Associated Press•8 hours agoTrump's health subsidy shutdown could lead to free insurance
If President Donald Trump prevails in shutting down a major "Obamacare" health insurance subsidy, it would have the unintended consequence of making free basic coverage available to more people, and making upper-tier plans more affordable. The unexpected assessment comes from consultants, policy experts, and state officials, who are trying to discern the potential fallout from a Washington health care debate that's becoming even more complicated and volatile. It's because another subsidy that's part of the health law would go up for people with low-to-moderate incomes, offsetting Trump's move.
The Street•5 hours agoThe Top 10 Cities for Amazon's Second Headquarters
As the race heats up and cities state their cases to house Amazon.com's (AMZN) second headquarters, Moody's Analytics has some suggestions for the e-commerce giant. The firm presented Amazon with 10 cities where the new headquarters, which has the potential for 50,000 well-paying jobs and a $5 billion investment, should be located. The results were based on five "broad" categories; business environment, human capital, cost, quality of life, and transportation. A sixth criterion, geography, was also considered to "rank cities based on regional and geographic factors that Amazon might be taking into account," Moody's Analytics noted. The bidding for Amazon's second headquarters closes on Thursday,
Business Insider•6 hours agoWall Street banks are starting to sound the alarm on a stock-market correction
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the latest Wall Street firm to issue a warning about a stock-market correction. BAML joins Morgan Stanley in the ranks of big firms that have sounded the alarm this week. The most recent firm to sound the alarm is Bank of America Merrill Lynch, which forecasts a pullback of at least 10% — the historical definition of a correction — by Valentine's Day.
- CNBC Videos•12 hours ago
China's central bank just warned of a sudden collapse in ...
China's central bank has said it should prevent accumulation of risk from excessive optimism.
- CNBC.com•10 hours ago
Strategist Jeff Saut: The 8-year-old bull market still has up to nine more years left
It's not even close to being too late to buy into the second-longest bull market in Wall Street history, veteran strategist Jeff Saut told CNBC on the 30th anniversary of the Black Monday Crash of '87. With the Dow Jones industrials on Wednesday closing above 23,000 for the first time, many investors who are not in the market may be concerned that they've missed out on the eight-year run that has propelled the blue-chip average up more than 250 percent. The chief investment strategist at Raymond James believes there may be nearly a decade left in this secular bull market, which is defined as a market that's driven by forces that could be in place for years. It's not to say that there can't be corrections or even a bear market along the way.
- Investopedia•14 hours ago
Why Traditional Retirement Is Dead
Is retirement dead? Before you start worrying too much, the fact that we think retirement as we know it is a thing of the past isn’t necessarily a bad thing. To understand that, just consider where the traditional idea of retirement came from in the first place.
Business Insider•9 hours agoThe stock market is finally falling — and Apple is to blame (AAPL)
Stocks dropped on Thursday, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 on pace for their biggest losses since late September. At the root of the selling was weakness in Apple, which dropped as much as 2.8% on a report that orders for the recently-launched iPhone 8 have been cut for the rest of the year amid lukewarm interest. Since Apple is the most heavily weighted component in the benchmark index, any sharp fluctuation in the company's stock can have an outsized impact.
- Bloomberg•8 hours ago
Buckle Up Stock Investors It's Gonna Be a Bumpy Ride, BofA Warns
Strategists at Bank of America Merrill Lynch warned in a note late Wednesday that a hiccup in corporate profits would be enough to push the S&P 500 Index down by more than 10 percent before Valentine’s Day, although they remain bullish on equities over the longer-term.
- MarketWatch•yesterday
Kyle Bass says once the stock market starts to crack, this will be the first sign
Critical information for the U.S. trading dayBloomberg NewsKyle Bass says this market resembles the 1987 debacle on steriods. The stock market may never go down again. To mark the occasion, Pension Partner’s Charlie Bilello, the originator of that opening comment, went on a bit of a tweetstorm.
- Money Talks News•yesterday
Student Debt Soars: 5 Ways to Pay Off Your Loans Faster
Student loan debt in the U.S. has reached a new all-time high of $1.4 trillion. Student loans constitute the fastest-growing type of debt. Just about the only good news from Experian’s findings is that late payments have decreased by 10.1 percent since 2009, the year the Great Recession officially ended.
