Don’t cheat yourself with the 4% rule

If you’re planning for retirement, you’re probably thinking about how much you’ll need, how long the money will last, and how much you can safely take out each year. You recognize that in retirement there will be a balancing act between spending on current needs while also preserving enough for your later years. Instead, all-too-often, retirees use simplified rules of thumb to determine how much to take out each year.

Papa John's Further Shuns Founder, Evicting Him From Offices

Papa John’s International Inc.’s board put further distance between the pizza chain and its outspoken founder John Schnatter for using a racial slur, agreeing to review all ties to him, evict him from the headquarters, and remove him from all marketing materials. A committee of independent directors ordered the termination of a so-called founder’s agreement that designated Schnatter as the brand’s face and voice and is requesting he cease media appearances on behalf of the firm, the company said in a statement after a Sunday night board meeting. Schnatter came under pressure after a media report that he used a racial slur and graphic descriptions of violence against minorities in a conversation with the company’s former media agency, Laundry Service.

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  Ousted Papa John's CEO speaks for 1st time since stepping down

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  Reports: Seahawks end partnership with Papa John's

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Mark Cuban says the best investing advice he got when young was to be as poor as possible first

Mark Cuban once drove around a real hunk of junk — seriously. The billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner says the best pieces of investing advice he got when young was to be as poor as possible first. The “Shark Tank” star these days doles out a lot of advice to young entrepreneurs on CNBC but he says it doesn’t take a million-dollar idea to become rich.

Should You Buy Netflix (NFLX) Ahead of Q2 Earnings?

Netflix NFLX has seen its stock price soar over the last year on the back of strong subscriber numbers, international expansion, and the overall growth of internet-based TV. Netflix is currently the undisputed champion of streaming. Meanwhile, both Apple AAPL and Disney DIS are set to enter the streaming TV market over the next few years, which means Netflix will face more challengers than ever before.

Boeing Rethinks Aerospace Rulebook as `797' Plans Take Shape

Boeing Co. is seeking to rewrite the rules for creating commercial jets as it hones plans for a new midrange aircraft nicknamed the 797. For decades, Boeing pushed its planes to fly ever farther. More recently, Airbus SE has been edging into the niche by bumping up the range of its popular single-aisle jetliner, the A321neo.

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  Boeing weighs first new airliner since Dreamliner

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• Chinese carrier Juneyao Airlines unveils livery design for Boeing 787 fleet

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Why early retirement is all it’s cracked up to be

Sometimes, the stuff that people say about early retirement (and early retirees) is terrible. It is assumed that early retirement is the end of productive life and that unless we’re swimming in millions in cold hard cash, early retirement will eat us alive. As I said in my one-year early retirement performance review, early retirement is all that it’s cracked up to be.

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  Your 2018 Retirement Guide

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  3 Things That Are Holding You Back From Saving for Retirement

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Analyzing China's Second Quarter Growth Data

China’s gross domestic product increased 6.7 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, the same as forecast in a Bloomberg survey. Grace Ng, a China economist at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Hong Kong, weighs in, and also discusses the trade dispute with the U.S. on "Bloomberg Markets: Asia" with Rishaad Salamat. GRACE: WHAT WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING, LOOKING THROUGH THE MONTHLY DATA, IS THAT THERE WAS SUPPORT FROM THE EXPORT SECTOR PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE PARIS IMPACT.

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  Asian stocks poised for slightly softer open as markets await China data

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  Asian markets turn negative as data shows China growth slowing

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Sonos IPO: 5 things to know about the maker of high-end speakers

The past few years haven’t been kind to newly public hardware companies, but Sonos Inc. hopes to break from that pattern by relying on a little help from tech giants like Amazon.com Inc. Sonos (SONO) makes high-end speakers, and the company has tried to capitalize on increased interest in voice commands by giving its products “smart” capabilities. Sonos currently sells products that are compatible with Amazon’s (AMZN) Alexa voice assistant, and Sonos expects its speakers to work with Alphabet Inc.’s (GOOGL)(GOOG) Google Assistant later this year.

'Firing on all cylinders': The CEO of JPMorgan's giant investment bank lauds performance in memo to staff (C)

JPMorgan on Friday announced record first-half revenue for equities trading and advisory fees. Daniel Pinto, head of the corporate and investment bank, lauded the results in a memo to staff this morning.

Yuan May Strengthen Against Dollar, UBS's Issel Says

Jul.15 -- Hartmut Issel, the head of Asia Pacific equity and credit at UBS AG Wealth Management in Singapore, talks about trade disputes, Federal Reserve policy, and the implications for financial markets in Asia. He speaks with Yvonne Man on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia."

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  Fish Farming Makes 2/3 of Market

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  Southeast Asia's Growth Prospects Are Trade War's Next Casualties

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GM's self-driving car unit could be worth $43 billion — nearly 4 times the valuation it received 6 weeks ago, RBC says (GM)

General Motors' self-driving unit, Cruise, could be worth $43 billion, RBC Capital Markets estimates. The autonomous arm received a valuation of $11.5 billion from Japan's SoftBank in May. Cruise, the self-driving car company bought by General Motors in 2016, could be worth a whopping $43 billion, RBC Capital Markets estimates.

