This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. Looking for investment advice in midlife can be tricky, so many of us turn to experts for help. But sometimes, those “experts” can be more harmful than helpful. Sadly, I speak from experience. I thought smooth-talking salesmen would never scam me. After all, I’m a savvy New […]
An 11-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by her brother gave birth at home, and now he and their parents are facing criminal charges. The girl gave birth to a boy in a bathtub in St. Charles, Missouri, according to a probable cause statement. Her biological brother, who is 17, was charged last week with […]
Authorities found the body of a 6-month-old boy in a North Carolina cemetery hours after his mother was arrested and an Amber Alert was issued on his disappearance, the Matthews Police Department said on Saturday. The discovery of the infant’s body began Friday night with a police search for his mother, Tamara Brown, “who is […]
U.S. Treasury yields extended their weeklong slump on Friday as investors worried that the economic impact of COVID-19 may not be contained to China, and is spilling over into neighboring regions. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -3.40% fell 5.4 basis points to a more than five-month low of 1.470%, contributing […]
For months, Metawave Corp. eagerly anticipated one of its most important events of the year: 20 one-on-one meetings with key business partners that would launch the San Diego-based startup’s business plans into 2020. Those meetings were set at a private suite in Barcelona, Spain, to coincide with the influential Mobile World Congress convention. When that […]
No sleeping in for Buffettologists on Saturday. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.A, +0.56% BRK.B, +0.50% will release Warren Buffett’s eagerly awaited annual shareholder letter, the company’s annual report and its latest earnings around 8 a.m. Eastern on its website, where investors can also peruse the chairman and chief executive’s past missives. Mark Hulbert: Warren Buffett had […]
People might start getting the impression that Lloyd Blankfein and Bernie Sanders don’t like each other. ‘I think I might find it harder to vote for Bernie than for Trump.’ Lloyd Blankfein That’s Blankfein, who stepped down as chief executive of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, -1.03% in 2018, in an interview with the Financial […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced Friday her political action committee’s first round of endorsements, which will include two progressive candidates challenging sitting Democratic members of Congress. “It’s time to elect a progressive majority in Congress accountable to strong, grassroots movements that push support for issues like Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, racial justice and […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump speaks in support of farmers and ranchers at the White House on May 23, 2019. President Donald Trump on Friday said he’d give more aid to U.S. farmers if they need it, as they wait for recently completed trade deals to take effect. Trump, in a tweet, said the […]
“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories. What’s happening Last week, the U.S. government charged the Chinese company Huawei with running a campaign to steal trade secrets from American businesses over the course of two decades. It was the latest move in the Trump administration’s effort to constrain the tech giant, […]