Posts Tagged by Stocks
The best travel rewards credit cards, from the Chase Sapphire Preferred to the Capital One Venture card
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The best travel rewards credit cards available now: Best overall: Chase Sapphire Preferred Card Best for frequent travelers: Chase Sapphire Reserve Best for easy redemptions: Capital One® Venture® Rewards Credit Card Best for luxury perks: The Platinum Card® from American Express Best for dining rewards […]
S&P/TSX composite in record territory for another day, U.S. stocks mixed
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Canada’s main stock index was in record-high territory for another day as a broad-based rally helped it move higher even as energy stocks stepped back. read more >>> Source:: CTVNews.Ca
US housing starts reach highest level in 13 years after ‘spectacular’ December surge
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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US housing starts soared nearly 17% in December to a 13-year high, according to a Friday release from the Census Bureau. The seasonally adjusted annual rate for home starts reached 1.61 million last month, topping estimates from economists surveyed by Bloomberg and leaping higher from […]
US housing starts jump 40% annually, the highest in 13 years
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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CNBC’s Diana Olick reports on a blockbuster number for US housing starts to end 2019. read more >>> Source:: CNBC.Com
The 5 most valuable US tech companies are now worth more than $5 trillion after Alphabet’s record close
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Google-parent Alphabet soared to a $1 trillion valuation Thursday, pushing the total value of the five biggest tech companies to a record $5 trillion. Apple and Microsoft both boast market caps above the four-comma threshold, while Amazon sank to a $930 billion valuation after first […]
Hong Kong airline made woman take pregnancy test
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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A Hong Kong airline forced a Japanese woman to take a pregnancy test before allowing her on a flight to a Pacific island popular with mothers seeking U.S. citizenship for their babies. read more >>> Source:: CTVNews.Ca
The 5 best credit cards for earning bonus points or cash back on your grocery spending
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Some rewards credit cards offer bonus points or cash back on purchases at the grocery store. Since this is a popular spending category, it’s worth choosing a card that will reward you for this spending. The American Express® Gold Card has the best earning rate […]
Housing starts jumped to 13-year high in December
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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CNBC’s Rick Santell and Diana Olick break down December housing starts and building permits data. read more >>> Source:: CNBC.Com
The world’s most accurate economic forecaster 8 years running told us why Trump’s Phase One trade deal is not nearly enough to prevent a looming US slowdown
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The Phase One trade deal between the US and China will not serve as a silver bullet that reignites stateside economic growth, according to Christophe Barraud, the chief economist of Market Securities. Barraud has been ranked as the top forecaster of the US economy for […]
Google parent company Alphabet is now a $1 trillion company
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Shares of Google parent company Alphabet hit a new all-time high Thursday, pushing the company’s market value to $1 trillion in the process. read more >>> Source:: CTVNews.Ca
Charles Schwab just took the broker wars to the next level by pulling the plug on a nearly $100 billion program that sold rivals’ ETFs (SCHW)
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Charles Schwab has shuttered a program used to sell products from third-party firms like State Street and BlackRock for zero commissions. The move underscores the difficult spot asset managers have found themselves in following the major brokerages’ decisions to eliminate online trading fees late last […]
SoftBank to invest $40 billion for new Indonesia capital
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Japan’s SoftBank is offering to invest $30 billion to $40 billion in the development of a new Indonesian capital, an official said Friday. read more >>> Source:: CTVNews.Ca
A Goldman Sachs client poll finds 87% expect Trump to win the next election
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Goldman Sachs surveyed dozens of its clients and found that 87% expect President Trump to win the election this year. The bank’s strategists polled attendees at a conference this week and received an average of 160 responses to their questions. Only 5% of respondents expect […]
China’s economy grew at the slowest pace in nearly 30 years as Trump’s trade war bites
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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China’s economy grew 6.1% last year, its lowest pace of growth in nearly 30 years. The slowdown from 6.6% growth in 2018 reflected the impact of China’s trade war with the US as well as tepid consumer spending, rising unemployment, and a lack of business […]
Government-imposed internet blackouts cost the global economy $8 billion in 2019, and 2020 could be even worse
