Containers sit at the Yangshan Port in Shanghai, China, Aug. 6, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters Small business confidence has dropped to a level not seen since 2017, matching the all-time low since CNBC and SurveyMonkey began taking the pulse of Main Street in a quarterly survey three years ago. Business confidence is now lower
“There’s a force in the universe that makes things happen. And all you have to do is get in touch with it, stop thinking, let things happen, and be the ball.” The movie Caddyshack opens with Chevy Chase’s character sharing this little piece of advice to his young caddy. It turns out, following this advice
Digital assets are growing in value and popularity Getty The attention and money flowing into digital currencies have never been higher. Bitcoin has seen a resurgence in valuation in 2019 and Facebook continues to explore its own digital currency offering, Libra. Cryptocurrencies and digital currencies are a reflection of the world we live in: a
As the market is starting to suggest, we’re likely heading for a downturn. For the real estate industry (that only recently stopped licking its wounds from the Great Recession), this is surely a constant on all minds, especially those of us in brokerage leadership. How bad will this recession really be? I find that it’s
Ruby Gadelrab and Jill Hagenkord of MDisrupt Ruby Gadelrab and Jill Hagenkord Before Theranos raised hundreds of millions of dollars, forged a partnership with Walgreens and started using its flawed blood-testing technology with patients, a thorough due diligence process might have raised red flags about the company’s methods and practices. Two industry executives — Rudy
President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters The U.S.-China trade war is going to have a larger impact on growth than Goldman Sachs originally estimated. The firm lowered its fourth-quarter growth
The odds are not the same for all investors. Getty This week was a good reminder of how quickly the market can turn. After selling off -3.7% at Monday’s low, the S&P 500 recovered to close down a mere 0.3% on the week. It takes a great manager to make money in a bad market. This
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An interview with billionaire and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett. In this interview, Warren discusses his strategy for investing in the stock market and the difference to those who speculate. Warren also talks about his life philosophy of not having material goods in excess and the importance of working with others you like. ????Books
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