If it’s hard to believe that one fish could be worth a mind-boggling $2.6 million, then you’re probably not familiar with the high-stakes world of tournament sports fishing. The White Marlin Open in Ocean City, Maryland, is a week-long fishing competition held annually in August and in the fishing world, it’s basically the Super Bowl.
Billionaires Carl Icahn and Warren Buffett. Getty Images (l) | CNBC (r) Activist investor Carl Icahn thinks Occidental Petroleum CEO Vicki Hollub got played by the Oracle of Omaha himself, Warren Buffett, in the company’s effort to buy Anadarko Petroleum. “Buffett figuratively took her to the cleaners,” Icahn said in a letter to shareholders Monday.
If some financial advisors seem to know clients’ needs before they do, there’s a good chance software is part of the reason. Financial technology — or fintech, for short — has increased competition in the advice business via automated online platforms. Yet at the same time, advisors have found that those digital advances have bolstered
Westend61 | Getty Images When it comes to financial independence, it probably comes as no surprise that parents and children are not on the same page. What is surprising is that young Americans anticipate being financially independent several years earlier than their parents expect them to. Young Americans say they’ll be financially independent by age
They started out studying the immune response to brain tumors in children. But what they found may not only stop tumors from growing, but halt Alzheimer’s disease as well. Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital—the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children—have discovered a pathway that prevents the buildup of
Social Security may be one of your largest assets. What and when you collect will make a huge difference to your lifetime benefits. Today’s column addresses spousal benefit filing options after reaching full retirement age, when to begin benefits to ensure a certain benefit amount, when and how Social Security makes certain payments, information available
Blue World Voyages offering 40 luxury residences for sale Blue World Voyages Blue World Voyages, billing itself as the “world’s first sports, fitness and wellness-focused” cruise line recently joined forces with Compass Florida, the luxury brokerage firm to market 40 luxury residences on its 720-foot inaugural ship. Each cruise on this custom redesigned ship can accommodate
In this photo illustration, a container of Johnson’s baby powder made by Johnson and Johnson sits on a table on July 13, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Johnson & Johnson will make its case to dismiss thousands of lawsuits alleging its talc-based baby powder causes ovarian cancer in a crucial
The “Options Action” traders share three options trading strategies to kick off the week. Mike Khouw illustrated a call calendar in Facebook. Dan Nathan broke down a put spread in Tesla. Karen Finerman looked into a risk reversal in Foot Locker. Disclosure Trader disclosure: Dan is Long EA July / Sept call calendar. DIS July /
Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Co. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Following a record breaking opening weekend for “The Lion King,” CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the Disney’s stock is an insurance play for investors. “Disney is just an annuity stream,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the