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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A new report on global internet shutdowns found there were 122 major shutdowns in 2019, and in total they cost the world economy roughly $8 billion. Internet shutdowns are frequently used to clamp down on civil unrest, particularly during protests and national elections. The countries […]
China’s 2019 economic growth weakens amid Trump trade war
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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China’s economic growth sank to a new multi-decade low of 6.1 per cent in 2019 as consumer demand weakened and Beijing fought a trade war with Washington. read more >>> Source:: CTVNews.Ca
It’s time to get more excited about the Chinese property sector, JP Morgan says
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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New home prices in China have been growing at a slower pace amid broader government measures to curb speculative buying. read more >>> Source:: CNBC.Com
JetBlue is raising its bag fees for the second time in just 2 years (JBLU)
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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JetBlue is raising checked bag fees to $35 for the first bag — up from $30 — and $45 for a second bag — up from $40. Passengers can still get the old price by adding a bag to their reservation at least 24 hours […]
NBC streamer with original series to start at $5 a month
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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NBCUniversal will make a free version of its upcoming Peacock streaming service available, but it will charge some viewers at least $5 a month for original videos, returning broadcast series and a sneak peak at late-night shows. read more >>> Source:: CTVNews.Ca
My husband and I were always good with money until a surprise surgery left us with $10,000 of credit card debt. Here’s how we paid it off in 8 months.
| 01/17/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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My husband and I were always good with money — we lived within our means and didn’t carry credit card debt, so we didn’t watch our day-to-day spending too closely. However, when we both changed our jobs and were surprised by medical bills for an […]
Stocks are the most expensive since the 1980s based on one critical metric
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Traders are paying the most relative to the S&P 500’s price/earnings-to-growth ratio in more than three decades, Bank of America wrote in a Thursday note. Bank of America began tracking the PEG ratio in 1986, and the index’s current ratio of 1.8x is the highest […]
Home prices driving home remodeling: KeyBanc Capital’s Ken Zener
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Ken Zener, KeyBanc Capital Markets, joins ‘The Exchnage’ to discuss the impact a homebuilder slowdown is having on building product stocks. read more >>> Source:: CNBC.Com
CSA issues guidance on when crypto trades may be outside securities laws
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The Canadian Securities Administrators, which represents provincial regulators, says that in some cases crypto assets are clearly securities and so fall under such laws, but that there are cases where they may not apply, as some crypto-trading platforms have argued. read more >>> Source:: CTVNews.Ca
Home remodeling sees a slowdown—Here’s why
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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A weakness in home sales has hit the remodel market. CNBC’s Diana Olick reports. read more >>> Source:: CNBC.Com
How to estimate the size of your refund before you even file your taxes
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on Monday, January 27. Taxes are due on Wednesday, April 15. The sooner you file your tax return, the sooner you’ll get your tax refund if you’re owed one. Once you have your W-2 or 1099 forms, it’ll […]
Here’s where the royal family gets their money
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The Queen doesn’t get all her money from taxpayers. She profits from a land trust called the Duchy of Lancaster in addition to the estates and artwork she inherited from her father. Prince Charles paid Harry and Meghan, William and Kate, and their children a […]
Investors from the DTX Company, Forerunner, Greycroft, and others name 16 direct-to-consumer startups that will take off in 2020
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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While many direct-to-consumer upstarts matured in 2019, other new ones are emerging. Investors such as Greycroft’s Ian Sigalow, Science’s Peter Pham, and former Google and Oath exec Tim Armstrong are backing DTC startups like Kangaroo, Tonal, and StockX. Business Insider asked 16 investors which DTC […]
U.S. Senate approves new version of North American free trade agreement
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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U.S. Senators on Capitol Hill have finally approved the latest version of North America’s free trade pact. read more >>> Source:: CTVNews.Ca
Distributed Ledger Technology & the Blockchain Explained
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Housing market index beats expectations in January
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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CNBC’s Diana Olick reports on housing market index numbers for the month of January, which came in at 75, vs. 74 expected. read more >>> Source:: CNBC.Com
