A customer pays for his purchases inside a Lowe’s store in Cary, North Carolina. Jim R. Bounds | Bloomberg | Getty Images Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Wednesday: Raymond James initiated Lululemon & Nike as ‘outperform’ & Footlocker as ‘underperform’ Raymond James said in its initiation of several retailers that overall
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Courtney Keating | Getty Images The past two years have been halcyon times for small businesses searching for capital. The lending landscape has never been higher during the post-recession era, and approval rates have increased steadily at big banks, regional and community banks and at institutional lenders for an ongoing basis. For instance, the SBA
A interview with billionaire debt investor and founder of Oaktree Capital Management, Howard Marks. In this interview Howard discusses the six tenets of investing he uses at Oaktree to select investments. Howard also talks about risk, best financial decision he has made and gives advice for small investors. ? Books by Howard Marks and his
null Getty It’s been a terrific year for one specific group of funds—and that means, if you’re one of many people who own them, you need to be very careful. I’m talking about senior-loan (also known as floating-rate) funds, which have made big gains in 2019. That’s lulled many folks into a false sense of
DETROIT, MI – JULY 24: Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) … [+] participates in a Presidential Candidates Forum at the NAACP 110th National Convention on July 24, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. The theme of this years Convention is, When We Fight, We Win. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Getty Images You’ve heard
Exterior of One Steuart Lane, poised to become the newest build in San Francisco’s ultra-luxury … [+] residential market. Binyan Studios San Francisco, Calif. — Paramount Group, Inc. and SRE Group Ltd., today unveiled a first look at final renderings of the highly anticipated new luxury waterfront community, One Steuart Lane, located in San Francisco’s
An interview and Q&A with billionaire investor and founder of the world’s largest Hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio. In this interview, Ray discusses his early life and career, including the path to starting his hedge fund Bridgewater Associates. Ray also talks about economic risks and how these have previously played out in the past.
Starbucks’ holiday drinks Source: Starbucks For the holidays this year, Starbucks is sticking to proven customer favorites. The coffee chain’s holiday offerings can make or break its fiscal first-quarter sales. Two years ago, disappointing holiday offers and merchandise dragged down U.S. same-store sales by 1%. Combined with sluggish growth of its core beverages, U.S. same-store
A visitor holds illuminated controllers while wearing a prototype of the Sony Project Morpheus virtual reality gaming headset at the IFA tech show in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 3. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images LISBON, Portugal — Europe’s technology industry is thriving and showing signs that it can compete with the U.S., the
Occidental Petroleum Jay L. Clendenin | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Occidental Petroleum said on Monday it would slash spending on big projects by 40% next year, as it missed earnings estimates in its first results after closing its $38 billion purchase of rival Anadarko Petroleum. Analysts and activist investors have been pushing the
This fall, resist the temptation to just re-elect all of last year’s workplace benefits. Employers are rolling out their benefits packages for 2020, and that means it’s time for you to choose your health-care, life insurance and disability coverage for the new year. Failure to pay attention means you could miss out on valuable opportunities
Bridgewater Associates co-Chairman Ray Dalio said Tuesday that the U.S. will have little choice but to raise taxes in the coming years to offset its mounting liabilities and debts. Dalio, who founded the hedge fund in 1975, told CNBC from the Greenwich Economic Forum that the national debt, pension liabilities and health-care liabilities will ultimately
Earlier this year, Rockets of Awesome landed a $12.5 million investment from Foot Locker to help it grow. Source: Rockets of Awesome Rachel Blumenthal is no stranger to starting a business. When the 39-year-old launched Rockets of Awesome, an online kids clothing subscription service and e-commerce site, back in 2016, she was already a seasoned
An interview and Q&A with billionaire Private Equity titian and co-founder of The Carlyle Group, David Rubenstein. In this interview, David discusses his life, the skills needed to raise funds for a Private Equity fund and the future of the Private Equity industry. David also gives advice on how to succeed at your career and
Put more into your piggy bank with tax-planning strategies for capital gains. Getty Let’s say you own stock that may generate a big capital gain when you sell it. It could be shares in Apple or Amazon that you purchased a long time ago, founder’s stock in a startup that turned into a hot IPO
null Getty There’s no question that the world of news is changing. The chances are that you’re accessing this piece from your mobile device, a departure from the way that we consumed our news a decade ago. Now, the news landscape may be changing again. Once deeply connected to for-profit organizations, media outlets are considering
Every week, we wrote ads. Depending on how well you were doing as an agent, you got either one, two, … [+] or three ads. Getty When did “advertising” morph into “marketing?” And precisely how well is either working for real estate in 2019? When I entered the residential brokerage business in the fall of
An interview with billionaire and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett. In this interview, Warren discusses how he picks stocks and thinks about investments, including how the wider economy plays into his strategy. Warren also talks about how his current investments are performing, the state of the global economy and political issues. ?Books about Warren
The Match Group OkCupid dating application is shown on an Apple iPhone. Gaia Squarci | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Match Group tanked 16% after the company topped third-quarter earnings expectations and matched revenue estimates at $541 million, though reported disappointing fourth-quarter revenue guidance. The parent
Peloton CEO John Foley, center, celebrates his company’s IPO at the Nasdaq MarketSite, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 in New York. Mark Lennihan | AP Peloton Interactive reports earnings for the first time since going public before the bell Tuesday. The company, which sells connected fitness equipment and subscriptions to stream its workout classes, made its