E-mini NASDAQ-100 Index (NQ) Futures Technical Analysis – No Resistance, but Closing Price Reversal Top Will Stop Rally Temporarily

E-mini NASDAQ-100 Index futures closed at an all-time high last week led by strong performances in bellwether stocks such as Amazon and Apple, both of which are in a battle to reach a trillion dollars in value. September E-mini NASDAQ-100 Index futures settled the week at 7393.00, up 159.50 or +2.21%. The uptrend resumed after buyers drove the index through the closing price reversal and minor top at 7358.50.

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  E-mini S&P 500 Index (ES) Futures Technical Analysis – Closed on Bullish Side of Major Retracement Zone at 2755.25 to 2713.75

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  E-mini Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM) Futures Analysis – Strengthens Over 25072, Weakens Under 24825

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Goldman Sachs says the rest of Wall Street is underestimating Twitter's turnaround (TWTR)

Twitter has been a tear this year — with shares soaring 82% to hit their highest price in over three years — and Goldman Sachs says the gains may not be done yet. The bank on Thursday raised its target price for the social-media stock to $55 from $40 — a full 25% above where shares were trading — saying Twitter is doing better on its turnaround than the rest of Wall Street gives it credit for. "We continue to believe that consensus expectations underestimate Twitter’s ability to 1) drive incremental engagement through new features and information quality initiatives, 2) better monetize engagement as advertisers leverage newer targeting and measurement functionality, and 3) show significant operating expense leverage as incremental revenue flows to the bottom-line," Heath Terry, the bank's tech analyst, told clients in a note.

Should I Invest in Cryptocurrencies?

Is investing in cryptocurrency safe? As the financial world becomes more and more dependent on digitization and data analysis, information sharing has developed as a way to not only relay communications but to quantify value and transfer currency. Decentralized currencies provide a new way of looking at money and controlling your financial future, without interference from traditional banks or financial institutions.

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  Chinese law enforcement break up billion-dollar cypto gambling ring

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  ‘Blockchain Island’ Malta Gets its First Two-Way Bitcoin ATM

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Netflix Plunges More Than 4% Ahead of Earnings

Netflix stock dropped a dizzying 4.28% on Friday, wiping out the stock’s gains over the preceding month, but barely denting its monumental 100% runup for the year. The dip comes ahead of the video streaming service’s expected earnings report on July 16, which could take some wind out of the stock’s sails if it’s anything short of flawless. Growth for the fourth quarter of 2017 beat Wall Street estimates in January, driving Netflix’s market value above $100 billion for the first time.

All the ways you can mess up your 401(k) — even if you max out your contributions

Workplace retirement plans get a lot of bad press, primarily if they are loaded with high fees. Put simply, 401(k)s work. The bad news is that otherwise-diligent savers can still leave money on the table with a 401(k), often without realizing it.

Wells Fargo keeps disappointing investors while trying to keep its sales people happy

Wells Fargo & Co. continued to disappoint investors with its earnings report released early Friday, but it still kept its sales people happy, as commissions and incentive pay increased while profit and revenue fell below expectations. The stock (WFC)tumbled as much as 4.3% intraday, before paring losses to trade down 1.1% in afternoon trade. Net interest income rose 1% to $12.54 billion, mostly in line with the FactSet consensus of $12.55 billion, while non-interest income dropped 8% to $9.01 billion to below expectations of $9.21 billion.

Earnings season kicks off as expected—with a fizzle, not a bang

The second-quarter earnings season kicked off Friday as expected with big banks JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. beating expectations and Wells Fargo falling short, but all three stocks fizzled in early trade as the numbers failed to inspire investors. Wells Fargo shares (WFC) were down 2.2% in midday trade, while Citi (C) was down 2.7%. JPMorgan (JPM) was down 0.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rose 0.2% and the S&P 500 index (SPX) was flat.

Source: Airbus and AirAsia Near $23B Deal

Airbus is closing in on a blockbuster agreement to sell $23 billion worth of aircraft to AirAsia, sources say #tictocnews More from Bloomberg.comNetanyahu Targets Hamas Militants as Israeli

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  AirAsia is discussing the possible purchase of another 100 Airbus A321neo jets

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  Airbus near deal to sell A350s to Taiwan's StarLux: sources

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Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin and Ripple Daily Analysis – 15/07/18

Bitcoin Cash gained 1.4% on Saturday, following Friday’s 0.77% rise, to end the day at $701.9. Friday’s late reversal continued through the morning, with Bitcoin Cash falling to an intraday low $685.5 before moving back through to $700 levels, the day’s first major support level at $679.97 left untested on the day. An afternoon recovery saw Bitcoin Cash break through the first major resistance level at $709.07 with an intraday high $713 before easing back, Bitcoin Cash managing to hold on to $700 levels, though plenty of resistance pinned Bitcoin Cash back from an early weekend rally.

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  Ether and Bitcoin Cash Rise 3% as Market Adds $8 Billion, Can Momentum be Sustained?

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  This Website Imagines Bitcoin as a Bus Station and Offers Some Big Insights

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Netflix Stock Loses 4.3% Ahead of Earnings: Will Subscriber Growth Slow?

Shares of Netflix NFLX closed about 4.3% lower on Friday after analysts suggested the red-hot video streaming giant might soon run out of steam thanks to its stretched valuation. Netflix has largely been able to shake off market-wide volatility in 2018, with shares doubling en route to becoming one of Wall Street’s hottest tech stocks.

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  Should You Buy Netflix (NFLX) Ahead of Q2 Earnings?

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• Netflix Q2 Earnings Preview: What To Watch For In The Streaming Giant's Report

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