Month: December 2019

Getty The 12 Days of Charitable Giving for 2019 has officially wrapped. Here’s the complete list of charities in the series:  Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination for their favorite charity. This was one of the busiest years for the series: I received numerous submissions. I reviewed every nomination carefully and tried to
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Skyline of Miami, Florida, USA around Sunset. Getty Here’s the 2020’s update on the luxury residential market. Look to Millennials to give the luxury segment a boost over the next decade as their wealth increases along with the desire to own luxury real estate. According to coldwellbankerluxury.com’s, A Look At Wealth 2019: Millennial Millionaires, “By 2030,
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Doug McMillon, chief executive officer Walmart Jonathan Fickies | Bloomberg | Getty Images After two deadly shootings at Walmart stores over the summer, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made a surprising move.  The retailer on Sept. 3 said it would halt sales of ammunition for assault-style rifles and handguns and that it would begin asking shoppers
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Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The two countries had been formalizing the agreement since earlier this month. Mark Schiefelbein/AFP via Getty Images Topline: China’s top negotiator, Vice-Premier Liu He, will lead a delegation to Washington this week to sign the much-anticipated phase one trade deal, marking a significant de-escalation of the
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“Facades are where the public is directly exposed to architecture.” Getty What if there was a conference series from coast to coast about new building exteriors? Facades+ is that series. The goal is to provide a focal point on next-generation facades. To do so, Facades+ convenes building professionals to share insights about design, materials, fabrication,
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U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher Monday morning. At around 2:00 a.m. ET, Dow futures climbed 23 points, indicating a slightly higher open of just 2 points. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes were also marginally higher. U.S. equities have enjoyed a strong rally in December, with the main indexes hitting record highs last
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Logo and mascot ‘Ali cattle’ at the headquarters of Alibaba Group in Hangzhou. Zhang Peng | LightRocket | Getty Images Technology and bank stocks in Asia dominated the top picks for analysts in 2019, as shares in the region made strong gains this year. Mainland Chinese stocks also rallied this year, with the Shanghai composite
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broken chinese fortune cookie with 2020 and red hearts on the paper slip on a dark background with… [+] copy space, new year concept, high angle view from above Getty As my regular readers know, I am a huge proponent of diversification, as I consider it one of the best ways to sleep well at
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