Decades before John Rogers Jr. founded Ariel Investments, his dad gave him his first stock at age 12. Rogers, 62, has been recreating that gift on a grand scale ever since, with a commitment to developing investment savvy, and wealth in the Black community. It’s a sorely needed effort. Black households are almost twice as […]
Chinese education stocks have paid off big for QQQ Capital. Getty Images Just a few years ago, Qian Yongqiang was running his own money. Now, after riding a wave of big wins in the stock market, his explosive hedge-fund finds itself on the top of the world and sitting on a wad of cash ahead […]
Dear Moneyist, I am a white woman of privilege. I am also the full-time working single mother of an adopted child, and I have led a very successful career. While I have benefited throughout my life from my parents’ financial support, even though I have never married, my parents have worked hard to keep things […]
WEST ALLIS, Wisc. — The Milwaukee State Fair Park used to be a cheerful, happy place, near the so-called Cream City, attracting thousands of families every year for events and concerts. An area once fulfilled by joy — where kids ate cotton candy near their smiling parents — is now welcoming an emergency field hospital […]
Olivia Colman stars as Queen Elizabeth II in Season 4 of “The Crown,” coming soon to Netflix. Netflix November is light on new streaming releases, offering consumers either a chance to widen their viewing horizons or an opportunity to save some money. With the exception of Season 4 of Netflix’s “The Crown,” the slate of […]
“The crowd marched into downtown Evanston, with some protesters throwing rocks and bricks at police officers, lighting fireworks in the direction of officers, pointing lasers at police officers’ eyes, and using umbrellas to cover individuals graffitiing streets, stop signs, and electric boxes, and damaging property,” the police statement said.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP) Associated Press Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Saturday that women are welcome anywhere in the country if they’re against abortion. “I want every young woman to know there’s a […]
Could the 2020 U.S. presidential election be the most highly wagered on event in history? The Nov. 3 vote has tallied over $260 million in wagers thus far, according to Pete Watt, spokesman for OddsCheckerUS, during a Wednesday interview on “The Dan Abrams Show” on SiriusXM. That means bets on the political race between President […]
A stylist cuts a young client’s hair on a roof top parking lot in Los Angeles. Service providers have had to be creative during the pandemic. valerie macon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images While Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election occupies center stage this coming week, there are several key economic events in the wings that will deepen understanding of […]
Just days before the 2020 U.S. elections, President Trump is touting record economic growth in a last-ditch effort to persuade voters to stick with him. Yet Democratic rival Joe Biden says the U.S. is stuck in a “deep hole” and that the recovery is in danger of stalling. Who’s right? The presidential candidates have sharply […]