech IPOs in 2019, but also revealed a massive $900 million loss in the first half of 2019, causing investors to worry about the downside risks. What if the economy
The allegations by Madoff whistleblower Harry Markopolos of a $38 billion fraud at General Electric are “at best disingenuous” and “at worst highly inaccurate,” according to Nick Heymann, co-group head of global industrial infrastructure at the William Blair financial services firm. “You got the stock on sale yesterday for absolutely no basis. This is why
The average American has $38,000 in debt — a quarter of which comes directly from credit card charges. In December 2018, consumer debt overall hit a record high $4 trillion. Experts say a significant amount of this debt can be explained by what they call “money disorders.” Brad Klontz, author of “Mind Over Money” and
Congratulations, you have finally signed your estate planning documents. Now, where do you keep them? Many lawyers (myself included) will hold your original documents in their firm’s will vault. Years ago, that consisted of an actual vault or bank safe that was locked and fire proof. Nowadays, many law firms use fireproof, locked file cabinets.
A job seeker shakes hands with a representative during a Hiring Our Heroes career fair in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its new state level employment report on August 16, 2019. Photographer: Allison Hess/Bloomberg © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP The federal government just released its
The Long Island City skyline from across the East River on September 19, 2017. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP) (LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images) AFP/Getty Images If Long Island City, N.Y. needed Amazon, you wouldn’t know it from continued robust development, sales and leasing momentum just across the East River from Midtown Manhattan. For many years
A screen displays the share price for pharmaceutical maker AbbVie on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved AbbVie‘s new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, a win for the drugmaker seeking to widen its portfolio as its blockbuster flagship therapy Humira faces
John Deere combine harvesters sit on display during the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Deere fell on Friday after the equipment company missed earnings expectations for its fiscal third quarter and lowered guidance for the full year, saying farmers
Traders work before the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 14, 2019 in New York City. JOHANNES EISELE | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading on Friday: General Electric — Shares of General Electric rose nearly 9% after analysts and the company’s CEO stood
The Hennessey Venom F5 concept vehicle is displayed during the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach, California, U.S., on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images For classic car fans, there’s only one place to be this week: California’s Monterey Peninsula where more than a dozen different events