If you’re traveling on your own, no problem. Just book your tickets. All you have to do is compare prices on an airfare search site to find the cheapest flight available. But what about when you’re traveling with family and friends? Here’s where it gets interesting. You could shop the usual way–entering the total number of
Invesco Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment ETF (PEJ) is a fund that invests mainly in consumer cyclical and communication companies. A little over twenty-five percent of the ETF is invested directly in the U.S. restaurant industry. I estimate that thirty-one percent of the ETF has U.S. restaurant exposure. It is for this reason that I am
Nearly 75% of all Twitter stock is owned not by individuals but by institutional investors who buy large stakes in companies for their clients. The names below shuffle places on the list from time to time, but the latest figures available, for mid-June 2019, place The Vanguard Group, Inc. at the top of the heap
European governments have warned of an alarming rise in the number of coronavirus infections across the continent from west to east, an autumnal second wave that threatens to overwhelm hospitals and will sharply increase the death toll in the weeks ahead. “The situation is grave,” Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, said on Friday, a day
(L-R) Lloyd Blankfein and David Solomon attend NYSCF Annual Summer Cocktail Reception at Private Residence on July 15, 2016 in Sagaponack, NY. Sean Zanni | Patrick McMullan | Getty Images Goldman Sachs is moving to claw back tens of millions of dollars in compensation it’s paid executives including CEO David Solomon and former CEO Lloyd
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Intel (INTC) — The chipmaker reported third-quarter earnings of $1.11 per share, in line with estimates. Revenue was higher than expected at $18.33 billion, while analysts surveyed by Refinitiv expected $18.25 billion. The company’s Data Center Group, however, saw revenue decline by 7%
One out of two college students knows “housing insecurity” by heart, first-hand. As many as 68,000 claim to be homeless. That data came before the novel coronavirus struck, heat-seeking America’s and the world’s most vulnerable. So when sustainable urbanism grad student Armelle Coutant and three of her Stanford University colleagues set out on a sleep-deprived
Kenny Williamson | Moment | Getty Images A local authority in the U.K. is to provide university researchers with a house to test low-carbon technologies, with the collaboration set to gather potentially valuable data which could inform how buildings are designed in the years ahead. The partnership, between Hull City Council and the University of
New York City will shift $466 million to the current fiscal year’s capital budget to tackle affordable housing needs, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. This restores about half the amount the administration cut amid COVID-19 related austerity. The acceleration within the city’s affordable housing plan will increase the capital allocation this fiscal year to more
America’s top airlines are considered some of the best employers in the U.S. Perhaps that’s why competition is so fierce for airline jobs. In 2017, Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) received 200,000 applications for about 1,000 flight attendant openings, meaning fewer than 1% of applicants were hired. Mathematically speaking, that means it is five times harder
Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden clashed over the best way to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in a final presidential debate on Thursday night that was less chaotic than their first encounter. Mr Biden slammed Mr Trump over his handling of the crisis, accusing the president of hiding the severity of the threat
Like most asset classes, global bonds have seen very little action over the past few months. The Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX) is virtually unchanged since I wrote “BNDX: Another Wave Lower In Global Bonds Is Likely” three months ago; this may be the calm before the storm. The economic situation has changed a
Like any type of loan, life insurance policy loans come with pros and cons. It is important to look at both aspects before deciding whether to borrow against your whole life insurance policy. Pros of a Life Insurance Policy Loan Getting a life insurance policy loan is quick and easy. Since you are borrowing against your own assets, there
Hong Kong’s securities regulator has fined Goldman Sachs’s Asia business a record $350m for serious deficiencies in risk compliance and money laundering controls in relation to Malaysia’s 1MDB. The Hong Kong fine is the first of more than $2bn of new penalties set to be announced on Thursday as regulators from the US to the
Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones has turned more bullish on bitcoin, calling it the best inflation hedge. “I like bitcoin even more now than then. It’s in the first inning and has a long way to go,” Jones said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Thursday. He first revealed his bitcoin investment in May and
