During several of his interviews with author Bob Woodward, President Trump proudly mentioned judicial appointments and how he and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have “broken every record,” The Washington Post reports. The Post obtained audio recordings of their conversations, and Woodward also writes about the topic in his new book, Rage. During an […]
A day after the cable news channels carried images of Election Day–length lines at some polling places in suburban Virginia, and elsewhere, on the opening day of the early voting period, a Washington, D.C., photographer and filmmaker posted footage of demonstrators apparently seeking to block access to a voting site in Fairfax, Va., some of […]
Donald M. Kendall, who built PepsiCo Inc. into a snack-and-beverage juggernaut and introduced the Soviet Union to American cola at the height of the Cold War, died Saturday. He was 99 years old. The executive, who grew up milking cows and finished just three semesters of college, became chief executive of Pepsi-Cola Co. PEP, -1.29% […]
Ronald Perelman Getty Images Ron Perelman, why are you selling all your stuff? “ ‘I realized that for far too long, I have been holding onto too many things that I don’t use or even want. I concluded that it’s time for me to clean house, simplify and give others the chance to enjoy some […]
Bill Gates. Getty Images “ ‘We created this rush, and we didn’t have the ability to test or quarantine those people.’ ” That’s billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft MSFT, -1.24% co-founder Bill Gates explaining in a “Fox News Sunday” interview how President Trump’s partial travel ban on China and later other countries may have actually worsened the coronavirus […]
iStockphoto “ ‘We’ve taken out the froth that had come into the market in certain [mega cap] names. It may be a good opportunity to pick up some really good, high quality growth stories that are on sale right now.’ ” That’s how John Stoltzfus, Oppenheimer Asset Management strategist and Wall Street bull, responded when […]
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Your bright ideas about investing are actually costing you money See full story. Amy Coney Barrett emerges as Trump’s front-runner to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat: reports Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals emerged Saturday as a front-running nominee for the Trump administration to fill […]
Corrected to include Dominion Energy’s dividend-cut announcement in July. Utility stocks are being left behind as equity indexes have risen to records and bond yields have sunk to all-time lows. But if you are looking for income, you need to consider utility stocks. The S&P 500 Index has rebounded from the Covid crisis, gaining 5% […]
Ray Dalio is a billionaire fund manager. He’s an ardent capitalist but sees an imbalance that threatens the U.S., which he calls a “75-year empire” in decline. In an interview with Jonathan Burton, Dalio lays out what he thinks U.S. business leaders and politicians should be doing to better allocate wealth and what investors should […]