- CNBC.com•4 hours ago
IRS to block, suspend tax returns that lack Obamacare disclosures
The Internal Revenue Service, in a new policy, says it will block or suspend processing of 2017 income tax returns that do not comply with Obamacare rules requiring filers to disclose their health insurance status. The IRS' move to tighten Americans' compliance with the Affordable Care Act comes even as the Trump administration remains hostile to that health law and takes steps to undercut it. "Taxpayers remain obligated to follow the law and pay what they may owe at the point of filing," the IRS said in a description of the new policy. The ACA requires most people to have some form of health insurance coverage or pay a tax penalty — a requirement known as Obamacare's individual mandate. That
- CNBC Videos•4 hours ago
Who does Kobe Bryant look up to in business?
Kobe Bryant reflects on who he looks to for business advice.
Reuters•9 hours agoBoeing invests in autonomous flight tech provider Near Earth Autonomy
Boeing Co said on Thursday it invested in Near Earth Autonomy, a Pittsburgh-based firm that develops technologies enabling autonomous flight such as drones. In addition to the undisclosed investment, Boeing said the two companies will also explore products and applications for emerging markets such as urban mobility. It was the first investment in autonomous technologies by Boeing's venture capital arm, Boeing HorizonX, since it was established in April of this year, Boeing said.
Business Insider•5 hours agoCisco's bought a machine learning startup to bolster AppDynamics, the company it bought for $3.7 billion on the eve of its IPO
Cisco is acquiring machine learning startup Perspica. Perspica will be combined with AppDynamics, an application performance monitoring company that Cisco acquired in January for $3.7 billion. Cisco on Thursday announced its intent to acquire a machine learning and data startup called Perspica.
- Zacks•11 hours ago
Novartis Reports Positive Results on Thrombocytopenia Drug
Novartis AG NVS announced encouraging results on Revolade from the EXTEND study. The open-label extension study from four trials (TRA100773A, TRA100773B, TRA102537/RAISE and TRA108057/REPEAT) showed long-term disease control in chronic/persistent immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) patients. Patients suffering from ITP have a low number of platelets which in turn does not let the blood to clot resulting in bruising and bleeding. The study results showed that nearly 70% of patients maintain platelet counts without rescue therapy for prolonged periods, reducing the overall risk of bleeding. In addition, more than one-third of patients permanently stopped one or more concomitant ITP medications (including corticosteroids, danazol, azathioprine).
- Bloomberg•15 hours ago
Saudi Wealth Fund Widens Economic Role With Mortgage Company
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is setting up a mortgage refinancing company as it deepens the role it plays in the Arab world’s biggest economy. Saudi Real Estate Refinance aims to refinance 75 billion riyals ($20 billion) in mortgages in five years and more than double that by 2026, the Public Investment Fund said in an emailed statement. The company plans to acquire mortgage portfolios, issue mortgage-backed securities and offer direct and indirect refinancing as it seeks to boost home ownership, it said. “The new company is designed to stimulate housing sector development in the kingdom by injecting liquidity in the real estate market,” the statement said. The Public Investment Fund,
- MarketWatch•12 hours ago
Philip Morris shares slide 1.3% premarket after earnings fall short of estimates
Philip Morris Inc. shares PM, -0.12% fell 1.3% in premarket trade Thursday, after the cigarette distributor missed profit and revenue estimates for the third quarter. The company said it had net income of $1.97 billion, or $1.27 a share, in the third quarter, up from $1.94 billion, or $1.25 a share, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted per-share earnings also came to $1.27, below the FactSet consensus of $1.38. Revenue excluding excise taxes rose 7% to $7.5 billion, also below the FactSet consensus of $7.7 billion. For the full-year, the company said it expects EPS of $4.75 to $4.80, compared with a FactSet consensus of $4.84. Shares have gained 23% in 2017, while the S&P 500 SPX, +0.07% has
Reuters•6 hours agoTarget CEO says small-format stores twice as productive as traditional
Sales per square foot at Target Corp's 44 small-format stores are "easily double" that at traditional stores, Target Chief Executive Brian Cornell said on Thursday, after the retailer announced 11 new small-format stores opening this week. Target said it recorded an average of $300 in sales per square foot across its stores, compared with at least $600 in sales per square foot from its small-format stores. Target's more than 70 newly remodeled stores have seen an average 2-4 percent increase in sales since being renovated, Cornell said at a news briefing on Thursday to launch the latest small-format store opposite the Macy's Inc headquarters in Manhattan, New York.