Is a vaccine the real risk to the market? Stocks are within 1% to 2% of their historic highs because of the belief that: 1) stimulus of some form is coming, 2) the election will not devolve into chaos, and 3) an effective vaccine will be available in early 2021. Five vaccines — from Moderna,
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Coca-Cola (KO) – Coca-Cola beat estimates by 9 cents a share, with quarterly earnings of 55 cents per share. Revenue topped forecasts as well. The partial reopening of theaters and restaurants helped the company’s results, and an organic sales decline of 6% was
Housing starts per 1,000 people are at the lowest rate in history. Zonda (Meyers Research) Three months, or just 90 days. That’s the current forecast of new home supply that we have in the US, which is an all-time low, says Ali Wolf, chief economist at Zonda, a data, media and advisory company serving the
Pedestrians walk past a home with a “Sold” sign in San Francisco. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sales of existing homes rose a higher-than-expected 9.5 % in September to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 6.54 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were up 20.9% annually. Sales could
The securities industry saw its pre-tax profits rise 82% to $27.6 billion in the first six months of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. To put it in perspective, this year’s first-half profits were about equal to 2019’s full-year profits of $28.1 billion. “An injection
In this video, I want to share with you exactly behind What the Butterfly is when it comes to Trading Options and why you may want to trade the Butterfly. The Butterfly’s just a fancy name for a type of spread because it looks like a butterfly. You can trade a butterfly to the upside
Key Takeaways OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has settled with the U.S. DOJ However, the company has insufficient assets to pay the full amount Numerous state and local government suits still proceed The Sackler family is under scrutiny for massive withdrawals Purdue Pharma LP has reached a $8.34 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice
Asset managers are seeking to raise almost $300bn to plough into private lending deals with groups such as Goldman Sachs and Oaktree hoping to lure investors away from frothy public markets. Publicly traded debt and equity securities have surged in price this year after central banks and governments across the world unleashed trillions of dollars
The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb Markets institutional European- and U.S.-listed ETF platforms. European-Listed ETFs Total traded volume Notional volume executed on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF marketplace reached EUR 30.7 billion in September. The proportion of transactions processed via Tradeweb’s Automated Intelligent Execution (AiEX) tool was 72%. Adriano Pace, head
Malaysia’s vast tropical jungles are becoming a big tourist draw, but expats cluster around its two biggest cities: Kuala Lumpur and George Town, both on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. George Town is an island city just across a channel from the mainland, and it is a big draw when expats living in
One of the biggest US public pension funds has frozen new investments with Apollo Global Management, as growing concerns about founder Leon Black’s relationship with the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein take a toll on the $414bn private equity group. The Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System said it had a discussion with Apollo last week
JPMorgan’s Business Complete Banking service Source: JP Morgan JPMorgan Chase is making a play to sell more services to millions of American small business owners, pushing into an area pioneered by fintech firms including Square, PayPal and First Data, CNBC has learned. The bank is rolling out a checking account that is paired with a
Would you talk differently if you knew a machine was listening to you and grading you based on what you were saying, or based on whether you were using positive or negative words, or even if the sound of your voice was optimistic or pessimistic? Apparently, Wall Street executives are talking differently. They are trying to
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Verizon (VZ) – Verizon beat estimates by 3 cents a share, with quarterly earnings of $1.25 per share. Revenue was essentially in line with forecasts. Verizon also increased the bottom end of its full-year earnings guidance, and added more phone subscribers than analysts
Andrew Cuomo attends a 9/11 memorial service on September 11, 2020. (Photo by Michael M. … [+] Santiago/Getty Images) Getty Images New York governor Andrew Cuomo extended the ban on Covid-related commercial evictions and foreclosures on Tuesday. Landlords are now prevented from attempting to oust commercial tenants through January 1. The moratorium had been set
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- …
- 93
- Next Page »