Tesla turns corner after testing times
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Tesla turns corner after testing times read more >>> Source:: EuroNews.Com
Homebuilder optimism slips slightly to start 2020 but is still high
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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High demand and low supply are a profitable mix for the nation’s single-family homebuilders. read more >>> Source:: CNBC.Com
Retailer Canadian Tire names Gregory Craig as new chief financial officer
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. is promoting Gregory Craig to the job of chief financial officer, replacing Dean McCann, who is retiring. read more >>> Source:: CTVNews.Ca
US green energy investment climbed to record highs in 2019 — despite the Trump administration’s stance on climate change
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The US renewable energy industry saw a 28% spending increase in 2019, ignoring the Trump administration’s views on climate change to reach a new investment record, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The sector took in $55.5 billion in investment last year, beating out Europe […]
WeWork only signed four new leases in its fourth quarter
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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WeWork only signed four new leases in the U.S. in the fourth quarter, as the company reeled in expenses following a SoftBank-led bailout. CNBC’s “Squawk Box” crew reports. read more >>> Source:: CNBC.Com
Trump’s trade deal with China left out some of the very issues that started the tariff war
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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President Donald Trump hailed the easing of trade tensions with China as the “biggest deal there is anywhere in the world.” But it failed to address some of economic issues at the heart of the bitter dispute, raising questions about whether it was worth nearly […]
AMC Theatres chooses trailers over toothpaste ads as Netflix and Disney Plus threaten big-screen audiences
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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AMC Theatres hasn’t joined rivals in running ads after movies’ publicized showtimes because it prefers to promote future flicks. AMC might also be worried about alienating movie fans. It faces a tougher fight for their attention this year as the list of online video-streaming services […]
‘Will you say, “Thank you, Mr. President” at least? Huh?’ — Trump said some crazy stuff to corporate bosses after signing the China trade deal
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Donald Trump teased some of America’s most powerful executives at the signing of his preliminary trade deal with China on Wednesday. “I sign things, and the next night, I see them on eBay,” the president jokingly complained to eBay’s interim CEO, Scott Schenkel. “Sometimes it’s […]
Real estate risks must be priced into investment process, analyst says
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Will Robson, executive director and global head of real estate solutions research at MSCI, discusses real estate trends for 2020. read more >>> Source:: CNBC.Com
China’s property sector deserves attention as it is the Chinese economy ‘weak spot’: Economist
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Neil Shearing from Capital Economics describes the “central” role that the property market plays in the Chinese economy, and how it should not be overlooked despite the spotlight being on the U.S.-China trade deal. read more >>> Source:: CNBC.Com
Coldwell Banker Campaign Vows to Support Female Leadership
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The real estate giant has launched a “What Moves Her” initiative to encourage women to aim high in the business. read more >>> Source:: Realtor.org
China’s real estate market is still going through deleveraging: JP Morgan
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Default risks and moral hazard are considered a “policy-driven experiment” in the Chinese real estate sector, says Howard Wang from JP Morgan Asset Management. read more >>> Source:: CNBC.Com
The US and China’s tech cold war is far from over, even with Trump’s trade deal. Here’s why tech companies will remain on the front lines of the trans-Pacific rivalry.
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The US and China took the first steps toward halting a near-two-year-long trade war raging between the two countries, as President Trump signed an interim trade deal with China on Wednesday But although the first phase of the deal addressed intellectual property issues that American […]
The 15 best states to retire for a low cost of living in your golden years
| 01/16/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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For anyone thinking about relocating for retirement, affordability is a big consideration. According to data from Blacktower Financial Management, the best states for retirees based on cost of living are Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Other states to make the list include Texas, New Mexico, and […]
Homebuyer demand hits highest level in 11 years
| 01/15/2020 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Purchase application volume hit the highest level since October 2009, rising 16% for the week and 8% from a year ago, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data. Refinance applications jumped 43% for the week and were 109% higher than one year ago. CNBC’s Diana Olick […]