Business Insider•2 days agoAn obscure company is ground zero for the biggest debate in the stock market (MDP)
More than 20% of Meredith Corporation's shares are owned by ETFs, with much of that being held in dividend-focused funds. This is among the highest percentages in the US market, and serves as a microcosm for the debate around the effect rapidly-growing ETF investment is having on the stock market. You may not have heard of Meredith Corporation, but its shareholder list highlights a tug-of-war in the stock market.
- Bloomberg•18 hours ago
TSMC Foresees Double-Digit Sales Growth as iPhone X Hits Shelves
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. forecast 11 to 12 percent growth in revenue in the holiday quarter, when Apple Inc.’s much-anticipated iPhone X goes on sale. TSMC’s technological edge and its role as the main chip supplier to Apple is helping it weather poor smartphone demand globally. The world’s largest producer of made-to-order microchips is predicting revenue of $9.1 billion to $9.2 billion in the December quarter, in line with projections for about $9.15 billion. That forecast came after TSMC posted a narrower-than-expected 7 percent decline in profit. The Taiwanese giant, which had reported three consecutive months of sales declines, is one of the industry’s most cost-effective
- The Street•13 hours ago
BioMarin Pharmaceutical: Cramer's Top Takeaways
Did you miss "Mad Money" on CNBC? If so, here are some of Jim Cramer's top takeaways. In an "Executive Decision" segment, Cramer sat down with JJ Bienaime, CEO of orphan drugmaker BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN) , shares of which declined today by 5.6% after the company's analyst day. Bienaime said they offered an exciting update on their drug portfolio, which now includes six drugs on the market and another three in development. Each of the development drugs could represent a billion dollar opportunity for the company. Cramer noted that BioMarin is also a terrific drug manufacturer and Bienaime added that they now have four facilities around the world to manufacture their products. Despite all
- barrons.com•yesterday
Apple: Get Ready for Disappointment?
Apple (APPL) is scheduled to report earnings on Nov. 2, and analysts are already out making their predictions of what its announcement will hold. And with the stock trading near its 52-week high, I'm guessing it better be good. But don't go looking to Mizuho's Abhey Lamba and Parthiv Varadarajan for good news. Sure, they expect Apple's earnings and to come in in-line with consensus expectations, but warn that guidance could be underwhelming, and see no reason to change their Neutral rating: Our thesis remains unchanged – we acknowledge the upgrade cycle opportunity, but we continue to see near-term volatility to shipment estimates as the X ramp is delayed, thereby contributing to supply shortages.
- Investopedia•14 hours ago
Don't Retire Early - Change Careers Instead
Ask five people what it means to retire early and you're likely to get five different answers. Some would consider leaving work before age 65 as early retirement, while others would argue that it has to happen before age 45. Regardless of how you quantify “early,” saying adios to work isn't necessarily the solution to a happy and fulfilling mid-life experience. Many people who long for early retirement may have never known true job satisfaction. A better goal for some may be to shoot for a mid-life career change instead of an early retirement. Why People Retire Early Why do people retire early? Sometimes it's unplanned: a layoff, a long-term illness or caring for a loved one. In these cases,
The Street•yesterdayAlibaba's Stock Is Within Striking Distance of a Major Buy Signal
If you think that the FAANGs -- Facebook (FB) , Apple (AAPL) , Amazon (AMZN) , Netflix (NFLX) and Google (aka Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) (GOOGL) ) -- are where all the tech sector action has been in 2017, you're sorely mistaken. That's because one gigantic tech stock has eclipsed the performance from all of those other tech sector stalwarts year-to-date. I'm talking about Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA) . While China hasn't been grabbing U.S. investors' attention in a meaningful way this year, BABA should be. That's because this gigantic e-commerce platform has been expanding its reach into the big data and cloud-computing space in the People's Republic, a market that's rife with opportunities right
- Zacks•yesterday
Top Stock Reports for IBM, Celgene and Procter & Gamble
Wednesday, October 18, 2017The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 12 major stocks, including IBM Corp (IBM), Celgene (CELG) and Procter & Gamble (PG). These
