A Crown Resorts logo at the entrance to the Crown Melbourne casino and entertainment complex in … [+] Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg Star Entertainment Group said Friday it pulled its proposed merger with Crown Resortsâcontrolled by billionaire James Packerâamid allegations of tax evasion and lax money laundering controls at Crownâs… More
Getty Images Getty Images Key Takeaways: Alphabetâs lagging cloud may be the linchpin to its future profitability and market dominance Some of the most significant developments in Alphabetâs portfolio are those that remain unnoticed Alphabetâs market performance year to date is soaring well above its FAANG peers by a wide margin Alphabet (GOOGL) arguably hit… More
Townhouses in Memphis, TN, a city where the typical home price is just 10.5 times higher than the … [+] median one-year rental payment. getty When Karl W. Smith wrote in Bloomberg Opinion that âAmerica should become a nation of rentersâ on June 17, a key piece of his argument was that, âHouses are now… More
Summary The California-based company made its debut at the end of June, becoming the highest-valued cybersecurity IPO in history. Third Point leader Daniel Loeb (Trades, Portfolio) revealed earlier this week he entered a 10.34% stake in SentinelOne Inc. (S, Financial), which went public at the end of June. Using an event-driven, value-oriented approach to picking stocks, the guru’s New… More
bitcoin getty As a child I was told that the only thing you needed to know about trading was if the market was going to go up or down. This sounded silly to a then 10-year-old but as the years pass, I realize more and more how true it is. Crypto is going down, in… More
34% of Americans Have Found a Credit Report Error Your credit report is a pretty important document. Not only does it contain information about the loans and credit cards you have open, it contains details on how well you pay your bills. But credit reports aren’t always accurate. If yours contains a mistake, it could prevent you… More
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Getty Images Markets came roaring back on Friday. Why? Liquidity is king. And the Fed and global central banks continue to pump liquidity into the system. So, just that quickly, we have new record highs in stocks again. Earnings will kick off next week. And the numbers will be big.… More
Borrowing Is Back as Sign-Ups for Auto Loans, Credit Cards Hit Records Americans are borrowing again, in some cases at levels not seen in more than a decade. According to Equifax, consumer demand for auto loans and leases, general-purpose credit cards and personal loans was up 39% in April compared to year ago levels. It… More
This picture shows the logo of US online retail giant Amazon at the distribution center in … [+] Moenchengladbach, western Germany, on December 17, 2019. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The pandemicâs whiplash effect on inflation over the past year generated much hand-wringing… More
Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP The market has been strong over the last 2 weeks, rising 4.5%. However, the first week in this sequence was bearish and the entire 2-week period has historically been flat. In this case, the overriding of the seasonal tendency has bullish implications: If the market has been… More
Ask Larry Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about the rate of reduction for filing less than 12 months before full retirement age (FRA), eligibility for benefits based on an ex’s record and how and when delayed retirement credits (DRCs) are applied when filing after FRA. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics… More
Perfection in financial planning is impossible and its pursuit may actually be counterproductive. It may be better said that financial planning is fundamentally an exercise in mistake management and minimization. Much like major league batters in baseball, three-point shooters in basketball, and football quarterbacks in pursuit of completing passes, you may well fall short more… More
Fintech companies in the Philippines are seeking to expand its digital banking services, as the … [+] country’s central bank starts to issue relevant licenses. getty Voyager Innovations said it has raised $167 million to accelerate the expansion of fintech unit PayMaya Philippines, as the company seeks a digital banking license from the countryâs central… More
Capital Gains Tax iQoncept I donât need to tell you that taxes are a big fucking deal. They can make a huge difference in making or breaking your wealth. Letâs say you made a million bucks last year. How much would you be left with after taxes? This is essentially capital gains – a type… More
Real estate investment trusts REITs investing concept. getty Investors in these real estate investment trusts benefit from dividends greater than the yields paid by owning 10-year Treasury notes. These REITS are cheap, too, if you can judge by applying classic valuation techniques: each one is now trading below book value. The catch may be that… More
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