US – China trade war, boxing flag fists Getty Beijing sent another warning to America over rare earths: trade war or not, we could squeeze you, at any time. That’s according to a recent Global Times, editorial, which argues that China has several tactical options besides this one in the rare earth market. “China doesn’t
A spike in announcements of bonus payments for workers followed the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in December 2017, and President Trump took credit for the extra payouts. They were, he said, just the beginning of a protracted period of real compensation growth fueled in part by the cut in corporate
Brownstones in Manhattan’s West Village. Getty When you think of a star-studded neighborhood, the quiet, low-rise neighborhood of the West Village is not what may come to mind. The quaint neighborhood on the Hudson River in lower Manhattan, however, is chock-full of A-listers who enjoy both anonymity and luxury in its maze of streets. Though
A presentation by professor of corporate finance and equity valuation, Aswath Damodaran. In this interview, Aswath discusses the life cycles of a company and how this affects its valuation. Aswatch also talks about the difference in life cycles between tech and non-tech companies.???? Books by Aswath Damodaran are located at the bottom of the description❗
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Digital-Life-Design conference in Munich, Germany, on January 16, 2017. Tobias Hase | dpa | Getty Images Microsoft stock rose after the company released better-than-expected earnings results for the fourth quarter of its 2019 fiscal year. Here are the key numbers: Earnings: $1.37 per share, excluding certain items, vs.
A man smokes with the electronic tobacco heater IQOS (I quit ordinary smoking) of the tobacco company Philip Morris. Sebastian Kahnert | picture alliance | Getty Images Philip Morris International beat second-quarter earnings and revenue estimates while hiking its full-year forecast as its new tobacco products gain momentum. The tobacco giant is trying to pivot
Central bankers need to act quickly and forcefully when rates are low and economic growth is slowing, New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said Thursday. The influential policymaker delivered a speech discussing what should be done when central banks are near the “zero lower bound,” or close to as low as rates can go.
Flood waters cover a neighbourhood street after Tropical Storm Barry passed through in Mandeville, Louisiana on July 14, 2019. SETH HERALD | AFP | Getty Images Hurricane Barry dumped more than 23 in. of rain in places as it stormed up the Mississippi River Valley from Louisiana and Alabama to Arkansas and as far north
Signage is displayed outside Morgan Stanley & Co. headquarters in the Times Square neighborhood of New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Morgan Stanley‘s rich clients may have gotten surprised by their tax bills this year. The bank’s wealth management business was hit by an unexpectedly high outflow of deposits in the second
Photo by Hero Images via Getty Images Healthy couples retiring in 2019 will have to dig deep to cover medical expenses. A 65-year-old couple in good health will need $387,644 to pay for health-care costs for the remainder of their lives, according to HealthView Services, a provider of health-care cost projection software. That sum includes